Portland - Cape Lookout

Another day trip out of Portland led to Cape Lookout State Forest, on the coast just outside of Tillamook. The trail started out gently winding through lush old growth forest, above, then quickly turned into another adrenaline inducing adventure with narrow passages along precipitous drops like this:

And this:

In just a few places there were minimally reassuring cable guides:

The risk was worth it for glimpses of the peninsula and ocean like this one:

And stunning views like this:

And this:

Along the way, I spotted two whales spouting in the ocean, a small salamander being chased by a large black snake, was dive bombed by a hummingbird, and saw lots of wildflowers including this Indian Paintbrush: