From Pacific City the route took us inland. We got off of 101 and took this awesome back road through the woods.
I forgot what we ate for second breakfast that day, but it definitely had an adverse effect on Tim.
By the end of the trip I started characterizing Tim's gas. Definitely not a highlight of the trip.
While taking our break on the bridge we were passed by a couple of touring cyclists that we met that morning at our campsite. They were starting the Trans-America route and were just about to turn inland towards Eugene. We were both a bit jealous, but also concerned because they were riding without clipless pedals, and I had suffered on the hills without them. God knows what crossing two mountain ranges would be like. We didn't mention anything, but I hope someone gives them the tip along the way.
How much prettier would these flowers be if the sun was shining. Its amazing how different the weather was just slightly inland.
There was tons of driftwood along the coast. Apparently because of Oregon's position on the planet it has two high and low tides a day as opposed to one of each.
This bridge was designed by Conde B McCullough. As you can tell from the link, his bridges are all over the coast, and you can tell from their style.
Speaking of style... rocking the argyle. :)
We stood a while and watched the waves.
Haha!
Another one of McCullough's bridges over the Yaquina Bay heading out of Newport. We stayed the first night at a hotel and the next night at the Yaquina Bay campground. On our first night in Newport we decided to hit up the Rogue Brewpub, as another customer there said, "It was the worst dining experience of our lives." We waited about an hour for our first beer, at $5.75 a pint. Why shipping the same beer 50 miles north to Pacific City made the same exact beer cheaper, I don't know. The food was ok, but incredibly overpriced. Overall our experience drove home the viewpoint I've read of Newport as a tourist trap.
The next day at our campsite was great. We came in early to get our campsite and hike around a bit. We took the beach hike that cut through some pretty cool woodlands.
I really dug these trees.
Looking into the forest was like looking at a maze of limbs.
After the park we planned on hitting up the Newport Aquarium. This was a great decision.
They had an underwater oddities exhibit.
Check out the Hitchcock fish.
And the typical lion fish.
This guy was so much cooler.
These fish apparently swim facing upwards and eat floating debris.
Seahorses
These were called bull fish or something like that.
This was my favorite display. These crabs are something like 3 meters across in leg span. While we were sitting and taking pictures the crab in the back decided he wanted more attention and walked over to the front for a close up.
Awesome.
Behold the dance of the jelly fish.
An eel. Tasty.
An octopus in a Sobe bottle.
Sea lions.
This was an exhibit in the aquarium of the Japanese art of fish printing. Apparently artists would take dead fish, paint them and press them on paper. They would then add the final touch, of painting the eyes.
A puffin.
After the aquarium we rode over to the nearby Rogue Brewery. It was cool to walk around and smell the brew process, but the tour guy was really ill informed and unconcerned with the art of brewing. He was a sales rep so most of the time he tried to convince us of the price of Rogue beers.
What a blow-off (gooo!!!)
Tim and I were not impressed. Fuck Rogue, don't believe the hype.
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