Monday, June 20, 2016

Clam Tides

Early morning clam diggers

It was a cool clear morning when I arrived at the beach for an early morning hike through the dunes.  I was surprised to find more than a dozen cars in the parking lot.  Even in the middle of the summer, the lot would be deserted at 6 AM.  As I crested the dunes, I realized that today's the low tide offered near perfect conditions for clam digging.  I was astonished to see just how far the water had receded.  I have never seen this area of the beach high and dry!


5 comments:

Paul said...

And this is why they say: Happy as a clam at high tide. :) These, were probably not happy clams!

Earl said...

Steve, I never thought of the coast of Oregon for clam digging. Learned something new. It looks like your timing was just right to catch a rare scene...nice!

monstev said...

Well, did you start digging? :-)

Steve Skinner said...

Sorry Monte but clams are not my thing!

Deanna said...

Was going to ask if you joined in the digging, but you already answered that question. You live in such an interesting area of the nation.