Life in Camp

Our home on wheels with windshield toward the ocean

Waves were high enough to attract a few surfers along the coast

Skull of blue whale — white post is where whale's tail would be

Clusters of lichen growing where they can get a foothold

Plants can grow almost anywhere

A beautiful sunset right in front of our motorhome

Once we arrived in camp it didn't take long to unhook the towed car before heading into our campsite. We arrived early enough that we could begin exploring during the remainder of the day. As I pulled into our campsite I was struck by what a great view we had out front.

After a short time of setting up our motorhome in camp, we took a walk around the park and ended up taking a short walk on the beach.

On the morning of the second day the surf is up and the sun is shining, so we decided to take a walk on the beach and around the park. There must have been a storm out to sea that was responsible for the waves we were seeing. Even though we had about half clouds and half sun overhead, the sky was dark and gray over the ocean in the distance.

With a bit of a breeze blowing in over the ocean we walked on the beach. Our walk was slow as we enjoyed stopping now and then to take in the sights. The surf made a lot of noise as it crashed ashore and seagulls glided slowly by as they floated effortlessly on the updraft of air over the bluffs.

After getting about as far as we wanted to walk in the sand we made our way back up to the top of the bluff. I saw something near the visitors' center that made me curious enough to walk over to see what it was — it turned out to be the skull of a blue whale. There is a white post planted in a location some distance from the skull that illustrates just how long this animal was. The blue whale is the largest animal on this planet making an elephant look small in comparison.

From the whale skull we took a walk through the campground checking out campsites for future trips. On the North side of the campground we found that there is a footpath that gave us an opportunity for a nice quiet walk. We came across several small scenes such as a nice looking growth of moss on a log and a thicket of willow trees. Some of the trees were buried in sand such that they looked more like bushes than trees.

A foot bridge appeared that went over a small creek running to the beach. Here the full height of the willow trees could be seen as we walked next to their tops with the trunks going down to the creek below. After crossing the bridge we walked down to the beach on the north end of the state park.

As we turned and walked back to the park I took the opportunity to photograph a couple of small scenes. First was a close-up of lichen growing on a piece of driftwood. Then I saw a small clover plant that was growing inside a hole in a log. There are many of these miniature scenes that often are passed by without being noticed.

During the afternoon we decided to do some exploring. We returned to our campsite in time to watch the sun set on the horizon. Again, as the sun dropped below the distant clouds we were treated with another beautiful light show. The clouds turned various shades of red and pink while the sun looked like a fireball touching the ocean. I spent my time taking several photos of the sunset-show before me. It had been a very nice day.

Our third day began with yet another wonderful scene outside our windows. There was more sun than on previous days. It was nice to get out to take another walk around the campground. Then we just relaxed most of the morning and early afternoon. It felt good to just enjoy the ambiance of a shoreline campsite.

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