Yaquina Sea Foam

by Mike Lee

Title

Yaquina Sea Foam

Artist

Mike Lee

Medium

Photograph - Digital Photography

Description

Waves crash into the rugged shoreline rocks near Newport, Oregon, at Yaquina Head on a moody, cloudy autumn afternoon.

Yaquina Head, a striking headland extending into the Pacific Ocean, is home to the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area and Oregon’s tallest lighthouse. Built in 1872, the 93-foot-tall Yaquina Head Lighthouse still operates today, guiding ships along the coast.

This coastal region is rich in marine life, with tide pools teeming with sea stars, anemones, and mussels. Harbor seals often lounge on the rocks, while gray whales can be spotted migrating offshore at certain times of the year. The cliffs also provide nesting grounds for peregrine falcons, bald eagles, and common murres, making it an excellent spot for birdwatching.

Newport itself is known for its fishing industry and is home to the Oregon Coast Aquarium, where Keiko, the famous orca from Free Willy, once lived. The nearby Hatfield Marine Science Center, affiliated with Oregon State University, furthers marine research in the area.

The coastline around Yaquina Head was shaped by lava flows from eastern Oregon over 14 million years ago, forming the dramatic basalt cliffs seen today. This rugged and historic landscape, combined with its thriving marine ecosystem, makes Yaquina Head one of Oregon’s most captivating coastal destinations.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘖𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵. 𝘈 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴. 𝘈𝘯 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘠𝘢𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵.

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February 10th, 2020

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