Coastal Fun

This past week my mom came out to visit--and it was spring break. My mom loves lighthouses and so we always go out to the coast to see one when she comes out (as southwest Ohio isn't known for its lighthouses, lol). This time we went out to see one that we attempted a couple years ago but had been closed for renovation then: Yaquina Head Lighthouse.

It was the afternoon but a grey day
Yaquina Head Lighthouse was built during 1872 and 1873; it is the tallest lighthouse on the Oregon coast at 93 feet tall.

The lighthouse was pretty neat but the highlight of this trip were the tide pools.

The tide pools are in the lower left corner.


One of the many beautiful tide pools teeming with life.
What do we see?
Common Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus)
Giant Green Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica), closed.
Giant Green Anemones, open.
Mussel shell beds (that you do *not* step on!)
One of the biologists came over to talk to us for a bit about the different sea life living in the pools, which was also pretty neat. It was a great afternoon and wonderful experience!