September 10th - 16th
Our home for the next seven days was at Cape Perpetua Campground in the Suislaw National Forest. We were just south of Yachats (Ya hots) and north of Florence, Oregon. It's a beautiful area and we hoped to see it all and just soak it in. (Not literally, of course.) The forecast was for anywhere from 30-50% chance of rain everyday so we fully expected some sunshine and blue skies intermingled with clouds and mist and that is exactly what we got. Our campsite was pretty rustic. Literally, in the woods, surrounded by lots of trees and bushes with a babbling mountain stream right behind us. It was a little dark and pretty wet. The best thing about it was that it was right across the road from some of the most beautiful areas along the Oregon coast. Devil's Churn, the Spouting Horn, Cook's Chasm are just a few of the names of the many stunning overlooks. Each day we picked a direction and rode the trike as far as we could go and still get home before dark. We loved it all. Watching the never ending, pounding sea against the rocks from the cliffs above is something I will never forget.
One of our favorite days was a trip to Florence and a place called Mo's. It is a restaurant known for its clam chowder and hands down, it was the best clam chowder I have ever had! Yum! While we ate, we watched people on the dock fishing for crabs. What an interesting process. Down goes the basket and literally a minute later it's pulled up with lots of crabs inside! They could only keep the males and they had to be a minimum of 7.5 inches long, so most of them were thrown back. It was fun to watch.
Happy trails to you.
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