Photo of crashing waves and a rainbow at Shore Acres State Park, Oregon

King Tides Do Not Mean Big Crashing Ocean Waves.

If you want to see big waves, and crashing surf, forget “King Tides”. Look for high waves in the ocean forecast. Bear with me and I will explain what you need to do to see big ocean waves and crashing surf along the Oregon and Washington Coasts. First an explanation of tides, why they occur, …

Sunset in Humboldt County, California near Trinidad

Photographs: Salt Point State Park To Bandon, OR

 Salt Point State Park, California Capturing Beautiful Photographs from Salt Point, California The night before was gorgeous, I captured a lot of good images. The next morning started early, even for March. It was the raccoon’s fault, they got into our cooler, stole some food and tipped it over. We camped at Salt Creek State …