Oct. 28, 2013 Cape Disappointment WA/Tillamook OR
We left Cape Disappointment this morning, feeling enriched
in the knowledge of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It was a wonderful journey! We had a very scenic drive again, down the
upper coast of Oregon, and we have a campsite south of Tillamook, OR for four
nights. We arrived early enough to hike
to the Munson Creek Falls. They are
about 312 feet high, and they are the longest falls along the coast. It was very damp along the trail, and what we
had been previously seeing as moss on the trees, it now appears to be hair! We drove over to the ocean, to catch sight of
what we are to expect in our next few days. We look forward to what everyone
tells us, that Oregon has the most beautiful coastline! We went into Tillamook, and had to check out
the largest cheese factory in the state.
I felt a little guilty about buying Oregon cheese, being from WI and we
are the Dairy State. We have nearly
depleted our supply of WI cheese, so we’ll give our palates a test and see how
the two compare. They were out of cheese curds, so we’ll have to go back. The cheese factory had a replica of The Morning Star ship that was built in 1854 to carry local products to market. We
did notice a lot of small dairy farms with ‘happy cows’ grazing out in the
fertile and green pastures. That’s a
sign of great cheese! We are also seeing barn quilts on the buildings, so I
hope to get a few pictures of them. That
must mean there is a quilt shop nearby?
312 Feet Munson Falls
Trail to Munson Falls
Jim on the hiking trail
Tillamook Cheese & the Morning Star Ship.
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