Tillamook

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This week on the Cape

Been a good week on Cape Meares with Dad.

Each day we have walked a long way on the beach.    I sure like to run in the water and stiff along the driftwood.

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Nothing like a good back scratch.

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Love walking on the beach.

Alderbrook Golf Course

Alderbrook Golf Course Club House

On Friday Dad left me at home and played golf at Alderbrook Golf Course in Tillamook.

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He told me it was a lot of fun a a pretty golf course.
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMostly I just napped in the sun!

Lola is back!

Lola came back on Friday and brought Dustin and Jenni with her.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWhen they arrived Dad grilled Halibut for dinner and then went to the beach.

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I don’t understand why they keep making us sit for pictures when there is an ocean and beach to play in.  The good news is we always get a treat when they are done.

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I also don’t understand why humans just stand and look at the Sunsets.  Jenni seems to like it.
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMe, I would rather run into the sunset.

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Here is Dustin and Jenni
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Dustin and Dad

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADustin and Lola

DOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAand Dad and I!

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADustin with “The Look”  He is always being funny.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA really fun evening!

Saturday

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On Saturday we spent a lot of the day on the beach.

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I would swim and then lay in the warm sun to dry.

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I feel bad for Lola sometimes, she has to stay on a leash.  She hasn’t learned yet to not bother other dogs when they run by.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAIt was fun watching Dustin and Dad fly a kite.  It was a windy day.

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When we got home from the beach I offered to help Dustin with his work.

SMORES night

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Had a camp fire and toasted marshmallows  for SMORES

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThey would not let Lola and I have any but from the look on Jenni’s face they were good!

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADustin too.

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It was kind of cold out and Jenni put on Dad’s gloves.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAIt was another fun night.  I sure like it when Lola comes and brings Dustin and Jenni

Sunday Morning

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASunday morning after breakfast, Jenni went running and Lola and I for a walk with Dad and Dustin.  It was so foggy you could hardly see.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABut it did not stop me from sniffing

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Some kids went by, you could hardly see them but they were laughing and playing like Lola and I were.

Lola had to go back home.  I sure hope I get to play with her again before Dad and I go home!

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Munson Creek Falls

Dad and I took a short drive just south of Tillamook today and hiked to Munson Creek Falls.

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Entrance to Munson Creek State Park is 7 miles south of Tillamook on Highway 101

Latitude                                         45.36222 N

Longitude                                     -123.76889 W

Elevation                                       740 feet

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The hike to the falls is an easy one but really pretty.

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The best part might be Munson Creek.  I got to play in the water.

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The trail was built by the Boy Scouts in the early 1960’s and is maintained very well by the Oregon State Parks.

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Lots of new smells.

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Munson Creek and its falls were named for Goran Munson, a settler who moved to Oregon from Michigan and homesteaded along the banks of Munson Creek in 1889.

Munson Creek drops down one of the most impressive waterfalls in Oregon’s Coast Range. The falls were for the longest time cited as dropping 266 feet in three tiers. Oregon State Parks however has cited the falls as standing 319 feet tall and the topographic maps support this figure.

Munson Creek Falls is a rather scenic, and rather impressive waterfall indeed. The small size of Munson Creek only becomes a detriment during the dry periods of the year (July to October generally), and when the canyon has leafed out during the late spring, the whole area glows green. Unfortunately logging has recently taken place right up to the lip of the amphitheater above the falls, which has seemingly resulted in several slides and trees falling into the canyon (including two new ones wedged in the falls itself).

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MUNSON FALLS

TOTAL HEIGHT                                                                                                   319 feet

TALLEST SINGLE DROP                                                                                  233 feet

TOTAL NUM. OF DROPS                                                                                               3

AVG. WIDTH                                                                                                          20 feet

PITCH                                                                                                               75 degrees

RUN                                                                                                                        300 feet

CATEGORY / FORM                                                                        Tiered Horsetails

WATERCOURSE                                                                                      Munson Creek

GREATER WATERSHED                                                                       Tillamook Bay

ESTM. AVG. VOLUME                                                                                           5.0 cfs

ANNUAL FLOW DURATION                                                                         12 months

http://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/waterfall/Munson-Creek-Falls-4926/

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The trail is closed near the base of the falls because of fallen logs.  Dad and I went anyway and I walked around on the logs.

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I got stuck and Dad had to lift me down.  Easier to get up than down!

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On the way back we hiked a up Cape Trail and took pictures of the beautiful views.

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On the way home I got to sit in the front seat.  I really wanted to drive but Dad would not let me.

Maddy on DeckWhen we got home I got a well deserved nap.

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Cape Meares

Mom and Dad rented a place to spend July in the Community of Cape Meares.  Cape Meares is 7 miles west of Tillamook, Oregon.  It is a small beach grouping of homes on or very near the beach. Dad and I drove over with all of our stuff and plan on staying until late July.  Mom is still in Tucson with Grandma Gwen.  I sure miss Mom!!  She would really like it here.

Cape Meares Cottage

Here is the cottage we are staying in.

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The Beach is but a few steps away. Boy is it fun!

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I love running on the beach and jumping in the waves.

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Lots of new smells and very few people so I can be off leash!!

2013-07-01_13-00-36_375The cottage has a great little front yard I can hang out in the grass.  Not much grass at home.

Lola, Jenni and Dustin are coming out in a couple of days!