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Haystack Rock
Road Trip: West Coast Tour, Spring Vacation 2012.
For our Spring vacation this year, Scott and I decided to stay in our own backyard, if you will. We decided to drive to a few destinations: Cannon Beach, Eureka, and Portland.
Haystack Rock, as some of you probably already know, is a 235-foot sea stack in Cannon Beach, Oregon. It is sometimes claimed locally to be the third-tallest such "intertidal" (meaning it can be reached by land) structure in the world, but there are no scientific references to support this. A popular tourist destination, the monolithic rock is adjacent to the beach and accessible by foot at low tide. The Haystack Rock tide pools are home to many intertidal animals, including starfish, sea anemone, crabs, chitons, limpets, and sea slugs. The rock is also a nesting site for many sea birds, including terns and puffins. We had a fantastic view directly from our beachfront suite!
Haystack Rock
Road Trip: West Coast Tour, Spring Vacation 2012.
For our Spring vacation this year, Scott and I decided to stay in our own backyard, if you will. We decided to drive to a few destinations: Cannon Beach, Eureka, and Portland.
Haystack Rock, as some of you probably already know, is a 235-foot sea stack in Cannon Beach, Oregon. It is sometimes claimed locally to be the third-tallest such "intertidal" (meaning it can be reached by land) structure in the world, but there are no scientific references to support this. A popular tourist destination, the monolithic rock is adjacent to the beach and accessible by foot at low tide. The Haystack Rock tide pools are home to many intertidal animals, including starfish, sea anemone, crabs, chitons, limpets, and sea slugs. The rock is also a nesting site for many sea birds, including terns and puffins. We had a fantastic view directly from our beachfront suite!