Girls Trip- Going North of Tillamook

 Aug. 4, Day-3

Today we decided to head north of Tillamook. 

 First we picked a bunch of blackberries that were growing right down on the road next to our beach house. Its just so fun to pick them when they are just growing wild everywhere. 

Our first stop was Neahkahnie Mtn. hike, a 1.3 mile uphill all the way!

 

But the view from on top was way worth it!!

After our hike we stopped at Hug Point. We didn't go down to the beach, just hugged!

 Next stop was Cannon Beach to see Haystack Rock, more commonly known as "Goonies Rock".

It was a little cold and windy and foggy!

Cannon Beach is a really cute little town, but it had tons of people everywhere. All the places to eat were so crowded that we ate a little crepe shop, but it was uniquely yummy! While walking back to the car we found Dawes Street!

After Cannon Beach we drove back down the coast to Tillamook. Its a beautiful drive passing through Manzanita, Nehalem, Rockaway, and then passing through Garibaldi where we all worked at the lumber mill. It brought back lots of memories, but is now completely gone. 

We decided we had time to go back to the beach house and get our swimsuits and head up Trask River. My old swimming hole looks exactly the same, still beautiful. We all got in and swam, but the water was definitely COLD! Tami and Lisa jumped off the really high rock, which was brave of them!

After swimming awhile, we headed back into Tillamook to our favorite taco stand and got some dinner.  We had some time to just relax at the beach house. The girls did face masks and we all just talked. It was another really fun day on the Oregon Coast and great spending it with my girls!

Oregon Trip - Tillamook, my hometown!

 Aug. 3 - Day 2

Our first morning at the beach house we wake up to FOG! Its so thick, everything is wet like it rained. The house is located on the side of a hill, so after a little breakfast and wishing Lisa a HAPPY BIRTHDAY,  we head to the beach to explore!

 

Oceanside Beach has a cool tunnel that takes you to another beach with lots of tide pools!

 

After exploring the beach, the girls had a little workout session! All I can say is that they are in really great shape and I'm definitely out of shape!

Today was seeing all my old 'stomping grounds'.  We drove by all the old houses I lived in, the hospital I was born, we went by Swiss Grandma's grave, visited Alma, my Mom's 1st cousin who is 96 and still lives alone and keeps a beautiful flower garden. We drove by my old high school, home of the 'Cheesemakers', and saw both the little building we used to go to church in and the new ward building.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our favorite stop was the Tillamook Cheese Factory. We had to schedule a time to go in and it was a self guided tour, but we stayed a couple of hours. After the tour we had to get ice cream!

We also had to see the huge Navy Blimp hanger which now houses the Tillamook Air Museum. The Hanger is the largest clear-span wooden structure in the world. It was constructed in 1942 during World War II . It is 1.072 feet long and 296 feet wide, giving it over 7 acres of area.  It stands 192 feet tall.  Its HUGE!

GO CHEESEMAKERS OR MOOKS as we used to cheer!

We found a taco truck with GREAT food! We ate here twice!

About 4pm we headed to Cape Meares to hike the trails.

One of the trails led to the largest Sitka Spruce in Oregon.

The Octopus Tree is another Sitka Spruce.

The Cape Meares Lighthouse!

 

 We ended the day celebrating Lisa's birthday with cake and Tillamook ice cream!