Tillamook Bay Pilings

I never get tired of the changing scenery at the coast.

A Peaceful Sunset

Late yesterday afternoon I rode to our place at the coast. I managed to arrive at the ghost hole and catch a similar sunset that I've captured in the past.  In fact, my signature photo is almost the same.

The ghost hole is a popular fishing spot on the east side of Tillamook Bay.  During the fishing season a floating platform with restrooms is held by the two poles.

I hope you're finding peaceful moments these days.

Fishing Memories

Fishing brings to mind good memories.  Memories like when I caught my first trout near Lake Michigan.  I was about 6 or 7 and we were on vacation taking a drive around the lake.  We stopped at a trout farm, the kind were you catch fish and then the nearby restaurant cooks them for you.  I was so excited when I got my first fish onto shore that I let him wiggle back into the water after I got him off the hook.  Okay, so it was the second one that made it to the dinner table.  The first one got away.  He was a "practice fish".

Then there were a few times fishing with my dad and grandfather and times with my son and grandson.  And I spent many hours fishing various lakes with my father-in-law in a little 12 foot Sears fiberglass boat.  I don't know how we got all that equipment in there with us.  It wasn't so much about catching fish because truth be told we didn't catch many.  It was more about being together and building relationships.

These photos were taken this morning on Tillamook Bay.  I was working on the coast and noticed a handful of boats on the water in a light drizzle.  The scene brought back the fishing memories.

I hope you have good fishing memories with family and friends.

Mystery in a Small Coastal Town

At the coast this weekend I took some photos in Garibaldi Harbor in Tillamook Bay.  I thought the lady sitting on the end of the pier made for an interesting composition.  It wasn't until I looked at this one on the computer that I noticed it looks like no one is in the boat.  It could be an opening scene from a mystery movie set in a small North Coast town. 

Tillamook Bay Evening

Saturday night while at the coast my wife Amber and our daughter Sara wanted ice cream so I was sent off on a mission.  It was just after 9:00 and most everything was closed so my work was cut out for me.  I brought the camera and took a couple of snapshots.  I found ice cream too.

(Garibaldi Pier - Tillamook Bay)

Morning Low Tide

(Garibaldi Pier - Tillamook Bay, OR)

Clamming on the Oregon Coast

We went to the coast for the weekend. On the way into town Saturday morning I stopped by the pier to take some photos and found some people clamming.

 

Low tide makes sandbars in the bay.

Here's a guy with his limit of Cockle Shells.  A little flour and egg and they'll have fried clams for lunch!

Tillamook Bay Silhouette

Rock Tree, or is it Tree Rock?

(A sea stack rock Tillamook Bay, OR)

Tillamook Bay Sunset