Manzanita Oregon, 07 08 08

Well it got warm out and was supposed to be 90 degrees in the city. We decided to make a dash for the Oregon coast and skip the rat race of red light runners, road ragers and dill heads --- it worked.
We drove to near Seaside Oregon but I never stop here - Too many kids and problems, we skipped on down to Cannon Beach Oregon and used their potty house for a break, then hit 101 south and stopped at some view points for pictures.

Here is a shot of the famous haystack rock, just off the beach from Cannon beach Oregon



Here are some other large rocks in the Pacific Ocean surf





Next we headed for a cozy lil town called Manzanita Oregon, not much for traffic headaches and is kinda out of the way for the passerby, makes this place perfect to retreat to and have some peace and quiet, well maybe....
OK this is a pet friendly beach so expect to step in dog shit and horse poooo on the beach and expect Ecoli in the sands from all the fecal matter - so wash you hand 100 times and ware your sunscreen.



We ate a kickin fine burger at the local tavern and was loaded with things a great burger should have, also came with a fist full of napkins cuz it ooosed with flavor.

Next we drove about 5 miles to the Nehalem Bay State Park
Iv been going here sence i was about 5 years old, back in the 1970s this was the dungenus crab hot spot for fishing, and have fond memories of coolers and coolers full of fresh boiled crab from this bay, my Gramma and Grandpa Hoard used to dish up, we sorta held family reunions here every late fall or when times of great weather showed up.
Now the fishing and crabbing sucks, cant catch any crabs and the salmon are non existant, the last time I crabbed here, we caught 2 crab but had to buy a few more to make a meal -- diffently not like the old days.
We quit fishing here after I got pinched hard by a crab and aquired blood poisioning. Doc said it was from polution in the bay - AWW yes them dogs horses and cows poopin in the water.







The bay is pretty and tranquill, but can be mean and rough at times of stormy weather, the weather here can turn on you in a heartbeat, without notice, even in sunny weather.... we visited the old state park and noted a 7 yes counted 7 way to many 7 camp hosts for the camp ground -- good god no wonder Oregons parks are going under, with over run costs like that, its surly a waste of tax dollars, not well spent - I noted the evasive plants in the area are still running rampant and they seem to not care about that issue, so I guess their idea is it costs way too much to remove the scotchbroom plant that is choking out the native plants in the park.
OH but theyll pay 7 park host teams the money that should go to pretecting and preserving the park, Geesh they should have atleast one of them hosts out destroying the evasive plants -- God have them earn their keep.
was unheard of for me to see so many hosts in one place, might be due to crime, but still.....