Tillamook Head, July 9

My family gathered this week for a camping adventure at Fort Stevens State Park on the Oregon Coast, a wonderful spot we've been visiting since I was a child. On Thursday, most of us drove south to Ecola State Park for a hike.

Eryn, Dad, Vicki and I went north from Indian Beach on the Clatsop Loop Trail to a lookout over the Tillamook Head Lighthouse. After some photos and Pringles, we explored an old concrete bunker and a hiker camp. We then continued north to another lookout before turning around and returning to Indian Beach on the west side of the Clatsop Loop.
Fourteen educational markers dot the loop, teaching us new things about the coast, the natives and the forest. The eastern section is a wide old road surrounded by trees. The western section is overgrown in spots but offers some good views of the coastline.
At the surfer beach, we met up with Mom and Kari, who had started at Ecola Point and hiked north to Indian Beach. We walked together back to Ecola Point.

Ma, Pa, Kayla and Jessie geocached around Fort Stevens while we hiked. After, we all met at Mo's in Cannon Beach for chowder and other assorted seafood treats before returning to our campsites.

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