Saturday March 8th, Jared had to work another 12 hour shift at the urgent care clinic, so Dad, Mom and I (and the kids) piled in the van and headed for the coast. Amazingly it didn't rain. Not one drop. There were clouds, but there were lots of sun breaks. What a treat.
I realized this was Karcyn's first introduction to the coast and the beach and she LOVED it! She would have run right into the water if we weren't constantly redirecting her. We all came close to the water however! We almost got nabbed by the quick, sneaky surf a couple of times. It was fun out-running it at the last minute. And of course, you can't beat finding treasures (like fossils, halves of sand dollars, and tennis balls to name a few) left on the beach.
Our last stop was between Cannon Beach and Seaside, in Ecola State Park. That's where you can get one of the better views of the Tillamook Rock lighthouse (aka 'Terrible Tilly'). It's pretty amazing, as is its history--She certainly lived up to her nickname. http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=135
I had to speak in Sacrament meeting the next day. In the announcements we were told of a tragedy in our stake. A young man, 16 years old, who was in the ward that met in our building, had drowned at the coast just the day before. He had died in an attempt to save a boy struggling in the ocean that he didn't know. My heart broke for his family, but what an incredible young man to put another life before his own. Even though I didn't know the teenager or his family personally, I can't look at these pictures of us enjoying the coast without remembering someone's little boy died that same afternoon we were there.
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I remember reading about that boy that drowned. I felt so bad for them, but what a brave thing to do, crazy that he was a member.
The beach always looks so beautiful.
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