Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Another deceased Orca washes ashore here.
It's whale migrating season. Glimpses of the giant mammals are usually confined to shooting spouts of water out on the sea horizon. However, we have had our share of sad whale demise washing up on the local beaches.
This past weekend, a 12 ft female Orca washed ashore. The whale experts are performing tests to determine the pod home and cause of death of the little gal.
(photo by Ron Malast in the Chinook Observer here)
Last month a 39 ft Sperm Whale and also a 13 ft newborn Gray Whale washed ashore. We saw another Orca - but a small baby only weeks old in November.
In 2006, a 54 ft Humpback Whale was a sad but majestic sight. I blogged about it HERE.
This past weekend, a 12 ft female Orca washed ashore. The whale experts are performing tests to determine the pod home and cause of death of the little gal.
(photo by Ron Malast in the Chinook Observer here)
Last month a 39 ft Sperm Whale and also a 13 ft newborn Gray Whale washed ashore. We saw another Orca - but a small baby only weeks old in November.
In 2006, a 54 ft Humpback Whale was a sad but majestic sight. I blogged about it HERE.
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Great ocean views at Cape Disappointment
A few weeks before Brian Cantwell of Seattle Times came out to Cape Disappointment, I posted on Jan 7, 2012 about Waikiki Beach, Cape D's Lighthouse, and North Head Lighthouse.
His article about Cape Disappointment gives some great info and tips.
During winter storms — or cold-season sun breaks — Cape Disappointment State Park offers some of the best viewpoints on the Washington coast.
Seattle Times Outdoors editor
ILWACO, Pacific County — If you're a glutton for winter storms, and peering down from cliff tops into chasms of lashing saltwater makes you really feel alive; or if you simply love gazing out on a seascape of dimpled waves and watery blue sky swept clean by a howling nor'wester — Cape Disappointment is plainly misnamed.
"Cape D," as locals call it, is no disappointment to the winter thrill-seeker.
"This is one of those places where, when you get a good, solid winter storm, it can remind you of how small you are!" says Stephen Wood, a park ranger and interpreter at Cape Disappointment State Park.
But it's not a small place. The 1,900-acre park edging the fishing village of Ilwaco, at the mouth of the Columbia River, includes two of the state's most scenic lighthouses, two miles of ocean beach, a hidden niche called Deadman's Cove, and a surfer's hangout called — no kidding — Waikiki Beach (more about that in a moment).
Monday, February 06, 2012
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