Christmas Eve Hike At Coal Creek

Hadn't been on a hike for awhile and you don't get that much to choose from this time of year in the Pacific Northwest. Brenda and I had plans to head out in the afternoon to visit her friends, so a morning 6 mile Coal Creek hike seemed to fit the bill.

Another Year / Another Whiskey Town Hike

The day after Thanksgiving, my cousin Mike and I took the dogs on a great hike at the Whiskeytown National Recreational area. I really loved how some of these pictures came out.


A picture of Mike and I, realize just now that we have been exploring different woods together for over 40 years.












A little post hike washing up for Beau!

Sutton Creek Recreational Area

Our second stop was just down the road a piece at the Sutton Creek Recreational Area.

Exploring Devil's Churn At Cape Perpetua Oregon

The storm Monday night was fierce and was still strong on Tuesday morning. We stayed in the room until checkout at 11 PM. At this point, the only game plan was to react to the weather. Last year I noticed there were trails all along 101, I simply hoped the weather would break long enough to enjoy one of them.



As luck would have it, we got two different small hikes on the way to our next stop at Coos Bay.





Awesome experience being down around all this natural beauty!



A couple shots of the wonder dog down by the churn.


Bogie is trying to get at the sand and I simply loved the background in the shot.

A Windy Monday On The Lincoln City Oregon Beach

Our Thanksgiving travel adventure started off by driving from Seattle To Lincoln City Oregon. We had planned on exploring a hike at Harts Cove. Unfortunately, the wind storm closed the park and we had to make due with a quick walk on the beach.




This short walk is all we got to do that day but we had the rest of the week ahead of us!





Bogie was enjoying himself in spite of the wind!


I'm looking a bit grizzled here! Not sure what to think of my face looking like an old catchers mitt (grin)!

Thursday At The Flaming Geyser

Mark another one off the list from "60 Hikes Within 60 Miles Of Seattle" and number 55 was the last hike (that is dog friendly) from the Tacoma / Olympia section of the guide we hadn't explored.


As you can see, the geyser is modest. According to the book, gas rises 1,400 feet through a concrete cylinder.



There were a few side trails that were somewhat interesting. I think I liked the drive through the country more than the hike itself but still we had a very enjoyable afternoon. I would like to make a return trip with the salmon run is in full swing. That looks quite interesting!