hikes: Cape Perpetua
Three days of camping and exploring at Cape Perpetua on the Central Oregon coast: tide pools with purple sea urchins, an old-growth coastal forest hike, pounding surf at Thor’s Well and Devil’s Churn, and even a spouting whale to top it all off (sorry, no whale photos).
Cape Perpetua campground
trail to tide pools, Spouting Horn, Thor’s Well and Devil’s Churn
Cape Perpetua
Thor’s Well
pounding surf
bridge near Spouting Horn
Cape Perpetua
taking in the view from the West Shelter on Cape Perpetua
view through the trees
purple sea urchins and sea anemones
tide pools
misty coastal forest
the coastline at Cape Perpetua
Cape Perpetua
trail to the Visitors Center
Oregon Coast Trail
Gwynn Creek + Cook’s Ridge loop hike
bridge
forest florist setting
old growth forest
hillside of ferns
close-up of old growth tree bark
old growth Douglas Fir
coastal forest
coastal forest
foxglove along the trail
trail junction
bridge over Gwynn Creek
Gwynn Creek
