We drove north to Gold Beach on September 18th, it was a place we had not stopped at before. The river heading into the ocean is a bit rough here:

A place for stray cats:


We did see some cats, they were definitely feral.
Here is the view upriver:

Rough water:


A sea lion, we couldn't tell if it was a California or Stellar sea lion:

Nice area:

A harbor seal made an appearance before we left:

Views along the coast on our way back to Brookings:




Whaleshead in the distance:

In telephoto:



Just beautiful.