As our time on the west coast is nearing an end (at least for the next 6 months), I’m already fearing a future withdraw of the coast and all it has to offer.
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We have now lived on the west coast for nearly a year, and six of those months have been spent within a five minute walk to the beach. The affinity I have developed for this place is difficult to describe, but I know it’s more than just the salt in the air. I have no great literary language, nor am I a writer by any stretch of the word, so trying to put into words the feelings I’ve had living here is nearly impossible.
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With that said, a word picture of my big feelings for this place would fail miserably. So…while these pictures do not do it justice, I’ll try to portray some of the beauty that I have become so fond of and the reason it may feel so hard for me to leave!
(Photo credits: myself and an iPhone)
Mendocino coast
My daily drive to work along Highway 1 from Westport to Fort Bragg!
The view from our campground at Westport Beach
The big trees…nothing like the Northern California coast! The ocean in your front yard and the redwoods in your backyard (photo credit: Tim, my partner in crime)
A California coast sunset…never gets old!
Along the PCH somewhere between Bodega Bay and Point Arena
Westport Beach sunset
A view you will find all over the west coast…photo of a friend we met in Fort Bragg who ran a surf school!
Footprints in the sand (photo credit: my gypsy soul sister, Autumn Gillen)
From the beaches of California to the beautiful mountains of Oregon!
We spent the last year surrounded by great wineries! The view from Cooper Ridge tasting room…delightful wine and lovely atmosphere!
Ruestle Winery in Roseburg, Oregon
Toketee Falls
Tioga Bridge over the Umpqua River
Crater Lake…leaves you speechless!
The Oregon coast
Heceta Head Lighthouse
The trail leading to the lighthouse
The Oregon dunes at Honeyman State Park
Back to the California coast…Santa Barbara pier
Palm trees in Santa Barbara
The rugged coast along Montaña de Oro State Park
Wildlife in their natural habitat…the elephant seals of San Simeon
Morro Bay, California
The native flowers, the harbor, floating sea otters, and as Griffin puts it “our rock”!
Morro Bay, California…one of the many places we have called home during our travels!
I’m sure it’s difficult to empathize through just these pictures, but the feelings I have with just looking through them is amazing, and habit-forming, and leaves you wanting more!
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Although our journey so far has been wonderful, it has done little to satisfy my wanderlust. Quite on the contrary, it has only furthered my desire to go and explore more places, connect with more people, learn more things, and to grow myself along the way!
