Of course the main reason to live on the Oregon Coast is to take long walks along the beaches. It was something that Colleen and I loved doing when we were Becky and Larry's neighbors in Bayshore while we lived out there.
Of course this time instead of watching Chessie fly effortlessly over the dunes, I had to drag Sequoia in her all-terrain stroller up and over a 50 foot tall dune to get to the beach. She absolutely loved the crazy ride...probably more than I did. I was exhausted by the effort.
But as always, it was worth the effort. The Bayshore beach is a typically beautiful stretch of the Oregon coast. One of the significant things in this case is that it also marks where the Alsea River (Sequoia's namesake) enters the Pacific Ocean.
The stroller did much better once it got to the flatter portions of the beach. Sequoia also got to join what must be a small group of people who got to touch both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for the first time within a 3 week period. Seems like a neat thing to me....
Sequoia enjoyed the warm ocean breezes and the sound and sights of the crashing surf. Anyone who has been along the Oregon Coast knows that the crashing surf is a constant loud chorus of noise as opposed to the rhythmical surf you hear along the Atlantic coast.
In a grand piece of living art, I undertook the daunting task of spelling Sequoia's name in the beach, in cursive, with her stroller. I am certain that it was a spectacular sight from up on high....
We enjoyed a nice sunset walk Sunday evening with Becky, Larry and their friend Kim.
Who can resist the beauty of a sunset over the ocean?
I for one love the soft tones captured and reflected between the sky and the surf.
I hope that Sequoia breathed in enough of the coast air to get a signal imprinted in her soul so that, like the salmon, she will know where to return.
Of course the main reason to live on the Oregon Coast is to take long walks along the beaches. It was something that Colleen and I loved doing when we were Becky and Larry's neighbors in Bayshore while we lived out there.
Of course this time instead of watching Chessie fly effortlessly over the dunes, I had to drag Sequoia in her all-terrain stroller up and over a 50 foot tall dune to get to the beach. She absolutely loved the crazy ride...probably more than I did. I was exhausted by the effort.
But as always, it was worth the effort. The Bayshore beach is a typically beautiful stretch of the Oregon coast. One of the significant things in this case is that it also marks where the Alsea River (Sequoia's namesake) enters the Pacific Ocean.
The stroller did much better once it got to the flatter portions of the beach. Sequoia also got to join what must be a small group of people who got to touch both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for the first time within a 3 week period. Seems like a neat thing to me....
Sequoia enjoyed the warm ocean breezes and the sound and sights of the crashing surf. Anyone who has been along the Oregon Coast knows that the crashing surf is a constant loud chorus of noise as opposed to the rhythmical surf you hear along the Atlantic coast.
In a grand piece of living art, I undertook the daunting task of spelling Sequoia's name in the beach, in cursive, with her stroller. I am certain that it was a spectacular sight from up on high....
We enjoyed a nice sunset walk Sunday evening with Becky, Larry and their friend Kim.
Who can resist the beauty of a sunset over the ocean?
I for one love the soft tones captured and reflected between the sky and the surf.
I hope that Sequoia breathed in enough of the coast air to get a signal imprinted in her soul so that, like the salmon, she will know where to return.
2 comments:
What wonderful fun, being man-handled over the dunes and onto the beach in one's own beach buggy! And to think Daddy even made the effort to write one's name IN CURSIVE in the sand with said buggy! Can life get any better? Not by much, is MY guess!
I can just picture it all -- what fun you three had that week. And there's nothing any prettier than the Oregon coast in the sunset. One HEARS it as well as sees it, huh?
Beautiful photos, Leo!
love ya, mom and dad
Leo you write the coolest stuff. How poetic that you hope Sequoia always knows to return to Oregon?! You should definitely be a writer!!
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