RAMBLINGS

of a well-worn mind

Saturday, April 7, 2012

California Here We Come! Part 8: Shipwrecked!

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip...

On the way home from CA, I decided to visit the Peter Iredale shipwreck at Fort Stevens.  I arrived late in the day as the park was about to close but managed to snap a few pictures in the rain before driving the rest of the way back to Seattle!

The Peter Iredale was a four-masted steel barque sailing vessel that ran ashore October 25, 1906, on the Oregon coast.  Here's what it initially looked like:


Here's what it looks like now, give or take the rain drops on my camera lens:












Friday, April 6, 2012

California Here We Come! Part 7- The Path Back Home

Alas, all good things must come to an end.  And so Zombie and I had to head back north after a several days of fun in the sun. 

Cemetary!









Elk! Actually saw them in Oregon, not California!



Road Side Attractions:




  The Oregon Coast!












Yaquina Lighthouse:



Tide Pool!









A lovely stretch of deserted beach- time for some off-leash exploration!











Such a happy dog!




See Zombie on the Beach in this video!

California Here We Come! Part 6- The Trees of Mystery (the CA Redwoods)!

























I took Z up in the gondola with me- check out the video.  Its a bit long but if you just watch the first few minutes you'll see him aboard.  :)