Gibson got his driver's permit this week. The DMV is still short staffed following covid so it took a couple of months to get an appointment for him to take the test. He's excited to start driving.
We drove to the coast on Saturday. Brandan suggested hiking to the Floras Lake waterfall, a place we had never been before. The hike started at Floras Lake, about 15 miles south of Bandon. This is a photo of Gibson climbing giant rocks on the beach.
There were cliffs along one side of the beach and we saw a natural arch that was left behind as the cliffs eroded.
The arch is eroding, too, as you can tell from the giant cleft on one arm of the arch.
This is the view of the arch from the other side, looking out to the ocean.
There wasn't a trail for the hike. We just walked out along the beach for 2 ½ miles to get to the waterfall. It was a bit rainy, windy and cool, typical weather for the Oregon coast. This is a photo of Helen in front of Blacklock Point and some sea stacks. The tallest rock in the ocean is called Tower Rock.
The waterfall came over the cliffs and right onto the beach. Normally we expect to see a pool at the bottom of a waterfall. The water here must absorb into the sand quickly. We saw a small crescent shaped pool at the bottom and then a trickle of water that barely made it to the ocean.
The waterfall seemed very quiet. It probably sounded like a normal waterfall, but the ocean was much louder than it was.
Helen and Gibson climbed the rocks at the base of the waterfall.
Helen wore her Forks sweatshirt because the Oregon coast is close to the Washington coast where Twilight was filmed and she wanted to recreate Jacob saying, "La Push, baby... It's La Push." We're staying in Bandon for the holiday weekend and will go home on Monday.
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