Early morning relaxation time after several arduous days hiking, camping and kayaking the numerous lakes that exist around Florence and Yachats. One trail crossing passed over US Highway 101. Highway 101 has been designated the the Pacific Coast Bicycle Trail. 

At the crossing we met eight bicyclists: two Canadians, three Swedes, two New Zealanders and one American. They all started in Vancouver, British Columbia, and we're headed to Crescent City, California. There a bus and large van will pick them and their bikes up and return to British Columbia. What a journey: bicycling the West coast twenty to thirty miles each day, and camping on the beach or nearby state parks. Makes my twenty plus mile hike / kayak pale in comparison. 

Photos below:  view from my bedroom window of tree covered dunes behind my THOW which harbor fox, raccoon and hundreds of birds; my herb garden of basil, sage, parsley, thyme, chives, pearl onions, arugula and spinach; and, the entry to my THOW with lots of attractive flowers that are inundated by bees and hummingbirds.