Adler's Fall 2013 Northwest: Oct. 26, 2013 Cape Disappointment SP

Oct. 26, 2013 Cape Disappointment State Park WA

The sun is shining! We have had overcast skies since we got here, but we shouldn’t complain. Seattle has been socked in with heavy fog for two weeks now. We have had a little fog in the mornings, but it hasn’t hampered anything we wanted to do. We walked to the beach around noon and the Pelicans have arrived! They were busy eating the ‘little creatures brought in by the high tide’. We have two days left before we leave here, so we decided to hike over to the North Head Lighthouse. It was very damp, but the trail was good for the most part. It was like walking through a jungle, and with the heavy moss cover and ferns, it gave an eerie affect. We had to maneuver around and over a lot of tree roots, but overall, it was in good shape. We met one couple on the whole trek over there and back, which was just about 5 miles round trip. It is rated as a difficult hike, as it had elevation climbs of 834 feet. It got our hearts pumping, but it was good for us. The lighthouse was wonderful, as all lighthouses are. There is something about them that seems so stately. North Head Lighthouse was erected in 1898 and is still functioning. We saw two frogs and seven snakes on our hike! None of the snakes ‘talked back at us’, like the ones in AZ, but it always startles a person when you see one. They were all of the garter snake variety, so they were more afraid of us than we were of them. We need to make the most of tomorrow, as we move to the Tillamook, OR area on Monday. We’ll be ready to go, but it’s been a great stay.