Story, Photos & Vidoe By Don Backman “This is real science,” Denise Harrington, retired Tillamook teacher now National Oceanic and Atmospheric Teacher at Sea Fellow (TASAA fellowship) for the National Marine Sanctuary…
Category: Cape Lookout
THE OCEANSIDER Vol. 1 Issue 3, March 19, 2023: UPDATE ON STRs; Current (Cafe) Events; and More …
OIOpublisher By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Feedback and Update on March 12, 2023 STR Article Feedback: In response to our Short Term Rental article last week, community activists from Neskowin and Neahkahnie wrote to protest…
Polar Plunge: Cape Lookout State Park 1/1/23 – Photos & Video by Don Backman
A New Year Day tradition – plunge into the cold Pacific Ocean to start the year … the weather was a balmy 45 degrees and sunny at Cape Lookout State Park as…
OREGON STATE PARKS CLEAR DEBRIS AND REPAIR DAMAGE AFTER HIGH WINDS THIS WEEK; TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT PARKS IN TILLAMOOK, CLATSOP COUNTIES
SALEM, Ore— Oregon State Parks’ crews worked hard to clear hazard trees and downed trees from park entrances and trails this week after a windstorm delivered gusts of up to 75 miles…
NEW YEARS DAY: Polar Plunges – North & South – Neah-Kah-Nie Beach & Cape Lookout Beach
North County – Neah-Kah-Nie Beach New Year’s Day @ 11 am The “original” Tillamook County New Year’s Day Polar Plunge began in 2005 when a group of folks gathered and plunged ……
An Offering to Our Healing Ocean: A Huehca Omeyocan Celebration
By Cara Mico Huehca Omeyocan is a music and dance group dedicated to promoting cultural practices of the Pre-Hispanic (Aztec) Mesoamerican peoples. As part of a ceremony to honor our oceans and…
AN OFFERING TO OUR HEALING OCEAN: A Huehca Omeyocan Celebration Sunday Aug. 7th at Cape Lookout State Park
Huehca Omeyocan , a group dedicated to promoting cultural practices of the Pre-Hispanic (Aztec) Mesoamerican peoples primarily through dance and music, will perform a traditional Aztec dance in honor of our oceans…
Three Capes Marathon Relay returns to the Tillamook Coast Feb. 26th
After a year’s absence, the Three Capes Marathon Relay is back! This marathon “with a view” will be hosted Feb. 26, 2022 in Tillamook County. The 26.2 mile course is a special race…
Paraglider Rescued from Tree in Cape Lookout State Park Thursday June 24th
On June 24, 2021, at 5:29 pm, Netarts Oceanside Fire-Rescue, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon State Police, Oregon State Parks, Tillamook Ambulance and the US Coast Guard responded to Cape Lookout State…
THREE NORTH COAST TRAILS TO STAY CLOSED UNTIL 2023 DUE TO 2020 STORM DAMAGE
Three sections of the north coast trail system in Tillamook County will remain closed until at least spring 2023 while crews remove dangerous trees left from the September 2020 windstorm. A trail at…