One of the wettest hikes so far, but also very fun. Warrenton is near the coast at the mouth of the Columbia River. It is a fishing town. One of the Captains from the early years of Deadliest Catch lives in Warrenton.
We had read about the paved waterfront trail in the Oregonian and decided since it was going to be such a wet weekend, why not head to the coast and embrace the Pacific NW weather. And....embrace it we did in between bracing ourselves from the wind. We decided to do some geocaching on the hike and were quite surprised by the number of geocaches along the trail. So not only were we wet, but were were wet and muddy from hunting around in the brush for the stashes. See pictures below. They were taken at a little waterfront park. You can see the Astoria Bridge behind us in the photos. There was a geocache hidden in the park and we were having a hard time locating it. After about 15 minutes, a local man came by and saved us. His house was on the other side of the trail and I guess he has seen many people struggling to find the cache. He was really cute giving us hints "If it were a snake it would bite you". Then he would look in the general direction. We finally found it hidden inside of a sprinkler housing hole which had a cap that was buried under driftwood and leaves. Whew!
This really was a great hike. Wet, rainy, windy, and purely Pacific NW in the Fall. Love it! It is wonderful to be out hiking. This quest to complete 50 hikes before my 50th birthday has kept me outside more than I usually would be and has been opening me up to wonderful new places. Who would have ever thought you could have so much fun in Warrenton, OR.
Below is one last picture I want to share, it really symbolizes the beauty you can find when you really look for it even on the most grey day.
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