点评:Since I knew we would be in the Tillamook area, I began researching what else was around the area ahead of our trip and discovered captivating pictures of this Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint location. The sound of an Octopus Tree also especially stood out and caught my interest. When we arrived in the afternoon on a Friday in June 2024, it was in the 60's for temperature. There was plenty of parking in the lot closest to the lighthouse. From there, it's only a 0.2 mile walk to the shortest lighthouse in all of Oregon at only 38 feet in height. The Fresnel lends at Cape Meares is one of only two eight-sided lights in the U.S. with the other in Hawaii.
Whales can be seen from December to January and again from March to April. Other wildlife to keep an eye out for depending on the timing of your visit include peregrine falcons, seabirds, common murres, sea lions, dolphins, porpoise, elk, bear, and deer, amongst others. After admiring the Pacific Ocean and surrounding scenery, we looped back to the parking lot and walked 0.1 miles more from there to the famed Octopus Tree. The tree is a Sitka spruce with no central trunk and estimated to be around 250 years old.
翻译:因为我知道我们会去蒂拉穆克地区,所以我开始在旅行前研究该地区还有什么,并发现了这个米尔斯角州立风景点的迷人照片。章鱼树的声音也特别引人注目,引起了我的兴趣。当我们在 2024 年 6 月的一个星期五下午到达时,气温在 60 华氏度左右。离灯塔最近的停车场有很多停车位。从那里步行 0.2 英里即可到达俄勒冈州最矮的灯塔,高度只有 38 英尺。米尔斯角的菲涅尔灯塔是美国仅有的两座八面灯塔之一,另一座在夏威夷。
12 月至 1 月以及 3 月至 4 月都可以看到鲸鱼。根据您游览的时间,还需留意其他野生动物,包括游隼、海鸟、海鸠、海狮、海豚、鼠海豚、麋鹿、熊和鹿等。欣赏完太平洋和周围的风景后,我们绕回停车场,再从那里步行 0.1 英里,到达著名的章鱼树。这棵树是一棵没有主干的锡特卡云杉,估计有 250 年左右的历史。