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I thought since all the surfers were wearing wetsuits the water might be too cold for sharks, but then I don't know anything about surfing (or sharks), so don't mind me.
Nice, is that in Oregon? I think there's a really well known mountain bike trail along that river...Not the ocean, it's the McKenzie river nearby where dad and I used to go fishing. It's a nice, serene place to go when one needs to get away from everything.
I've been surfing in Oregon any number of times.
Mostly back when I lived in Seattle, we'd drive down to Seaside and surf the left point off Tillamook head as well as Short Sands beach south of there. It's a little colder than Santa Cruz but not as much as you'd think! Definitely sharks around there too, they don't mind the cold. But I can see where the people would! I grew up in Humboldt County, in far northern California, and the water's even colder there (local upwelling phenomenon, long story) so I know what it's like.
I take it you were not bothering the sea lion caves while visiting here in Oregon ?I've been surfing in Oregon any number of times.
Been up there as a kid. Used to ski in Bend and Ashland every year. Been in Oregon quite a bit actually!
Did you ever get to visit/eat at the Firehouse Restaurant in Florence, OR?
Nope!Did you ever get to visit/eat at the Firehouse Restaurant in Florence, OR?
Don't know what they are like now, but they used to have the bestest garlic fries ever!
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Florence is a cute little (touristy) town on the coast ideally located close to the dunes, Woahink Lake, Heceta Head lighthouse, and it has some decent restaurants. I'd usually go every summer for some kayaking on the lake and then flying a kite in the dunes, even in the summer I would bring a winter coat in case it got super windy and cold. Usually I did end up having to wear it, I kinda felt bad for the tourists who showed up in t-shirts and shorts because they didn't know our coast would get so frigid.
Nice pics! Isn't there a golf course near there somewhere, links style IIRC? I have a buddy who used to rave about it.So after chatting with red in this thread about the Oregon coast I was finally able to unearth some pictures of our coast, these are pics of the sand dunes near Florence. Look to the east and you see, well, hills and some kind of grass, and once you climb over the dunes and look to the west you see the actual ocean. It's a great place for flying a kite or going clamming, and if you're as brave as red you can try to swim or surf on the ocean. (Brrrrrr... I have never been that brave!)
And now I am eagerly awaiting Unchained's California pictures - you're getting on that, right, Unc?
There is a links course in that area, but I've never been. I'm sure it's beautiful though, and it probably gets a bit gusty at times, as a links course should. (Some of those British Open courses look brutally windy.)
Santa Cruz today.
Thanks on the photo! What is the nature of your confusion on the saddle? It’s typical, yes. Is it the seat post? It’s a “dropper post”, which recedes into the frame via a lever on the handlebars to move the saddle out of the way on descents. Especially useful in steep terrain typical of Santa Cruz, but useful on any descent. One of the most important innovations in MTB over the last decade or so, a total game changer.
Don't mind me, I confuse easily and I know next to nothing about mountain bikes. I just thought the seat would be a little comfier looking, this one makes my butt hurt.
Judging by the manufacturer's description it sounds very promising, glad it's working out for you. I just have my one very favorite saddle that I install depending on which bike I ride, but that's because I'm cheap.
It's actually the saddle off my other bike, I swapped it because I plan to ride this one more. Really fits me, better than the stock one.
Thanks for all the info, while I did derail your thread a bit from its original intent I still love to learn new stuff. Had to look up what a dropper post is, had never heard of it and think it's just amazing!
Yeah... Nothing as exciting as waiting for the flowers to show themselves.A while back I promised I would take some pictures as more flowers come up this spring, but most of them are kinda boring (the usual daffodils and tulips, that kind of stuff), so I won't bother. But this one is kind of exciting, it's an amaryllis I had planted for xmas several years ago. Most people just throw them out after they are done blossoming for the holidays, but if you hold on to them and take care of them they will blossom year after year, sometimes even twice a year.
This amaryllis isn't quite there yet, but it's fun watching it as the blossom opens up just a bit each day. Another few days and the blossom will be open in its full glory, so stay tuned!
Wow, good question and I don't really know. There's certainly a mix in this forest. Mostly pine, doug fir, and redwood but those look like hardwoods. There's madrone back there, as well as tan oak and coast live oak. I'm guessing those are one of the latter varieties.
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