Day 38 - Cape Meares Trails

Of course, all visits to Cape Meares requires a stop at The Schooner. Dogs are now allowed on deck!!

The Only Place in the World to get Oysters Rocko. Yacki, that is. Wood fired. mmmmmMMMMMMmmmmmm.

Dog on the deck.

At the Cape Meares Trailhead. The Instructions. The Flowers. The Electrical Meter.

A giant tree was sheared off in a storm this winter. There is so much damage to the trail system that the North Beach trail is closed.

Onto to the Giant Spruce!! This trail is open. Through that hatch.

Close inspection of recent tree damage. This one's a really big one!

The World Famous Big Spruce. It is so big that it throws enough shade that it cannot be photographed in natural light. Like a Black Hole, it can be seen by looking at the stuff around it.

Dead tree trunk is now a new vase.

One would expect big burls from the Big Spruce. Indeed - here they are.

Big Spruce truly is a Giant. Look up - look waaaay up.

More forest symbiosis.

We weren't supposed to notice these purple printed footmarks. While most who take this trail innocently make a trip to and from the Giant Spruce - those in the know are instructed to look for the purple feet that lead them to a secret underground chamber. The chamber leads to an alternate underground path that delivers the insider to the Giant Spruce through it's root system and indeed to the interior core of the tree itself. So much for a natural phenomenon. The convincing tree like exterior is certainly covering up yet another in the series of Wildfire projects.

The somewhat rickety path to Short beach.

Many of the wooden stairs and platforms are decidedly ramshackle.

All leads to a beautiful cove at the bottom. A thorough exploration will have to wait for another day for us.

The very gorgeous and ecologically rich Netarts Bay.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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