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One of the coast’s top scenic paddles, the Salmon River Estuary can be done solo or with informative tours, such as Safari Town Surf Shop.

Kayak Oregon’s Coast for Wildlife and Calm

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Take a kayak tour on the Oregon Coast for a peaceful escape into nature’s calm written by Cathy Carroll The lapping water is punctuated by the pterodactyl-like call of a blue heron. A bald eagle lands on driftwood near-by. A gray harbor seal, nearly 300 pounds, pokes its rounded head above the surface, its curious eyes and whiskered snout studying you. It’s just another day of kayaking on the coast. If life feels heavy, a kayak can fix that. Becoming buoyant, the weight of the world is literally lifted. A shift occurs—as if you’ve transformed into another species. No longer a two-legged creature on land, other animals such as river otters and elk observe you close up. “You’re just part of the ecosystem,” said Tony Gile, owner of Safari Town Surf Shop in Lincoln City, which leads kayaking tours in the area. “You don’t have a motor, so you’re not…

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King salmon on a raft of risotto is as refreshing as a spring river rapid.

Perfect Grilled King Salmon Recipe

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written by Thor Erickson | photography by Tambi Lane As I maneuvered my boat to the downstream ferry through Boxcar Rapid, my walkie-talkie started making noise. “Thor! Are you there? Give me your location!” the voice echoed off the sheer canyon walls on the side of the Deschutes River. I couldn’t reach my two-way radio as it was strapped to my pack on the floor of the boat, and I was a bit busy. Going stern first down the rapids wasn’t my first choice. But there I was with a boat full of coolers and cooking gear. I had no choice. As the boat slammed over the rapids, going backward over the whitewater, I looked from side to side to make sure that all was clear, and none of the gear broke loose. As the river calmed, my radio went on again. “Thor, please respond!” exclaimed the voice of Patty….

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Newport’s floating sea lion platforms, pictured here before recent replacements, are a draw for visitors to Oregon’s central coast.

Newport’s Sea Lions Return to the Bayfront

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Nonprofit helps to buoy Newport’s local sea lions—and bayfront commerce written by James Sinks | photography by Visit Newport You can hear them before you see them. Nobody is quite sure what they’re talking about, but pretty much everybody is able to find the source of the ruckus along the historic waterfront in Newport: a lazy scrum of sea lions basking and jockeying for space on dedicated floating platforms just off Port Dock One in Yaquina Bay. The barking fellas are one of the region’s more popular tourist attractions, sometimes drawing hundreds of people hourly to laugh and watch the action and wonder just how big a California sea lion can get (really big, like more than 1,000 pounds). The popular and free-to-visit pinniped posse also translates into customers for nearby businesses and eateries. So when a massive winter storm careened into Newport in late 2022 and tore all of…

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