rozoneill: The hike got off to a muddy trail start
rozoneill: Feet: Prepare to get wet!
rozoneill: The world within the puddle
rozoneill: Yes, this really is the trail
rozoneill: Jennifer and Pat negotiate a walk-around a massive puddle
rozoneill: The still air allowed to the puddles to become natural mirrors
rozoneill: Leaves idly pass time on a puddle covering the trail
rozoneill: Layers of foliage
rozoneill: Things are looking up here
rozoneill: Sunlight slanting through the trees were a favored photography subject today
rozoneill: Grace in a forest
rozoneill: Periodically, the trail afforded access to several viewpoints
rozoneill: View north from a viewpoint north of Blacklock Point
rozoneill: The misty air provided a little heft to the many sunbeams
rozoneill: Battleship Bow juts out into the ocean
rozoneill: View to the surf and sand below
rozoneill: The woods were impenetrable and dark
rozoneill: The sun shines a spotlight into the dark forest
rozoneill: Hi ho, it's on the trail we go!
rozoneill: Beach arch as seen from atop the cliffs
rozoneill: View to the islands of Blacklock Point, although the point itself was hidden from view
rozoneill: Just a glorious day on the Oregon coast
rozoneill: A moment of trailside grace
rozoneill: Patty checks out the scenery as the trail dropped down to a creek
rozoneill: Light and shadow at play in the forest
rozoneill: A floating plant community on the creek
rozoneill: A creek dead-ended on the beach
rozoneill: So close, yet so far, to finishing its quest to become one with the sea
rozoneill: Off in search we go, looking for a lunch spot
rozoneill: Stunted rockcress plants bloomed in the beach sand