Washington coast photo tour

kanhawk · #1 Posted **Oct 18, 2008, 4:52 AM**

These photos start in the south and head north along the Washington coast

Looking north across the Astoria bridge over the Columbia River in Washington

Ft Columbia State Park overlooking the mouth of the Columbia River

Dense coastal forest at Cape Disappointment

Long Beach, Washington

Inland saltwater bays along the southern coast

Downtown Raymond

Grayland

Aberdeen

Foggy coastal forest along the Olympic Coast

Ruby Beach, Olympic Coast

These last 2 are over lower quality due to being taken with my cellphone camera.
A lighthouse on the western side of San Juan Island

Park on southern San Juan Island

touraccuracy · #2 Posted **Oct 21, 2008, 9:25 PM**

wicked. i'm hoping to get down to the washington/oregon coast in spring. ruby beach looks incredible, i hope to find places like that!

Robert Pence · #3 Posted **Nov 15, 2008, 3:09 PM**

Beautiful shots. No need to apologize for the cell phone pics; they're better than some I've seen that were taken with $500+ cameras.

Boris · #4 Posted **Nov 15, 2008, 4:01 PM**

That's one of our planned trips.

Ruby beach looks spooky. The kids would love it.

alphawolf · #5 Posted **Dec 8, 2008, 6:46 AM**

Love Aberdeen and Greys Harbor.

Magnus1 · #6 Posted **Dec 8, 2008, 10:05 PM**

awesome scenery

OhioGuy · #7 Posted **Dec 10, 2008, 4:49 AM**

Wonderful scenery.

seaskyfan · #8 Posted **Dec 10, 2008, 5:21 AM**

Great shots. First time I've ever seen Grayland on the forum.

Claudia-Cba · #9 Posted **Dec 10, 2008, 5:23 AM**

I thought paradise was in heaven...

Beautiful shots !!!

I thought Joaquina in Sta. Catarina, Brazil, was the largest beach on Earth...

HomeInMyShoes · #10 Posted **Dec 10, 2008, 9:50 AM**

Love the Ruby Beach capture. And some of the names like Cape Dissapointment sound like names from here.

navyweaxguy · #11 Posted **Dec 10, 2008, 3:44 PM**

Great pics! I will be doing the Oregon coast along 101 from Astoria to Fortuna, Ca in a couple of weeks.

kanhawk · #12 Posted **Dec 11, 2008, 1:39 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Claudia-Cba

I thought Joaquina in Sta. Catarina, Brazil, was the largest beach on Earth...

Claudia, if the sign says it, it must be true, yes?

I am a bit suspicious of that claim of that sign myself.

kanhawk · #13 Posted **Dec 11, 2008, 1:47 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by navyweaxguy

Great pics! I will be doing the Oregon coast along 101 from Astoria to Fortuna, Ca in a couple of weeks.

Navyweaxguy, that is a great trip I have taken many times myself.
A travel tip:
When you get to Fortuna, do not miss the opportunity to visit the Victorian town of Ferndale just 10 miles west of Fortuna and also from Ferndale try to take highway 211 out to Cape Mendicino. You will drive a narrow , winding(and sometimes one lane road) over grassy green hills rising hundreds of feet above the ocean and get great views of the coast. It's a little known road but the scenery is great.

SpongeG · #14 Posted **Dec 11, 2008, 6:14 AM**

cool

drove the 101 a little bit once - from lincoln city or - to aberdeen onto seattle and home

yerfdog · #15 Posted **Dec 12, 2008, 8:24 AM**

Great shots. The Northwest coast still looks so wild.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Claudia-Cba

I thought Joaquina in Sta. Catarina, Brazil, was the largest beach on Earth...

haha, there's probably a hundred beaches that claim to be the longest on earth