050724 - Copalis Beach
July 24,2005
Copalis Beach
It’s amazing how you can drive along the coastline and be inside a forest. As you take a turn, there’s the Pacific Ocean, and then a turn a minute later puts you back in the trees again.
You know you are in for a slow and strenuous drive when your computer program gives you the same directions for fastest and scenic routes.
While the experience and scenery is breath taking – and sometimes the driving is also – there has been some mistold story about the vacation areas along this coast.
When they say they are a beach resort, they mean you can see the beach from the resort, but getting there is another matter. These beaches are not the kind found in Malibu or Hawaii. They are rough to get to and as far as describing them close up – I can only guess, because it was too much of a challenge for Peter, me or the Batmobile to overcome.
In fact, as we stood at the end of the road that warned “No Beach Access”, we spoke with a couple that told us they were from a park down the road where it would have been a quarter mile trek to the beach and there were swampy areas thick with mosquitoes as a further deterrent.
Besides that disappointment, the weather has been windy, overcast and downright cold at night. On top of all that, the park we selected has not lived up to its press.
However, we are making the best of it; doing daily excursions on the Batmobile, and if it wasn’t for the Green Lantern, things could be much worse.
It is a local bar and grill that has 2 happy hours. One goes from 7-9 AM, yup – in the morning; and the other from 5-7 PM.
We frequent usually for late breakfast and sometimes late lunch. I’m not sure I want to see this happy hour crowd – either one.
There are a few business establishments (so to speak); general store, craftsmen, trading post, restaurant, etc., and there seems to be a common theme – they don’t know if they are open or closed. You’ll see by some of the pictures what I mean. You may have to go to Yahoo Photos to see them.
This one store across the street is impossible to tell when they are open but yesterday there was quite a racket coming from the rear yard. Turns out some guy is carving a life size bear out of a tree trunk. It was looking pretty good but I couldn’t get close enough for a decent photo.
On the plus side, there are very few insects to deal with, except for a few hail and hardy mosquitoes. One of them got me on the ankle just a fraction of an inch above my “ numb” line. Lucky hit – itches like crazy.
Copalis Beach
It’s amazing how you can drive along the coastline and be inside a forest. As you take a turn, there’s the Pacific Ocean, and then a turn a minute later puts you back in the trees again.
You know you are in for a slow and strenuous drive when your computer program gives you the same directions for fastest and scenic routes.
While the experience and scenery is breath taking – and sometimes the driving is also – there has been some mistold story about the vacation areas along this coast.
When they say they are a beach resort, they mean you can see the beach from the resort, but getting there is another matter. These beaches are not the kind found in Malibu or Hawaii. They are rough to get to and as far as describing them close up – I can only guess, because it was too much of a challenge for Peter, me or the Batmobile to overcome.
In fact, as we stood at the end of the road that warned “No Beach Access”, we spoke with a couple that told us they were from a park down the road where it would have been a quarter mile trek to the beach and there were swampy areas thick with mosquitoes as a further deterrent.
Besides that disappointment, the weather has been windy, overcast and downright cold at night. On top of all that, the park we selected has not lived up to its press.
However, we are making the best of it; doing daily excursions on the Batmobile, and if it wasn’t for the Green Lantern, things could be much worse.
It is a local bar and grill that has 2 happy hours. One goes from 7-9 AM, yup – in the morning; and the other from 5-7 PM.
We frequent usually for late breakfast and sometimes late lunch. I’m not sure I want to see this happy hour crowd – either one.
There are a few business establishments (so to speak); general store, craftsmen, trading post, restaurant, etc., and there seems to be a common theme – they don’t know if they are open or closed. You’ll see by some of the pictures what I mean. You may have to go to Yahoo Photos to see them.
This one store across the street is impossible to tell when they are open but yesterday there was quite a racket coming from the rear yard. Turns out some guy is carving a life size bear out of a tree trunk. It was looking pretty good but I couldn’t get close enough for a decent photo.
On the plus side, there are very few insects to deal with, except for a few hail and hardy mosquitoes. One of them got me on the ankle just a fraction of an inch above my “ numb” line. Lucky hit – itches like crazy.
Tomorrow its on to warmer and prettier sites (we hope).
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