Christopher and I went to the Oregon Coast yesterday. We traveled to Exit 228 and took the highway 34 to Walport. Incredible scenery! We drove south to Yachats to begin our search for the answers to the Sight Visit Requirements for the Lincoln Counties “Town and County” Geocaching Exploration. I had already done the Online Portion at home. It was great being at the Oregon Coast as Portland temperature reached 106 degrees!
We stopped in Yachats to view the Sea Lion sculpture, visited the New Alsea Bay Bridge Interpretive Center (great public restrooms), stopped at Seal Rock to read the Lincoln County Historical Society signboard, visited the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse (should have visited instead the nearby 93 feet tall Yaquina Head Lighthouse (44 40’ 36.4”N 124 04’45.9”W), also known early in its existence as the Cape Foulweather Lighthouse, located near the mouth of the Yaquina River near Newport at Yaquina Head), saw a steam locomotive formerly used in logging, watched the ocean waves churn in the Devil’s Punch Bowl (unfortunately it was low tide) and a whale offshore, saw a seafaring monument, and took photos of a interesting sculpture at Lincoln City. We stopped by Lincoln City Parks and Recreation to pick up our geocoins. Great geocoin!!
Afterwards Christopher and I found 11 geocaches and three benchmarks. We stayed overnight in Lincoln City. We got up at 6:30AM, had breakfast (I had apple juice and English Breakfast tea) and drove home via Hwy 18 and Hwy 99W. It was warm already at 10:00AM!
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