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Wineries and Whales

Wineries and Whales

Whales and Wineries

The Oregon coast and in a bit.

Mountains sprung to mind when I thought of Oregon.

Cheryl Strayed battled with them on the Pacific Crest trail. Part of my inspiration to come here.

Sun soaked grape vines were not on my immediate agenda.

Winery

But suggesting  to my friend from New York I was planning a visit it was high on her’s.

So far from mountains my first couple of days in Oregon were spent in valleys and soft rolling hills draped with monoculture vines.

Wine

And of course it had to be sampled.

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Valleys filter seaward.  Initially rocky shorelines and impressive cliffs with gray whales basking in the warm waters of Depoe Bay.

Whale

There’s not a lot else in Depoe Bay though.   The same tourist tat of any fading beach town.  Just worth it for the whales.

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Down the coast to Florence.

Shifting sands replace craggy shores.  Forests drift down to dunes.

River

Rivers mingle along a shore line of brackish marsh and quiet lagoons.

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Walk quietly and be startled by drinking deer.

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Eagles drift lazily over head while tiny snow plovers flurry above frothy waves.  Only the gulls would pose.

GULLFLYING

Enjoy the solitude of broad sandy beaches punctuated with sculptures of bleached while trees.

Solitude

Then inland to the hills.

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