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Yaquina Bay to Yaquina Head

  • Start date: 01/13/2019

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 01/13/2019

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Brisk beach hike from Yaquina Bay Lighthouse to Yaquina Head Lighthouse. At Yaquina Head we will explore lighthouse area, Cobble Beach, and Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area by hiking to Salal Hill. Then we'll hike back.
Option: After the hike few of us will stop in Newport for lunch. Join us.

Meet at Albertsons parking lot, Division Avenue, Eugene, 97404

  • Event Leader: Darko Sojak

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-799-9199

  • Event Leader Email: darchey@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Coastal

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 166

  • Season: 2019

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Dress in layers and carry wind jacket. Be ready for any weather conditions and a long hike on the sand. Plenty of snacks and hydration. Drivers need parking pass (OR coastal, Senior, Access etc..)

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 11.7

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 300

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Today, in so far year’s warmest (58°F) and prettiest day of the year, we hiked from Yaquina Bay lighthouse to the Yaquina Head lighthouse. What a great hike it ended up being!
We enjoyed blue skies, great visibility on the beach and wading the Little Creek. From Yaquina Head lighthouse and from the top of Salal Hill we saw eagles, whales and majestic surf crushing below. Whole area is spectacular.
We also stopped in well-kept Yaquina Head Interpretation Center, where we learned about lighthouse and the old time keepers.
At the end of very enjoyable 11.7 miles hike Vicky sang for us her Sand Dune Blues:
I've got sand in my toes,
I've got sand in my nose,
I've got sand all over even in my pantyhose,
I've got sand in my hair,
I've got sand in my shoes,
And that's why I'm singing "The Sand Dune Blues".

Before return to Eugene we stopped in Newport’s old town for an exceptional seafood lunch.