August 24: Kites & Cape Disappointment

Colorful Kites on Long Beach
Kites at the Annual Long Beach Kite Festival

Mile 4603, Ocean Park, Washington (local miles only).  A cloudless, sunny day with a stiff breeze, ideal for the annual kite flying festival at Long Beach, albeit a bit cool (60 degrees during “the heat of the day”, but fine for me).  The kites were wonderful. Very colorful and imaginative.

Then we went to Cape Disappointment, at the entrance to the Columbia River, where Lewis and Clark saw the Pacific Ocean.  Gorgeous scenery, many pictures.

We are getting desperate: Too much gorgeous weather keeps us from catching up on our blog posts and email. Plus we need to do laundry, but when? The last significant rain we saw was one hour out of Boston.

Rental House in Ocean Park
Ocean Park Rental
Interior of the house at Ocean Park
Inside the Ocean Park Rental House
Kites at the Long Beach Kite Festival
More Kites at the Annual Long Beach Kite Festival
Lighthouse on Cape Disappointment
Lighthouse on Cape Disappointment
Cape Disappointment Light
Cape Disappointment Light
Freighter at the mouth of the Columbia River
Mouth of the Columbia River
North Head Light
North Head Light, Cape Disappointment

[Photographs © 2012 P.J. Gardner. All Rights Reserved.]