Oregon coast visit...nice

[Burnham]

We took a day and a half on the return leg of our trip down to CA to see the in-laws for a side trip over to the central Oregon coast. We lucked out, hit a nice low tide and a bright, sunny day...cool, but beautiful, just stellar.

Here's some pics of harbor seals and a rock climbing dog ....enjoy!

 

[Burnham]

We were able to explore the finest sea cave complex I've ever been in. The pics don't do it justice. Seldom is this one possible to walk in, only at minus tides.

 

[Burnham]

Some more scenery, rocks and ocean, and starfish.

 

[Burnham]

Last, the boy dog Jasper, in fine form and healthy a year after he fell so ill.

 

[thattreeguy]

looks like it was a beautiful day, glad you enjoyed it

 

[woodworkingboy]

I need to get out more. Jasper has seen more cool scenery than I have.

 

[stehansen]

Awesome Burnham, those seals really know how to relax.

 

[stig]

Nice scenery, Burnham.
There is a lot of birdshit on top of those rocks, anything interesting up there, birdwise?
Jasper the rockhound sure looks happy.

 

[Paul B]

thanks for some more great photos for the desktop.

 

[sotc]

Purty stuff, Looking forward to some time on the coast myself

 

[Burnham]

Nice scenery, Burnham.
There is a lot of birdshit on top of those rocks, anything interesting up there, birdwise?
Jasper the rockhound sure looks happy.

Murres, auklets, petrels, guillemots, puffins, oystercatchers, brown pelicans, cormorants, gulls; I don't know what else...

We did see one bald eagle cruise over the beach, too.

 

[Wagnaw]

Wow. I really need to go out west some time. The furthest west I've ever been is St. Louis.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Beautiful beach, and so clean!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Good to see Jasper strutting his stuff!!! As usual, excellent pics Burnham!

 

[Reddog]

Good to see everyone having fun.
Nice pictures Burnham.

 

[squisher]

Jasper looks great! Good to see.

Beautiful scenery, that's were I honeymooned.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Great pics Burnam... Katy wants to know how you managed to get a clear day on the Oregon coast... This is coming from the Gorge girl from Oregon.... What can I say .. LOL
Beautiful beach and great caves...

 

[Frans]

Did you harvest any abalone?

 

[sotc]

Abalone is very restricted here Frans. Something like 1 per day and 5 per year. Hardly worth fooling with

 

[woodworkingboy]

You could make a good meal out of one big ab.

 

[Frans]

You could make a good meal out of one big ab.

You would have to be able to eat ALOT. Last ab I got was 10.5 inches. massive slug I cut into real thin slices and soaked in homemade thai peanut sauce then bbq'ed.
Fed 4 of us.

 

[woodworkingboy]

BBQd abalone, never have eaten it that way. Isn't it tough? Thin sliced, pounded, breaded then fried for some seconds, is the only way I've indulged. Never looked for anything beyond that cooking method, it's so delicious.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I've never seen abalone.

 

[Frans]

the shell. the meat looks nasty

 

[sotc]

First vid is like me, swim frantically in shallow water measureing everthing I see and bringing up a barley legal ab Second dude is cool, 40' deep
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