Depoe Bay in Oregon

Headed down to Depoe Bay
today, Sunday.

Going all back roads, new ways, over the coastal range
ending in the Siletz River bay. 
Going alone, Karen stays home with two friends from Grants Pass. 
The smells of the sea are drawing me!
 

Siletz River in Oregon 2012

Moolack Beach Area
South of Beverly Beach State Park, Oregon
July 2021

Lost Creek Beach
South of South Beach State Park, Oregon
July 2021
I can stretch out in the back of my Ford Escape,
and get out of the cold wind.
Sitting, walking, and reading for many hours by the sea shore.  
I sipped a large cafe mocha and chewed a delicious biscotti.  

Enjoyed the views and sounds of the surf.

Tried to walk down
             a steep trail

to the sea shore,
             almost slipping,
so I sat down,
let other hikers pass;
then crawled up on all fours
          back up the rocky hill
                                            until
I could stand on sandy soil
              without wobbblliing,
and retreat to places safe.    

Something easy at 25
is not so easy at 75;
especially if your 75
and stoned on Blue Dream Fives. 

-  Michael P. Garofalo
   Moolack Beach, Oregon, July 2021