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!

Schmitz Preserve On A Tuesday Afternoon

Earlier in the day, I went on a 12 mile jog and tried to take some pictures to help remind myself how pretty it was. However, that didn't do much for Bogie and I had just enough energy to take him for a nice walk. I pulled out my 60 Trails Within 60 Miles Of Seattle book to find a short hike that we hadn't explored yet.

Centennial Trail, Spokane Washington On A Saturday Morning

Visited Spokane Washington this week and we were able to fit in a great hike Saturday morning. Centennial trail is a 37 mile paved recreational trail that runs from the Idaho state line and ends at the Nine Mile Falls in Washington. We explored just a sample of it but I'm sure we will return. For more information about the trail, you can visit http://www.spokanecentennialtrail.org/ .


Here you can see a picture of John (our host and guide) with Brenda. Thank you again John and Stephanie for such a great visit!


The Seattle visitors for a quick picture (Brenda, Bogie and myself).


Loved this shot early on and I can only imagine this is great rodent hunting for raptors.



One of the many strange rock formations suitable for a quick pose.





Here we are enjoying Deep Creek Canyon and chatting with some rock climbers that decided this was a worthy goal for them that day.




Some shots of the Deep Creek Canyon bridge.



On our way up to a view point of the canyon. Brenda and Bogie headed up at a pretty quick pace and had to wait a little while for John and I to catch up.




The view was fantastic and I was able to snap a shot of Brenda laughing as I said "Give Me Your Adventurous Profile".



A quick hike back as John lead the way exploring a trail that ran somewhat parallel to the road we drove in on. All in all, the weather and the hike was almost perfect for the time we had available to us that Saturday!