So I drove. I knew a beach had to be somewhere nearby and I found myself [lost] on the Lewis and Clark Trail. So glad I didn't have to explore day after day on a horse in the rain like they did. I ended up around Cape Disappointment, aptly named. So today's ocean adventure: disappointment.
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The views from the hilltops were beautiful...and free.
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Unfortunately, the closer I got to a beach the more often I saw "Fee Area" signs. Call me cheap or just stubborn, but I won't pay to see a beach when I have so many at my disposal closer to home. It was really frustrating. No adventure to be found. Maybe I should have sped through the payment booth and I not paid? Maybe I would have been arrested? That would have been an adventure!
Cape Disappointment was a disappointment.
The trip home was rainy. Typical weather for the month of Junuary. Good weather for a Sunday afternoon nap.
I soo hear you on not paying to see the wonders of nature. I'm getting like that too.
ReplyDeleteI always try to justify paying by reminding myself that's how they keep parks and such in good condition, but it still feels like it's a tourist trap. I'm just cheap. Next month I'll go to a beach closer to home. It's the driving long distance that is most frustrating so I'll stop thinking I have to go to a different beach every month and just go to one close by...with no fees!
DeleteJunuary?! Hahahahahahaha!
ReplyDeleteRain is better than haze anytime!