You'll postulate to allow me know if nosotros were intrepid or stupid this weekend. It was a curt yoke of days, but nosotros packed a lot in. As I mentioned inward my final post, nosotros headed over to Neskowin, Oregon, to come across the Neskowin Ghost Forest...an item that has been a long-time resident on my bucket list. And you lot know how it is when you lot move alongside me...you come across a lot of barns. Only, this time, non hence many because the starting fourth dimension barn caused me non bad frustration. This is how it is trying to photograph barns from a moving vehicle.
Often I tin come across a really cool barn equally nosotros approach, but when we're closed plenty to acquire a picture, in that location are trees, or houses, or ability lines, or something blocking my photographic intent. What is upwardly alongside people anyway? Don't they know I'm coming? Don't they know I am a prolific picture-taker-of-barns? It's the storey of my life. Nobody ever considers my needs. And hence I pose my photographic idiot box camera away, in addition to I didn't accept it out in 1 trial to a greater extent than until nosotros got closed to the campground. That'll learn 'em.
So, I wasn't genuinely certain what to hold back alongside this campground. The campground itself was purpose of the adventure. We've stayed at plenty of national parks in addition to province parks, but this was a county park. We knew it must survive sort of one-time because exclusively a 30-amp circuit was available. And this doesn't hateful much to a greater extent than to us except that we'd have got to work propane to oestrus our water, rather than electricity. And, frankly, inward the camper it doesn't affair because it's propane either way. Also, nosotros knew it was a pocket-size campground...only 12 sites. The 2 of us were joking equally nosotros drove along, getting closer, in addition to we'd come across an RV parked inward someone's yard, in addition to I'd say, "Is that the campground?"
So it was both humorous in addition to a large surprise when nosotros drove upwardly in addition to realized it was only a broad spot correct off the highway. In the prototype below, I was trying to acquire a pic of the sign, but I was a niggling stunned to come across it wasn't far off from those RV's we'd only driven by.
And I forgot all nigh my photographic idiot box camera in addition to picture-taking until nosotros got laid in addition to I could walk roughly in addition to accept some existent pictures. Okay...here's the sign. I'm non certain who or what "Woods" refers to since this is genuinely Tillamook County.
And I walked across the street hence you lot could come across the place. That's a province highway in that location inward the foreground...fortunately, non a really busy one. That's us bit from the correct inward the prototype below.
Still, you lot have got to admire the fact that nosotros were literally steps from the Nestucca River, which ran along behind us.
And it was variety of pretty there. These flowers...I'd telephone band them daylilies, but I don't remember they are...were growing inward the kiosk beside our space.
There wasn't much room to walk, but nosotros did leave of absence in addition to walk downward the highway a niggling way. Along the agency nosotros saw this wildflower growing along the river.
Standing at river's edge, nosotros looked right...
The campground was situated at the intersection of a province highway in addition to a span leading into Pacific City. To our left, nosotros were standing correct side yesteryear side to the bridge.
We walked nether the span in addition to dorsum to the campground. Along the way, nosotros saw this. I'm hence sorry, Scruffy. I don't know what happened to you, but I'm sad for whatever it was.
Across from the campground was a huge pasture. This is dairy country. You tin come across a trouble of houses there. They are situated inward a narrow strip of dry soil that runs betwixt the highway in addition to the river. They are no to a greater extent than than six feet off the road, in addition to 1 assumes, six feet from the river on the other side.
The persuasion from hither was expansive, in addition to hence I took a panorama. You tin click on the prototype to brand it larger.
Okay, in addition to only 1 to a greater extent than barn for this trip.
After dinner, nosotros walked upwardly on the span in addition to got some other aspect at the river. Our RV is only off to the left, but hidden inward the bushes.
The twenty-four hr flow nosotros arrived was beautiful in addition to sunny. The side yesteryear side day...the twenty-four hr flow nosotros wanted to view the ghost forest...rain, rain, rain. We decided starting fourth dimension to view a quilt store I'd discovered nearby. I'm ever surprised when I alternative upwardly my telephone in addition to say, "OK, Google, discovery a quilt store close me." And Google, the dear of my life, obliges. What a surprise inward this remote expanse to discovery BJ's Fabrics & Quilts inward tiny niggling Cloverdale, Oregon. I'll tell to a greater extent than nigh this inward a split post.
We hoped the pelting would allow up, but it did not. But nosotros were intrepid (or stupid...take your pick) in addition to braved the elements to come across it. To come across the Neskowin Ghost Forest, 1 parks inward the Neskowin Beach State Wayside. Then, you lot walk across the street toward the beach, in addition to hence you lot ford a knee-deep current (twice) to acquire to the forest. Along the way, 1 passes Proposal Rock. I'm sad for the raindrops on my lens, but they stuck equally rapidly equally I could wipe them off.
Here's the storey nigh Proposal Rock from Salem's Statesman-Journal:
Our hero goes yesteryear the yell Charley Gage, who may or may non have got been a 19th Century crewman of the high seas. The lady of our tale is Della Page, missy of a homesteading identify unit of measurement that tended a farm along Neskowin Creek on the Oregon Coast.The details are low-cal — in addition to modify depending on the source, equally legend mixes alongside fact — but what's of import is that 1 twenty-four hr flow inward the belatedly 1800s, these star-crossed lovers headed out to a basalt sea stack higher upwardly the Pacific Ocean in addition to decided to acquire married. Della's woman raise was hence thrilled she named the prominent landmark "Proposal Rock," a moniker that endures to this day.
Awwwwww...I ever taste a proficient dear story, don't you?
So, anyway, it was pitiful out here, in addition to since nosotros hadn't dressed appropriately for fording the stream, nosotros were quite wet. Our jeans were moisture clear to our knees. Mike took off his shoes, but I left mine on. Here's the thing: my shoes are "waterproof." But waterproof exclusively goes hence far, you lot understand. The RV is also "waterproof," but if it's hitting yesteryear a tsunami, I believe it volition leak. And it was variety of similar that alongside my shoes. As I stepped into the relative seismic sea wave of a stream, it overflowed the tops in addition to moisture me clear to my toes. So, oh well. We were even hence intrepid plenty to proceed on (or stupid...take your pick).
You tin read nigh the Neskowin Ghost Forest correct here. (You tin also come across some wonderful pictures there.) But here's what you lot postulate to know:
Geologists theorize that the ancient trees, carbon dated to roughly 2,000 years old, were felled during the major earthquake that hitting the Cascadia subduction zone inward 1700. The earthquake dropped the forested dry soil into the tidal zone. When the sea H2O rushed in, it buried the decapitated trunks inward the mud, which staved off decay in addition to preserved the woods remains for the years to come.
Before they met their watery fate, the mighty trees stood roughly 150 to 200 feet tall. Today, the petrified relics of those giants part the beach alongside pocket-size tide pools in addition to diverse marine life. The phantom-like woods is revealed yesteryear the shallow waters of depression tide, and more in addition to to a greater extent than ancient stumps go exposed when the tide is at its lowest during winter.
And sitka spruce are really large trees. They aren't equally large equally the California Redwoods, but they are approaching the same massive size, height, in addition to age. Here's a pic of 1 I took on a previous hike.
They are distinctive both for their alligator-skin-like bark, in addition to for their whitish color. I've ever idea they looked similar ghosts inward the woods inward the agency they stand upwardly out, in addition to hence seeing them hither on the beach brings their "ghost-like" appearance to a whole novel grade of meaning. This was a large stump. I'm guessing the diameter of this tree mightiness have got been equally much equally 5 feet.
I pose my moisture pes upwardly in that location for scale.
So consider the cataclysm it would accept to bury these giants nether sand for centuries until some random tempest uncovered them. Even today, they tin exclusively survive seen at depression tide. (Yeah, I don't know those people, but I give thank you lot them for adding scale to my image.)
The bad weather condition added to the eeriness of the place.
And nosotros would have got loved to rest longer in addition to explore more, but it was pitiful out there.
Now that we've done it once, we'd similar to brand some other trip over some fourth dimension in addition to come across it nether improve conditions.
Instead, nosotros headed for habitation in addition to dinner. Mike grilled some swordfish steaks. We were trying to replicate a recipe he'd had at a local restaurant. The swordfish was starting fourth dimension marinated inward a tequila marinade. When it was cooked it was topped alongside pico de gallo in addition to some sour cream, in addition to hence sprinkled alongside some cilantro. You tin discovery the swordfish recipe correct here. I used this recipe to brand the pico de gallo.
Our side dish was Canal House Zucchini. I harvested the babe zucchini off our ain plants in addition to and hence browned them. Then they were marinated for a yoke of days in addition to served at room temperature. Yummy.
But nosotros weren't finished having fun. I'd learned of a quilt present an hr southward inward Newport, Oregon, in addition to hence nosotros went in that location earlier heading home. I'll tell to a greater extent than nigh that inward a split post equally well. When nosotros got home, the kitties barely noticed nosotros were gone. They only yawned in addition to stood side yesteryear side to their process bowls, in addition to all was proficient inward their world.
Sadie missed having somebody to encompass her up.
Okay, hence I'm going to have got to owe you lot a yoke of weblog posts nigh the quilt store in addition to the quilt show, but for now, I have got concern to accept attention of. First, I tin present you lot my starting fourth dimension mystery project. It's been gifted in addition to received, in addition to hither it is. This is an embroidery pattern from Jenny of Elefantz. It made me remember of my friend Marei, in addition to hence I stitched it upwardly for her.
Next, it's fourth dimension to link upwardly my goal for August's OMG.
This month's goal is to quilt in addition to bind Quiltemala. Matthew volition survive hither for a yoke of weeks, in addition to I desire to complete it upwardly in addition to shipping it habitation alongside him.
Finally, it's fourth dimension to link upwardly to Dominicus Slow Stitching alongside Kathy. I'm nearly finished alongside November's heart. I'll in all probability complete this upwardly this morning.
The RV is unpacked, in addition to hence I have got a twenty-four hr flow to pick out handgrip of upwardly on housework in addition to acquire started on my quilting. I'm hoping to acquire at to the lowest degree 1 quadrant finished upwardly today.