Day 8 – Crashing Cobbles

Just north of Newport is the Yaquina Head Lighthouse park. We lucked out to be there on a gorgeous day with wind that created enormous waves. The Lighthouse has the quintessential architecture that makes it both a functional and beautiful beacon sitting out on the headland. A plaque on the light reads, “To those lost at sea with special affection for the fishermen of the Pacific Northwest.”

The gusty wind at times made it difficult to hold the camera still, but I kept at it until my fingers got too cold to adjust the lens. Of course, by that time I had hundreds of pictures to sort through. 

It was fun to seee the huge rollers crashing into the rock outcroppings, many of the waves splashed clear over the top of the rocks.

In addition to the lighthouse, the beach below is very unique. 

The basalt rocks have been washed back and forth up and down the beach for millennia resulting in a black cobble beach that makes and unusual clattering-roaring sound when waves recede.

This is a “Must see” park, if you are in the area.

In the video below, you can hear the clattering of the cobbles.