On the Oregon's Coast There is a Bottomless Hole That Drains Into the Sea- Thor’s Well Yachats OR скачать в хорошем качестве

On the Oregon's Coast There is a Bottomless Hole That Drains Into the Sea- Thor’s Well Yachats OR

SITTING ON THE EDGE OF the Oregon coast near Cape Perpetua, a gaping, seemingly bottomless sinkhole swallows the unbroken stream of seawater around it. Thor’s Well, as the natural wonder is known, is not actually bottomless; it is, however, very dangerous. Also known as the drainpipe of the Pacific, the well is actually a hole in the rock that only appears to drain water from the ocean. According to some researchers, the well probably started out as a sea cave dug out by the waves before the roof eventually collapsed and created openings at the bottom and top through which the ocean sprays. The huge hole is likely only around 20 feet (six meters) deep, but it still manages to produce amazing sights. (Not for the faint of heart, however!) The site is most spectacular at high tide, or during storms when water washes violently over the rocks and funnels into the hole. During these sudden torrents, unsuspecting visitors to the site run the risk of being swept right into the maelstrom. Regardless of the risks, photographers and nature lovers continue to flock to the stunning fountain to see the aggressive waters that live up to their godly namesake’s stormy personality. The best time to visit Thor’s Well is one hour before the high tide to see it without water and then observe how the formation fills up. Know Before You Go Just South of the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center in Cook's Chasm, Oregon. Park on the West side of Highway 101 to see it below. Oregon 8/23 We flew from RDU at 3:45 AM to Chicago and then to Portland Oregon and picked up a rental car and had a 3 3-hour drive from Portland to Yachats out on the coast. The town is small, and very walkable walked to the local brewery and ate dinner where some of the food items were sold out, then walked to get some local ice cream and walked along the beach all the way back to our Airbnb. 8/27 On our first full day there we walked 19,037 steps. Walked to the farmers market where locals had tie-dye and many other locally made items. The temperature was 55° but very nice. We walked through most of Cape Perpetua smelt sand state park until it was lunchtime, we went to a dispensary and I had a local fish sandwich. The sea caves are about half an hour south of Yachats to Florence. It is $18 and has a very cool cave where you can see the Heceta head lighthouse as well as hundreds of seals hanging out on rocks inside the cave after that we went to Thors well where it was low tide, so we didn’t get to see the big explosion of water, but it was still very cool to witness. The temperature had risen to 62° so we took a Hike down the Hobbit trail to Hobbit Beach, a massively breathtaking place. When we got back after a full cloudy day the only day I got to see a sunset peeked through the clouds right as it hit the horizon. 8/28 Drove to Yaquina Head lighthouse and Cobble Beach and did some Whale watching, actually saw one. Then into Newport for lunch at Rogue Brewing. The seal dock is unreal. 100s of seals stacked on top of each other trying to dry out, making a cacophony of sounds. Then to Seal Rock where the sun came out and we found all sorts of aquatic life during the high tide like Sea Stars and Urchans. 8/29 Cloudy windy walk on Yachats ‘beach’ looking for more aquatic life. Then relocated north to Pacific City stopping along the way; at a dragon egg shop, Depoe Bay, and Cape Kiwana. Pacific City has giant sand dunes and more sea creatures. The weather was nice and warm, so we spent the whole day on the beach. Anthony climbed the dune mountain. We ate at Pelican Brewing right on the beach 8/30 Drove to Cannon Beach where the final scene in Goonies was shot, it was underwhelming. Just another giant beach and rocks. By day 5 the rocks were just rocks again. Drove all the way to Astoria, the Lewis and Clark Memorial, and the docks across from Washington where we at lunch near the Goondocks. Making our way back we stopped at Cape Meares where we saw the gigantic octopus tree. This was a beautiful forest right on a cliff overlooking the sea. There is a famous short lighthouse and beautiful views that stretch out for miles. 8/31 Rain and relocation, it was appropriate to the day we traveled to Portland it rains. Rode to Tillamook Creamery in Tillamook, Oregon. Took the tour, and enjoyed some ice cream, this place was bumping for a creamery. Maybe it was the free cheese samples. Then it was off to Portland, the land of the hipsters. Stayed on a 2 street block that had everything including an opera singer in the rafters of a classical bar. 9/1 On the final day went up the Columbia River gorge. Wow! Best stuff yet. Latourell Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Rooster Rock, and Nude Beach. Our last stop was the Grotto, an abbey for monks on top of the mountain, carved statues in a beautiful forest, epic stuff. 20,000 steps on the day