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APPEAL TRIBUNE
Bayocean Peninsula County Park is a narrow strip of coastline between Tillamook
Bay and the Pacific Ocean. THOMAS PATTERSON/STATESMAN JOURNAL
Coast
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that’s easy on elevation
gain, this is it.
David’s pick:
Clamming at Garibaldi
In Tillamook Bay at
Garibaldi, there are three
types of clams you can
harvest during the “mi-
nus tides” that allow ac-
cess to the mudflats: the
cockle, butter and gaper.
I’ve found the cockle has
the best combo of easy to
harvest and best flavor
and texture.
The easiest way to ac-
cess the bay is a sandy
bar on the north end by
the town of Garibaldi (it-
self famous for the large G
on the hillside overlook-
ing the town.) Park in a
gravel lot just off Highway
101 and make your way to
the pier, then down a ce-
ment staircase to the bay.
You can harvest a limit
of 20 cockles per day,
which can usually be
found before the tide
starts
coming
back.
Cockles are usually found
by looking for a pair of air
holes in the sand and dig-
ging down a few inches
Obituaries
Donavon P. Jaeger
KEIZER - Donavon P
Jaeger died on January
26, 2021, at his home
in Keizer, OR. He was
86. Don was born to
Sophia and John Jaeger
in Kenmare, North Da-
kota, on February 27th,
1934. He was raised in
Mt. Angel, OR, graduated
high school at Mt. Angel
Preparatory School, and
served two years in the US Army before marrying
Martha Ruth Wagner, also of Mt. Angel. They were
married for 64 years. Don and Ruth raised six
children in Salem, where Don served as Vice-Pres-
ident of US Bank. He managed several different
branches in Salem over his 34 year career, during
which countless people regarded Don as “the best
banker I ever had.” After retiring in 1990, Don and
Ruth moved to Aurora for 7 years, then to Keizer
in 2002, where they spent their final years together.
Above all else in his life, Don valued his beloved
Ruth. They were inseparable in their mutual de-
votion and in their shared love for their six chil-
dren, their 21 grandchildren, and their 25 great
grandchildren. This family bond was profoundly
witnessed on the final day of Don’s life when 36 of
his offspring spontaneously gathered in the yard
outside his bedroom window, singing his favorite
songs and sharing their deep love for him, while
ushering him to his new home in heaven. Don was
predeceased by his siblings Corrine Etzel, LeRoy
Jaeger and Maurita Silbernagel, and is survived
by his sister, Joan Fowlds. His children include
Timothy (Mona) Jaeger, Cynthia (Gene Koon)
Jaeger, Michael (Katie) Jaeger, Thomas (Linda)
Jaeger, Bruce (Nicky) Jaeger, and Linnea (John)
Elyard-Jaeger. Private family services will take
place at St. Mary Catholic Church in Mt. Angel
on Saturday, February 6th, with Rosary at 9:00 am
and Funeral Mass at 9:30 am Donations requested
to St. Vincent de Paul Society. Assisting the family
is Unger Funeral Chapel - Mt. Angel.
just next to them. There’s
no shortage of recipes out
there but a simple clam
chowder or clam linguine
with cockles you pulled
out of the sand makes for
a satisfying dish.
You’ll need a bucket,
rake or shovel, and a
shellfish license before
you head out. They’re just
$10 for Oregon residents
for the calendar year.
Zach: coastal estuary
kayaking
There’s no shortage of
rivers and estuaries that
make for fun and easy
flat-water paddling ad-
ventures in Tillamook
County. One of the most
unique is Sand Lake,
which is typically pad-
dled in winter when tides
are high enough to flood
into the estuary and cre-
ate passageways in the
marsh grass. The lake
features dunes and wild-
life — including only sus-
picious harbor seals. Oth-
er places worth paddling
include the Nehalem and
Nestucca river. The out-
fitter Kayak Tillamook of-
fers a range of trips.
Adam: Steam Donkey
Trail
A Steam Donkey was a
steam-powered
winch
that was a critical compo-
nent of logging opera-
tions in the late 1800s and
early 1900s. The very
easy 0.8 mile combined
interpretive loops of the
Steam Donkey Trail pro-
vide a glimpse into that
history, as well as a won-
derful walk in the woods.
And it’s all right behind
the Sunset Rest Area on
Highway 26. Who knew?
David: Cape Meares
State
Scenic Viewpoint
Oregon’s
shortest
lighthouse is perched 200
feet above the ocean here.
At just 38 feet high, the
lighthouse almost feels
like it could fit in your
pocket. In normal times
— and hopefully after CO-
VID-19 passes — you can
take a tour of the light-
house and even climb up
to the lens room. But even
now it’s worth visiting for
the scenic hike and oddi-
ties like the Octopus tree,
a unique sitka spruce that
-- the story goes -- was
Camping at Cape Lookout State Park. PHOTO BY DIANE STEVENSON
trained by Native Ameri-
cans into having arms
that go out and then trav-
el skyward to look an aw-
ful like, yes, an octopus.
Zach: winter
steelhead fishing
The most enjoyable
fish to catch in Oregon, in
my humble opinion, is the
winter steelhead. Big and
powerful, yet graceful
and with a beautiful sil-
ver body, they really are
the athletes of the rivers.
Tillamook County has a
number of places to catch
them, from the Nestucca
to the Wilson, along with
the Trask and Kilches,
which are mostly catch
and release. My recom-
mendation is to find a
good fishing guide in the
Tillamook area — there
are loads — and make it
happen while contribut-
ing to the local recreation
economy.
Adam: Mount Hebo
STATESMAN JOURNAL
About 15 million years
ago (give or take) a lava
flow from the east formed
Mt. Hebo. Quite some
time after that, native
tribes created a path be-
tween the Willamette
Valley and the coast that
crossed over the high
meadows of the moun-
tain. Later, that same trail
was improved and served
as a horse route for area
settlers. The Forest Ser-
vice found it in 1975,
shored it up a little, and in
1984 opened the 8-mile
long Pioneer-Indian Trail
stretching from Hebo
Lake to South Lake. If you
catch it on a clear day, the
view from atop Mt. Hebo
is one of the best in the
county, if not the entire
north Oregon Coast.
David: Cape Lookout
State Park
Most famous for the
iconic Cape Trail that
travels 2 miles out into
the ocean on Cape Look-
out, last year’s Labor Day
storm knocked down so
many trees that all the
trails are currently closed
at the park. But don’t de-
spair. The state park is
still open and provides
access to the beach. Yurts
and cabins just recently
became open for rental.
So, even though the fam-
ous trails won’t be open
Miller
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Munson Creek Falls in Tillamook County, an oasis in
the Coast Range foothills. THOMAS PATTERSON/
The trip to Roaring
River was cut short be-
cause the highway was
flooded.
But I did get pictures of
a homeowner rescuing
his terrified horse in the
high water.
While I wasn’t there for
the marlin, we caught
about
a
half-dozen
warm-ocean-loving foot-
long sharks while trolling
for salmon about the
same time.
I once asked my dad, a
30-plus-year
physics
teacher, what he liked
most about his chosen
profession.
“Because it’s different
every day,” was his re-
sponse.
The same can be said
for being an outdoors,
Sports, Life, news, crime-
and-courts reporter, box-
for a bit, this state park
still provides a fun es-
cape.
Zach: Proposal Rock
and
the Neskowin Ghost
Forest
This small and incon-
spicuous beach in Nesko-
win, north of Lincoln City,
packs a lot of history and
fascination into a small
spot.
From the Neskowin
Beach State Recreation
Site, walk down onto the
beach and you’ll first
come across Proposal
Rock. As legend goes, it
earned its name when
19th Century sailor Char-
ley Gage asked for local
gal Della Page’s hand in
marriage by taking her
out to the sea stack. To-
day, when the tide is out,
you can climb onto Pro-
posal Rock and hike
around it. But be careful
not to get stuck on the
rock when the tides
comes back in or you’ll be
trapped.
For a less romantic but
more interesting experi-
ence, visit the beach at
the lowest tides to get a
glimpse of the Neskowin
Ghost Forest. The stumps
are all that remains of a
forest that was entombed
score-taker and colum-
nist.
The best story I ever
covered?
The next one.
Optimism elevators
A pleasure in normal
times, a positive delight
given the current situa-
tion, and a guaranteed
balm for the winter dol-
drums has arrived.
Three weeks or so ago,
the catalog from Territo-
rial Seed Company in Cot-
tage Grove showed up in
the mailbox.
Ditto the week after
that, when the annually
much-anticipated cata-
log from Nichols Garden
Nursery in Albany ar-
rived.
Both great reads dur-
ing the frosty, bleak win-
ter months and real spir-
it-lifter with the anticipa-
tion of spring planting.
And that’s on top of re-
cent emails from The
when a massive earth-
quake dropped the coast-
al forest below the sand
and preserved it in the
salt-water. The ghost for-
est became visible in
1997-98 after a series of
storms swept away layers
of sand and now it can be
seen at low tide.
Adam: Munson Creek
Falls
At just over a half a
mile total, the walk to
Munson
Creek
Falls
might not qualify as an
actual hike. But if ever
there was a walk of less
than a mile worth taking,
this is it. The stroll to
Munson Creek Falls is set
among massive old-
growth western red ce-
dars and Sitka spruce
that literally drip with
moss and lichen. The falls
are 319 feet of three-
tiered,
awe-inspiring,
cascade goodness. It is
the tallest in the Coast
Range and perhaps the
tallest in the state west of
the Willamette River.
Honorable mentions:
Oswald West State Park
(we’re planning a future
story on the park and for-
mer governor); Tillamook
Forest Center (very cool
but closed for the pan-
demic).
Thyme Garden, a must-
stop nursery on the high-
way between Philomath
and Waldport.
Want a taste? Territo-
rial:
https://territorial
seed.com online, or P.O.
Box 158, Cottage Grove,
OR 97424. Nichols Gar-
den Nursery: https://
www.nich
olsgardennursery.com or
1190 Old Salem Road NE,
Albany, OR 97321. The
Thyme Garden: https://
www.thy
megarden.com online, or
20546 Alsea Highway, Al-
sea, OR 97324.
OLDIE, MOLDY FISH-
ING JOKE: Non-angler
perusing a display of
lures: “Do fish really go for
those?”
Tackle department
clerk: “We’ve never had a
fish come in and buy one.”
Contact Henry Miller
at
HenryMil-
lerSJ@gmail.com