Today we drove south on US 101 about 45 miles to
Tillamook, OR. Along the way we had many beautiful views of the surf washing in around the various rock formations and beach's. The route isn't always along the ocean but at times you are in the forest winding around hills really a very beautiful drive passing through many small seaside towns.
After arriving in
Tillamook we went to the
Tillamook cheese factory. This is a 100 year old co-op owned buy the dairy farmers in the area. They make cheese, yogurt & ice cream.
This is quit a tourist attraction in the area. we were surprised by the number of people there. This area has 90
inch's of rain annually so the grass grows very lush and it doesn't require a lot of land to support the cows. After leaving there we traveled west on what is called three capes scenic loop past pastures full of Holstein and Jersey dairy cows and then up into the coastal mountains.to Cape
Mears light house. This light house is the shortest one on the Oregon coast being only 37 ft. tall. Like most of the light houses it is no longer in use. I did learn from the man that was there that the oil lamp that was in them wasn't that big. The lens in this one magnified the light 87%. I also learned that each light house beacon turned at different rates of speed. That way by timing the rotation the ships captain could consult his navigation maps and know where he was located as well as knowing were the shore line was. We had planned to continue on around this loop to two more capes but yours truly must have taken a wrong turn and we ended up back in
Tillamook. On the way back we stopped in the small coastal town of Wheeler for an early supper of Prawns & chips. I thought this was kind of neat since my mothers maiden name was Wheeler.
Today we drove south on US 101 about 45 miles to Tillamook, OR. Along the way we had many beautiful views of the surf washing in around the various rock formations and beach's. The route isn't always along the ocean but at times you are in the forest winding around hills really a very beautiful drive passing through many small seaside towns.
After arriving in Tillamook we went to the Tillamook cheese factory. This is a 100 year old co-op owned buy the dairy farmers in the area. They make cheese, yogurt & ice cream.
This is quit a tourist attraction in the area. we were surprised by the number of people there. This area has 90 inch's of rain annually so the grass grows very lush and it doesn't require a lot of land to support the cows. After leaving there we traveled west on what is called three capes scenic loop past pastures full of Holstein and Jersey dairy cows and then up into the coastal mountains.to Cape Mears light house. This light house is the shortest one on the Oregon coast being only 37 ft. tall. Like most of the light houses it is no longer in use. I did learn from the man that was there that the oil lamp that was in them wasn't that big. The lens in this one magnified the light 87%. I also learned that each light house beacon turned at different rates of speed. That way by timing the rotation the ships captain could consult his navigation maps and know where he was located as well as knowing were the shore line was. We had planned to continue on around this loop to two more capes but yours truly must have taken a wrong turn and we ended up back in Tillamook. On the way back we stopped in the small coastal town of Wheeler for an early supper of Prawns & chips. I thought this was kind of neat since my mothers maiden name was Wheeler.
1 comment:
Nice dialog. Wheeler town was a nice memory, huh.
You made a wrong turn? surprise
Ilene
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