This story from Bend.com last week reminded me of the Stumps posting I made a year ago. An Oregon State University oceanographer has discovered remnants of an ancient forest in a seaside cliff near Yachats, with exposed tree sections that have been dated at older than 55,000 years. Those trees, which apparently were flattened during… Continue reading 55,000 year old trees at Yachats
Tag: Oregon Coast
Historic photos of Pacific City
While researching something about Pacific City, Oregon, I came across the Pacific City Oregon Visitor’s Guide which has some links to a bunch of extremely neat historical photographs. I like Pacific City quite a lot, not just because of the Pelican Pub & Brewery, but also because it’s the quintessential small Oregon coast town (like… Continue reading Historic photos of Pacific City
Bandage Man
A bit of Oregon esoterica for everyone this Friday morning, and it’s a ghost story to boot: The Bandage Man of Cannon Beach. The Bandage Man is a phantom of a man completely wrapped in bandages that haunts this small community. The bloody figure, who smells of rotting flesh, jumps into vehicles passing on a… Continue reading Bandage Man
There and back again
We just got back yesterday from a week-long vacation on the Oregon Coast. I should say, “We just got back and recovered,” because a week in hotels with young children is taxing. But, it was a good trip. We started out in Newport, and the weather for the first few days was crappy: chilly, foggy,… Continue reading There and back again