Cape Lookout 6/16/15
(South of Tillamock)
we scount with Alan and Barbara and then led it for them
This is the trail to the lookout
We also hiked to the beach on the South Trail
Nice views from the trail
There were beautiful trees
some of the flowers we saw
Western Buttercup
Ranunculus occidentalis
False lily of the valley
Also called: snakeberry, two-leaved Solomon's seal
Maianthemum dilatatum
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Monkey flower
Other names Seep monkeyflower and Common yellow monkeyflower
(Mimulus guttatus)
The lower lip may have one large to many small red to reddish brown spots.
The opening to the flower is hairy.
Directions to Trailhead
1) Take Hwy 217 to Hwy 26 and drive west on Hwy 26 towards Tillamook/Astoria.
2) Turn left on OR-6 towards Banks/Tillamook.
3) After about 51 miles on OR-6 you will be in Tillamook,
4) On entering Tillamook you come to two street lights - go straight at both of them
After the first light get in the middle lane so that you can go straight at the
second light
5) After the second street light you will be on 1st Street
6) Drive to the end of 1st street (less than a mile).
7) At the end of 1st Street take a left onto Birch Ave and go two blocks to a
stop sign at the intersection of OR-131 hwy. The Hospital will be on your right.
8) Turn right onto Hwy OR-131.
9) After about 5 miles turn left into Whiskey Creek Rd. (also called Netarts Bay Rd)
10) Drive 7 ¾ miles on Whiskey Creek Rd, to trailhead turnout on your right.
… Note: On the way you will pass the entrance to Cape Lookout State Park
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