{"id":3686,"date":"2017-08-21T08:10:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T14:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=3686"},"modified":"2023-09-24T23:23:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T05:23:05","slug":"the-devils-punchbowl-beverly-beach-moolack-beach-oregon-coast-8-25-12-8-26-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=3686","title":{"rendered":"The Devil’s Punchbowl, Beverly Beach & Moolack Beach, Oregon Coast (8-25-12 & 8-26-12)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Days 18 & 19 of Lupe’s 2012 Dingo Vacation to the West Coast.<\/em><\/p>\n

It was early when SPHP woke up.\u00a0 Sleeping sitting up in Lanis’ Honda Element hadn’t been much fun.\u00a0 Lupe was ready to get out, too.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP stretched their legs wandering around a little park near a bay of the ocean in Seaside, Oregon.\u00a0 Well, just last night the little park had been near a bay of the ocean, but the ocean had disappeared!<\/p>\n

Lupe and SPHP went down to a river that had been flowing into the ocean the evening before.\u00a0 This time, SPHP made certain Lupe did NOT repeat her Dead Fish Dingo performance.\u00a0 The river, which had been pretty wide the previous evening, was now only a tiny stream flowing over mud flats.\u00a0 The entire bay the river had flowed into was now a mud flat, too.\u00a0\u00a0The mud extended to the horizon.<\/p>\n

The tide had gone out.\u00a0 It had gone out so far, Lupe and SPHP\u00a0couldn’t even see the ocean anymore!\u00a0 It had followed the moon, and fled the scene.\u00a0 Interesting.\u00a0 Not the sort of thing one expects back in South Dakota, but no doubt an ordinary event for those used to living near the ocean.\u00a0 It didn’t take Lupe and SPHP long to get bored staring at mud.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP left what was left of the river, and wandered through the rest of the little park.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0park was partially wooded with stands of trees separated by wide mowed pathways.\u00a0 The previous evening, SPHP had seen a plaque on a rock back in the woods, but it had been too dark to read it.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP went to see what was written there.\u00a0 The plaque said Lupe was at a 20 acre site dedicated to Rueben Snake, the 1st President of the American Indian Movement back in the early 1970’s.<\/p>\n

Lupe and SPHP explored\u00a0the most densely forested part of the park, and were surprised to find a grave.\u00a0\u00a0A headstone\u00a0indicated\u00a0a Kathleen somebody, who had passed away in 2003, was buried there.\u00a0\u00a0 Finding a grave in a park also seemed rather odd, but it was the end of the oddities.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP returned to the Element.\u00a0 Lanis was awake.<\/p>\n

The plan for the day was to drive S along the Oregon coast as far as the Devil’s Punchbowl.\u00a0 Lupe, Lanis and SPHP headed S on Hwy 101.\u00a0 It was a beautiful sunny morning and a lovely drive.\u00a0 Sometimes the Pacific Ocean was in view.\u00a0 Lupe’s home in the Black Hills of South Dakota is a very long way from any ocean, so seeing the Pacific was a rare treat.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Pacific Ocean along the Oregon coast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Just a few miles before reaching the Devil’s Punchbowl, the sunny morning disappeared.\u00a0 A dense fog bank rolled in, and the mood of the day changed completely.\u00a0 Lupe, Lanis and SPHP went to see the Devil’s Punchbowl in the fog.<\/p>\n

\"Fog<\/a>
Fog rolled in just a few miles N of the Devil’s Punchbowl, and changed the mood of the day completely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The Devil’s punchbowl seems to be a collapsed cave hollowed out by the sea. The sea washes in and out of the Punchbowl, with every wave. The Punchbowl is big enough to hold an awful lot of punch, especially since it would all leak out into the Pacific.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite the fog, SPHP wanted to stay in the area.\u00a0 One thing was for certain, neither Lanis nor SPHP wanted to spend another night sitting upright in the Element.\u00a0\u00a0Lupe, Lanis and SPHP left the Devil’s Punchbowl to line up a place to set up Lupe’s tiny house.\u00a0 The first place S of the Devil’s Punchbowl was Beverly Beach State Park.\u00a0 There was a big forested campground there.\u00a0 It looked pretty crowded with people, so it was probably a good idea to secure a campsite there right away.<\/p>\n

There weren’t any vacancies.\u00a0\u00a0Every site in the\u00a0entire campground was occupied or reserved for the night.\u00a0 Fortunately, a Mr. Toma came along while SPHP was still talking to the state park personnel.\u00a0 He and his wife wanted to cancel their reservation and go elsewhere.\u00a0 The park personnel refused to refund his prepaid reservation, but were perfectly fine with Mr. Toma making a separate\u00a0deal with SPHP.<\/p>\n

So, it all worked out great!\u00a0 Mr. Toma and SPHP worked out a deal.\u00a0 Lupe, Lanis and SPHP couldn’t actually take possession of Mr. Toma’s reserved site until the current occupant vacated the site at 1:30 PM, but that\u00a0was OK.\u00a0 With a place to stay secured for the evening, it was time to go back to the Devil’s Punchbowl.\u00a0 Lupe\u00a0was going to check out the beach just to the S!<\/p>\n

A long set of stairs led down to the beach from the parking lot near the Devil’s Punchbowl.\u00a0 It was still foggy out.\u00a0 Lupe still wasn’t too used to the ocean.\u00a0 She explored\u00a0the mysterious foggy beach\u00a0cautiously, at first.<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe explores the mysterious foggy beach just S of the Devil’s Punchbowl on the Oregon coast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>Before long, Lupe was got brave enough to go wading in the ocean.\u00a0 She didn’t go very far, and\u00a0retreated from each incoming wave, but she was getting her paws wet.\u00a0 SPHP waded with her.\u00a0 Even though it was late August, the water was pretty cold.\u00a0 It\u00a0seemed even colder than up at Beach 4 in Washington.\u00a0 No wonder the people out trying to surfboard on pathetically small waves were all wearing wet suits!<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe grew brave enough to wade in the Pacific Ocean, but was careful to stay in shallow water.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe really started having fun when someone brought a Dalmatian dog down to the beach.\u00a0 The Dalmatian wanted to play, and Lupe was soon having a blast with her new friend!<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe had a blast playing on the beach with her new Dalmatian friend.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At 1:30 PM; Lupe, Lanis and SPHP returned to Beverly Beach State Park to take possession of site F15, which was the site Mr. Toma had reserved.\u00a0 Soon Lanis and SPHP had Lupe’s tiny house pitched.<\/p>\n

By now the fog had dissipated, and it was sunny out.\u00a0 Like SPHP, Lanis hadn’t slept well sitting up in the Element last night, either.\u00a0 He\u00a0wanted to take a nap in Lupe’s tiny house.\u00a0 Lupe stayed with Lanis, while SPHP enjoyed the luxury of a hot shower at Beverly Beach State Park’s nice facility.<\/p>\n

After SPHP emerged all crisp and clean from the shower, Lupe and SPHP took a walk around the campground while Lanis snoozed.\u00a0 Lupe soon discovered it was possible to\u00a0go directly\u00a0from the campground under a Hwy 101 bridge on\u00a0down to the ocean.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP had a great stroll along the Pacific, heading N back towards the Devil’s Punchbowl.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP had fun wading in and out of the water, watching the waves and seagulls, and hearing the roar of the ocean.<\/p>\n

By the time Lupe\u00a0was 3\/4 of the way to the Devil’s Punchbowl, it was time to go back and check on Lanis.\u00a0 Lanis hadn’t slept well, even in Lupe’s tiny house.\u00a0 The campground was just too crowded and noisy in the middle of the afternoon.\u00a0 Lupe, Lanis and SPHP got in the Element and cruised S on Hwy 101.\u00a0 At the first little town, Lanis and SPHP stopped to pick up some Chinese take-out.<\/p>\n

After eating at a viewpoint over the Pacific, Lanis drove back to the Devil’s Punchbowl again.\u00a0 SPHP was fine, but Lanis\u00a0started feeling queasy.\u00a0\u00a0 He stayed in the Element while Lupe and SPHP went back down to the beach.\u00a0 SPHP hoped to get some photos of a\u00a0brilliant Pacific sunset, but it would be a while before then.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP played on the beach, wading in the water again, while heading S now toward Beverly Beach.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The beach where Lupe played between Devil’s Punchbowl and Beverly Beach State Park. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe came to some guys who were digging a big\u00a0pit in the sand.\u00a0 They were stacking\u00a0up driftwood for a bonfire.\u00a0 Eventually they tried lighting the bonfire, but it was slow to take.\u00a0 Sometimes there were other dogs to go sniff with.\u00a0\u00a0Lupe ran around having a great time.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The bonfire smokes before really getting going.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe\u00a0discovered a new ocean beach sport!\u00a0 She\u00a0started racing along the beach at top speed beneath seagulls flying overhead.\u00a0 She barked enthusiastically\u00a0at them with her head tilted up to see where they were flying.\u00a0\u00a0However, Lupe\u00a0couldn’t really see where\u00a0SHE was going doing this.<\/p>\n

Sometimes the seagulls flew out over the ocean.\u00a0\u00a0Often this caused an unsuspecting Lupe to dash at\u00a0top speed smack into an ocean wave, from which a completely drenched\u00a0and surprised Carolina Dog\u00a0emerged a moment later.\u00a0 Her spirits weren’t dampened, though.\u00a0 Lupe was really beginning to like the ocean!<\/p>\n

\"Having<\/a>
Having fun on the beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The brilliant red, orange and gold sunset SPHP was hoping for never developed.\u00a0 Instead, it became clear the sun was going to sink into a cloud bank.\u00a0 As the sun went down, everything was all silvery, black and white.\u00a0 It was still a beautiful way to end the day.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP stayed on the beach until the sun was down.<\/p>\n

\"Sunset<\/a>
Sunset near the Devil’s Punchbowl on the Oregon Coast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Sunset<\/a>\"Sunset<\/a>The next morning, Lupe and SPHP were up early.\u00a0 Lanis was finally sleeping soundly, so\u00a0Lupe and SPHP slipped off back down to the beach to enjoy the ocean again.\u00a0 This time Lupe and SPHP made it\u00a0all the way to the end of the beach next to the Devil’s Punchbowl.<\/p>\n

A couple with\u00a0two\u00a0Labrador retrievers\u00a0were throwing tennis balls into the ocean for their dogs to retrieve.\u00a0 Lupe stole a tennis ball to get into the game.\u00a0 The Labs gave chase, but Lupe was much faster.\u00a0 She zoomed around zig-zagging this way and that.\u00a0 The Labs couldn’t catch her.<\/p>\n

Eventually Lupe dropped the ball, and chased the Labs while they ran with it.\u00a0 That game was too easy, though.\u00a0 Lupe had no problem catching them.\u00a0 The Labs wore out, and gave up on catching or escaping from Lupe.\u00a0 They returned to retrieving tennis balls from the ocean, and the game was over.<\/p>\n

SPHP and Lupe made the long trek back to Beverly Beach State Park to check on Lanis.\u00a0 He was up and feeling much better.\u00a0 There wasn’t really a plan yet for the rest of the day, so Lanis and Lupe packed up Lupe’s tiny house just to provide freedom of action.<\/p>\n

After checking out of Beverly Beach State Park.\u00a0 Lanis drove up to the Devil’s Punchbowl once again.\u00a0 Right next to the Devil’s Punchbowl is\u00a0Mo’s West restaurant<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, which was going to open up in just a few minutes at 11:00 AM.\u00a0 Lanis wound up getting Mo’s Clam Chowder Bread Bowl, and SPHP got Mo’s World Famous Clam Chowder.\u00a0 Both Lanis and SPHP really thought it was delicious!<\/p>\n

Lupe had another opinion.\u00a0 As it turns out, Carolina Dogs don’t like seafood.\u00a0 At least they don’t like anything with clams in it.\u00a0 Lupe wouldn’t touch the stuff.\u00a0 Oh, well!\u00a0 Lanis and SPHP were happy with that.\u00a0 It just left more for them.<\/p>\n

While Lanis and SPHP were enjoying the food from Mo’s, the weather outside the Element was deteriorating.\u00a0 It had been kind of a dark and cloudy morning before, but now the wind started blowing and it started to mist.\u00a0 Lanis played with his phone, SPHP watched the tide going out, and Lupe snoozed while waiting for the weather to improve again.<\/p>\n

It didn’t.\u00a0 It was a good thing Lanis and SPHP had packed up Lupe’s tiny house.\u00a0 It wasn’t tenting weather any more.\u00a0 SPHP began to realize the weather wasn’t going to improve.\u00a0 It was time to leave the Pacific Ocean.\u00a0 SPHP realized it might be a very long time before Lupe ever got to see the ocean again.\u00a0 Despite the weather, before leaving, Lupe was going to get one more chance to enjoy the magnificent Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n

Lupe, Lanis and SPHP left the Devil’s Punchbowl for the last time.\u00a0 Lanis drove a few miles S on Hwy 101 to\u00a0Moolack Beach.\u00a0\u00a0There was hardly anyone else on Moolack Beach.\u00a0 The wind was blustery, and the waves were getting bigger.\u00a0 The mist became rain.\u00a0 Lupe, Lanis and SPHP went wading in the ocean and wandering along the shore.\u00a0 The water felt colder than ever.<\/p>\n

Lupe enjoyed her seagull chasing, and crashing into the big waves.\u00a0 As it started to rain harder and the waves grew bigger, the beach started to feel like a remote and lonely place.\u00a0 The power of the ocean grew.\u00a0 Lupe ran far down the beach, until she was just a tiny brown speck next to the crashing waves.\u00a0 SPHP began to get concerned for her.\u00a0 The waves looked huge compared to the tiny Dingo.\u00a0 SPHP yelled for Lupe to come back, even though she was so far away, even with big Dingo ears she couldn’t have heard SPHP\u00a0over the roar of the ocean.<\/p>\n

A minute or two later, the tiny brown and white speck started streaking toward SPHP.\u00a0 She never stays away long, no matter how much fun she’s having.\u00a0 SPHP realized Lupe was having her last run as a young doggie along the mighty ocean.\u00a0 It was fun to watch her.\u00a0 She arrived panting hard, soaking wet from ears to tail, with a gigantic grin on her face.\u00a0 The ocean was soooo much fun!<\/p>\n

SPHP was glad she had enjoyed it, but with the weather deteriorating, the ocean might get pretty dangerous, too.\u00a0 It was raining harder all the time.\u00a0 Time to leave the ocean.<\/p>\n

So, reluctantly,\u00a0Lupe, Lanis and SPHP said goodbye to the glorious Pacific Ocean.\u00a0 As a young American Dingo, Lupe really had made it all the way to the West Coast on her 2012 Dingo Vacation!\u00a0\u00a0She’d had\u00a0marvelous adventures on the Washington and\u00a0Oregon coasts\u00a0she would always remember.\u00a0 Now it was time to start heading home.<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a><\/p>\n

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