Yaquina Bay Lighthouse

Yaquina Head Lighthouse is the tallest on the west coast. While we were up at the top a volunteer told us that the light of every lighthouse has to be at the same height in order to be seen 20 miles out at sea. I commented at how much shorter Yaquina Head was to the ones on the east coast, and he reminded me that this one is on the bluff so only needed to be built up a little where the ones on the east coast are at sea level and have to be taller.

Stairs Going Down

View from the deck at the top.

We hiked up to the top of communications hill behind the lighthouse.

Irises were growing wild on the way up communications hill.

View from communications hill Yaquina Head.

Stairs down to Cobble Beach.

The entire beach is lava cobbles. In the winter they said that the ocean brings in sand that covers the beach and then in the summer washes it all back out leaving the cobbles.

Seals and sea lions sun on the rocks just off the beach.

The waves would come in and create a really cool sound as it went out and passed through the rocks.