RUBY BEACH!
One day we drove as far north as possible; in fact, to the end of the coastal road. After that, the road turns inland to the rain forests. The northern-most "beach" was our favorite, and we were so thrilled to see blue sky and a little bit of coastal fog still softening the "sea stacks".
View from the trail as we worked our way to the tidal sands:
Some of the sea stacks:
If I had to describe Ruby Beach that morning in one word, I would have
to say "Blue". Blue, blue, blue!
This is Abbey Island:
The tide was out when we arrived, but coming in pretty fast.
This reflection of Abbey Island is actually on part wet sand and part 1/2 inch of water:
The sun, to reach the actual beach, has to come over a very high embankment.
Here are the first rays before they reached the water:
And as they back-lighted the lower forest:
I had fun making photos from different perspectives, trying to capture the effect of fog and morning sun
and shadows. Still, the color blue showed in so many ways:
Queen Victoria on a beach stroll?
Hee, hee, no. Silhouetted sea stack:
If I stood at certain place (see a couple of photos back) I could see the sun 'n shadows created an amazing pattern in blue, as if the sand was illuminated from below. I could see it with my eyes, but was not sure I could capture it with my new camera. It came through:
Reflections in wet sand of sea stacks
Reflection of part of Abbey Island in a tide pool smaller than a bath tub:
The retreating waves of the previous low tide left intricate patterns in the sand,
looking very much like etchings of a forest:
This is by no means the last of the Ruby Beach photos.
But legend says that if you want to return to a certain place,
then build a cairn from rocks at hand.
Pat and I didn't want to leave anything to chance, so we built
a couple of them. Pat stacked these as I pointed to the rock candidates, not being able to bend over
because of a glitch in my leg. We made sure to include a wishing rock for extra power:
2 comments:
This entire post is utterly magical! I wish I could have the pictures side-by-side with this comment bar so that I could give my responses to each one, rather than go by memory.
The reflection of the Island on the sand/water is incredible. I would not have thought that sand could do that! But, then the sand with light shining from it is also something I would not have imagined.
Your ingenuous Queen Victoria out for a stroll really does look like that! You do always manage to see and identify what is invisible to others. What a gift.
The etchings of the forest are so perfect that I would have thought them artist-drawn after hours of painstaking work. I think God really is the Master Artist, and that all of His creations do, indeed "bear witness of Him." How else to explain such intricate sea carvings on an ocean shore?
I hope your wishing rock does bring the power to help you and Pat return to this magical Ruby Beach.
This entire post is utterly magical! I wish I could have the pictures side-by-side with this comment bar so that I could give my responses to each one, rather than go by memory.
The reflection of the Island on the sand/water is incredible. I would not have thought that sand could do that! But, then the sand with light shining from it is also something I would not have imagined.
Your ingenuous Queen Victoria out for a stroll really does look like that! You do always manage to see and identify what is invisible to others. What a gift.
The etchings of the forest are so perfect that I would have thought them artist-drawn after hours of painstaking work. I think God really is the Master Artist, and that all of His creations do, indeed "bear witness of Him." How else to explain such intricate sea carvings on an ocean shore?
I hope your wishing rock does bring the power to help you and Pat return to this magical Ruby Beach.
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