Yaquina Lighthouses

Walking through some of the shops, Tom finds a T-shirt he likes. Then I decide to look for a charm for my bracelet. We consult the map and head for the Yaquina Lighthouse. It is a small structure, and we elect not to climb the hill to go inside. Then we drive to Yaquina Head Lighthouse, perched on an outcropping from an ancient lava flow. As we walk around the structure, we see the offshore rocks covered with birds, mostly murres. As they swoop on and off the rocks, their raucous shrieks echo off the cliffside.

Further on, we stop at Cape Foulweather, so named by Captain Cook for his unfortunate experience there. From the heights, we gaze down on the Devil’s Punchbowl, a much better view than our stop at the park. As we walk around the gift shop, I look at the displays and find my mind returning to Shalom’s gift shop.