This time Lori, Jeanette and I were off to meet up with Sylvie at the Oregon coast to search for Puffins and have a small beerfest. After picking up Sylvie in Seaside we went down to Cannon Beach for a beach walk and to see the Tufted Puffins on Haystack Rock. Seeing a puffin in the wild had been on Jeanette’s bucked list for a while and she was not disappointed on this trip. After our windy walk we went back to where Sylvie was staying for beer tasting and munchies.
Arriving in Seaside we found a very low tide
Location of our afternoon beerfest
At Cannon Beach we parked by the wildlife lagoons
Heading out to the beach
Walking down the beach to Haystack Rock
Haystack Rock a basalt monolith home to many sea birds
We not the only ones looking for Puffins
A rock surface covered in small sea anemones
Star fish clustered waiting for the tide to rise
Jeanette and Sylvia find informed photographer to show them what to look for.
Haystack Rock
Walking around Haystack Rock
Volunteer offer information on birds
Heading back down the beach
Time to head back into town
A sign with Puffins information
Walking through Cannon Beach and back to the car
Interesting garden ornament
Tide had come in at Seaside
Time for munchies and beer
Some of the beers we sampled