Hiking in the Siltcoos area

I started the morning with a birding hike near the campground. Along with birds, I also spotted a beaver and a muskrat. I missed getting a pic of the beaver but I did get this picture of the muskrat!

Further on I saw a mother raccoon with 2 kits. In this picture you can see the mother and one of the kits!

Later I hiked the Siltcoos Lake trail with my friend Rolf! Rolf and his wife Tanja have been coming from Germany almost every year for the last 12 years to spend a month camping at Waxmrytle campground. I met them 4 summers ago while camping.

Rolf doing a bit of bird watching.

We had a great hike. Here, Rolf is inspecting a large cedar snag. He is a Forester in Germany and is fascinated with Oregon trees. They have very few trees this large left in his country! We had great conversations about how our two countries manage their forests. 

Back on the Oregon Coast

I cut short my time at Chiloquin as the couple I was going to bird with, hit a deer just a few miles away from our rendezvous spot! They were not hurt but their motorhome will be in the shop for several weeks so without a place to stay they headed out. I headed back to the coast were temps are more moderate and that is how I ended up back at Waxmyrtle campground! There is good birding, hiking, fishing and easy beach access. This is the view from the estuary over look just outside of camp!

As you can see the sun is out and the temps are perfect! I think I am going to spend a lot of time in the area over the next couple months.