Monday, October 24, 2016

Newport, Oregon

October 15, 2016



This was not a road trip I had been looking forward to, but it was probably inevitable.  An uncle of mine had been fighting cancer for a few years and he finally succumbed at the beginning of October.  I was down in Nevada at the time and I didn't think I'd have a chance to make it up for the funeral.  However, things worked out in terms of scheduling and I was able to attend.

California Sea Lion -- Newport, OR
California Sea Lion
I drove up to Salem on Friday night.  I got in around 1:30 or so in the morning.  The next morning we drove out to Newport to meet up for breakfast with most of our extended family.  After eating and mingling, we still had some time before the funeral.  My brother, nephew and I drove down to the wharf to see the sea lions.  A big storm was blowing through.  The waves were crazy and the sea lions were feisty.  The photos I took there were just about all that I shot on this brief trip.

California Sea Lion -- Newport, OR
California Sea Lion -- Newport, OR
California Sea Lion -- Newport, OR
California Sea Lion -- Newport, OR
California Sea Lion -- Newport, OR
The sea lions in these photos are all males, or so my brother tells me.  The ladies all stay down in California while the males come up to Newport to hang out.  I suppose they may be found on other areas along the coast as well.  They're a rowdy bunch, I can see why the ladies don't bother accompanying them.

California Sea Lion -- Newport, OR
California Sea Lion -- Newport, OR
California Sea Lion -- Newport, OR
California Sea Lion -- Newport, OR
California Sea Lion -- Newport, OR
California Sea Lion -- Newport, OR

2 comments:

  1. Sorry for you loss. The sea lion shots are all great. Seems they must always be barking with their mouths open.

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    1. Thank you. They were definitely very noisy, but I'm sure I was more likely to shoot a barking sea lion than a quiet one.

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