We arrived at the Cannon Beach RV park after lots of rain on the drive looking forward to some more beach time on the Oregon coast. The park had several pull-through spots open so Peg picked the one she liked with a nice area for the dogs and April made the turn into the spot. The ground was very muddy and slippery and there was a tree within inches of Suni. The trailer brakes locked up and the Bat's tires were spinning like crazy. April switched into four-wheel drive, but it didn't seem to help. The emergency brake cord was caught on the hitch and pulled out, so the truck was trying to pull Suni through the grass and mud. A kind gentleman passing by saw our predicament and said that sometimes the auto-lock on the wheels doesn't work. So we re-attached the trailer brake cord and manually locked the front wheels into four-wheel. It worked like a charm and we settled into our spot nicely without any damage for a change!
We drove into the town of Cannon Beach to the visitor center which is where we always start so we can decide how we are going to spend our days. The town of Cannon Beach is a great little town with lots of shopping and restaurants and lots of places to watch the sunset. Quite beautiful.
We spent our first very rainy day going to the Tillamook Cheese factory complete with free samples. Yummy! We then took a drive to the shortest lighthouse in Oregon and the Octopus tree. The Octopus tree is 8 trees in one with no central trunk. Totally cool. They don't know how it was formed, but it was used as an Indian burial site.
On the way back home we stopped at our new favorite store Fred Meyer. Think huge target / home depot / and heb all in one with great prices. They also have the cheapest gas anywhere. The next day we drove up to Fort Clatsop the winter home of Lewis and Clark. What a great museum. Neither Peg nor I realized what an amazing feat these two men accomplished. We then took the dogs on a 3 mile hike through the forest. We are back to our old hiking pairs... Peg and Calcite speed hiking and April and Zoe stopping to smell the mushrooms (no queso in Oregon).
On our last day we went to Hug Point to walk the beach and check out the caves. Peg was fascinated by the geology of the caves and the dogs loved the beach. We then drove to Cannon Beach to see the haystack rock formation and check out the tide pools. They were full of life and April decided to touch a Sea Anenomea forgetting that their cute little tenacles are poisonous. Luckily she only had a numb finger for a few minutes. Calcite finally figured out how much fun it is to chase seagulls. We had a ball watching her.
Coming soon... Crescent City, CA and the redwoods
God, the tide pools are spectacular. So happy to see Zoe out and about. Neve did figure out what kind of infection got her down, huh?
ReplyDeleteI wish you ladies would put that fifth wheel in four wheel drive every time you try to park it. It would really save on the wear and tear of your old auntie carol. I hate to think of you bitches sliding around like that.