morning hike to Harris Butte
steep but short
great view looking north from Harris Butte
Bird Island Sanctuary
largest employer in Brookings, we can hear the mill from here
view toward the south from the trail
red hot pokers in full bloom
gorgeous sunny morning with no fog
geese on the beach
the tide is coming in
flowers grow in the most amazing places
slug heaven
huge level sites with cable, electric and water
view from site 35
another huge private site at Harris Beach State Park
launch site at the Winchuck River
keeping Abby safe
going upriver since the tide is coming in
heading east on the Winchuck River passing under the Highway 101 bridge
paddling upstream against the current
old road pilings in the river
shallows and a swift current stopped us just beyond this stony beach
the trip back downriver was fast and easy
outgoing tide and the confluence of the river and the ocean
this as far as we want to go toward the surf
time for an Abby swim
Brookings Harbor
end of the jetty road, harbor on the right, Chetko River on the left
no sign of the tsunami damage last month
