I *borrowed* this from the US Forestry. The area in red is where we were.

Our starting point on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2007.

As you can see, we were the only folks silly enough to be at the park.

Haunting, isn't it? For some reason I kept thinking of Lord of the Rings,

and expected to see Hobbit's running around.

We could hear the ocean, but never did see it.

Looking back towards the west, we'd traveled around in a circle.

Giraffe legs?

Giraffe neck. hehehe

Up, around and back down.

Climbing up - a 5% grade is what the path sign said.

The moss grows thick where there's seldom sun.

The ferns grow wild everywhere around here.

SAFETY! That's the parking lot. Just a climb up the 12% grade. I never noticed how

steep it was. I just set my sights on the top and safety.

Looking back at the beauty of the forest in the fog.

Our starting point just 4 days later -- and we have lots of company.

Just a few feet from the start, looking south towards Florence.

Looking down at Restless Waters Trail (see map).

We had hiked the trail down below the weekend prior.

Beautiful and clear.

Looking south.

My favorite shot.

Awesome!

Stone Shelter.

Looking 700 feet (give or take a foot) straight down from the shelter.

So this is where we were on Wednesday! HA!

Looking north - the point of land at the top is where you'll find the Yaquina Head

Lighthouse in Newport.

Looking down at Yachats.

Bzzzzzzzz.