Goodbye, summer!

This summer has truly been the end of an era around here.  For one thing, I have started working part time.  It has been an exciting new adventure, but my summers of leisure are certainly over!  The other big change is that my little one is off to kindergarten this fall.  My mom came out to help with the child-care transition that occurred as the school year began, but we had a few days off to have some fun.  Ecola State Park is the first beach you get to when heading to the coast, so it was pretty busy there, at least as far as Oregon beaches are concerned!

South of the park, the highway climbs up the coast to some spectacular viewpoints!  Over the railing, it's 500 feet (150m) straight down!  Woozy!