HugPoint

	Just South of Cannon Beach is an area called Hug Point. After completing our hike on Neahkahnie Mountain, we came here next for a peaceful tour of the Oregon Coast. The shot here is from near the water line looking back towards the parking area, tucked back in the trees. The yellow dot in the middle is my Mom. Not pictured here is Ally who is too busy swimming in the freezing water and chasing sea gulls.
Looking down the coast line, you get a good feel for the Oregon coast. Mountains spill into the ocean, and the fog sits low when you get close to winter.
	Over the years some of the mountain areas have been worn away leaving only amazing cliffs. However, I am not so sure that this was not man-made, for reasons I will explain later.
Though basically dry, and filled with rocks, during the wetter months this is or was actually a fairly decent waterfall which dropped 10-15 feet and ran into the ocean. Unfortunately, the only look we got was of a dry waterfall, with the base filled in with small rocks.
	The rock area jutting out into the water is Hug Point. Back in the early 1900's, the Oregon beaches were used as roads since the sand near the water is hard packed. Turns out Hug Point was an obstacle to this roadway. The solution for them?? Simple...
You knock away part of the mountain and make a road on the ledge. If you look at where the rock ramps up, you can still see the tire ruts worn into the rocks. This explains the name "Hug Point". To get around to the other side, you had to hug the mountain with your car as your followed the road. If you strayed too far left, you had about a 6 foot drop into the ocean where the water is about 6-7 feet deep with crashing waves.
	Standing on a ledge on the road area, you get a good feel for how treacherous this road was. This was no easy task for people to drive cars on. I can only imagine how many cars went into the water. Turns out that in the water trapped on top of the road lived dozens of sea anemones.
Walking along the beach area, the cliffs were nothing short of amazing. However, these were not to be outdone by the caves that hid along the bases of them.
	One such cave is shown here. Inside it twists around, and out of seemingly nowhere, a ray of light shines into the cave. The daring could probably climb up to the tops of the cliffs, but we were happy just to admire the view from inside the cave.
One final picture from the ledge by the road on Hug Point. The Pacific Ocean in the background, and the memories of a great day in our hearts and minds.