| Date: October 21, 2007 |
| Location Siltcoos Recreation Area Hike |
| Where: Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area |
The Waxmyrtle Trail is a favorite of mine, and a perfect one for this time of year as the beach portion of it is closed during the summer to protect the nesting Snowy Plover. Joining Jeanette and I on this hike were Jane Wood and Trudy Wilkinson.
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| Waxmyrtle Trail Lots of ripe berries caught our attention. The Evergreen Huckleberries could use a little more time, but the Salal berries were perfect, in fact the best I have ever tasted.
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| sampling berries We enjoyed hiking through the forest, out through the estuary to the beach. With binoculars we were able to observe seals in the surf.
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| watching the seals Hiking back to the car we added a loop on the Lagoon Loop Trail to our day. Bird life is always good there and I got a good photo of a Great Blue Heron. |
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| Siltcoos Estuary |
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| Jim & Jeanette & Buster |
