Gray Whales
The gray whale is the most common large whale seen from shore along the west coast of North America. Gray whales feed in shallow waters near shore during the summer and fall and migrate south fro breeding and calving during the winter, and migrate north in the the spring.

Picturesque sea stacks are found along the rugged Southern Oregon Coast.

Tidepools can be found in many places along the Oregon coast. These unique costal ecoosystems support many different forms of life such as seastars, giant green anemones, purple and red sea urchins, mussels, turnan snails, green, red, and brown algae to name a few.

Ancient intrusions of basalt withstand the forces of erosion longer than sandstone, clay or shale. But with time they too disappear.

Afallen redwood so slow to rot it may lie on the forest floor for as many years as it grew, nurturing a variety of herbs, woody plants and wildlife.

A picture perfect day along the Oregon Coast.