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Jun 27 2015

Where the Wind Blows

Posted by Mugs @ 10:03 am in Family,Nature,Sightseeing Print This Post Print This Post

We spent our final three days in Oregon driving up the coast from the dunes to Astoria. The scenery was spectacular and the wind was howling. When we crossed the Coast Range from the Valley to the Pacific, the temperature dropped 20 degrees and the wind picked up to a ferocious level. (When it’s hot in the valley, it’s windy on the coast.)

Jeff and Janet had warned us of how cold it could be. Telling us of how Jeff spent his first coast holiday wearing a trench coat on the beach. It wasn’t until the wind died down on the third day that I saw a guy shirtless on the beach.

Dale wasn’t too keen about the wind, but was a good sport to stop at the various capes, viewpoints, state parks, and lighthouses. When we came down from the capes, we found some sunny sheltered beaches. However, we never observed anyone laying out on a towel and getting a tan.

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