One half mile from where we are staying is a state beach called Harris Beach. This beach and state park was named for George Harris, a native of Scotland who settled on the property in 1871. He raised sheep and cattle and his descendants donated the land to the Curry County in 1925. Since then state of Oregon acquired the land and is now part of the Samuel H Boardman State Scenic Corridor. Many beaches, sites to view sea stacks, points of interest are part of the 12 mile corridor along the coast.
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| View from the entrance |
Since the park is so close, we decided to see what the draw was, and because we can see people from our balcony in that direction, let's see what it looks like from the beach to us.
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| Lots of driftwood |
Dropped down to the water' edge and walked north taking pictures as we went. We could see how busy this particular park would be on weekends - there's camping with full hookup, day use, picnicking. And very close to town. Not too busy. Many families with small children.
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| Fatty |
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| This one was about an inch big (or small) |
Of course, I got my sea star fix. Tide was low so we were able to wade in closer to the sea stacks. Saw a group of children with live crabs - an older brother was catching them and bringing it to them - sorta a hands on training session for children. Nice to see that.
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| Brrr - someone snorkeling |
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| Sea stars everywhere |
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| So peaceful on the beach |
Found some redwood driftwood, lots of shells and rocks, but no sand dollar. This beach is known for that, but I guess I'll just have to keep looking. After awhile we turned back and walked more south and we could see our place from the beach. How cool is that! Look where point of arrow ends - that's where we are staying.
When we left the sun had burned the fog away so we drove back to Natural Bridge to see that. When we were there the sun was not up high enough to show both arches. Very cool. Glad we went back.
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| View from other day |
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| Much better |
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