First Trip to the Beach, Part 2

Yet another favorite photo, also from our trip to Hobbit Beach along the Oregon coast.

Today was the first day of my Spring courses. It was hectic. I hope things go better this semester than they did last semester. I think I did a better job of describing my expectations of the students to them though. One person got up and left about 10 minutes into going over the syllabus, shortly after I said that they would need to spend an average of 9 hours per week working on the course and if their schedule would not permit them to commit that much time to this course then they should change to a different section.

First Trip to the Beach

Another favorite photo. This was taken July 19, 2007 along the Oregon Coast. The name of the beach is Hobbit Beach. It is just north of Heceta lighthouse. You park on the side of the highway and walk for about 1/2 mile through the forest down to the beach. Just before you get to the beach the trail goes through a sort of tunnel. The sides are sand and the bushes have grown together creating a tunnel. The entrance is round, like a hobbit house. You have to walk about 10 yards or so through the tunnel and then you come out onto the beach.

I love this photo because Parker was so thrilled to be at the beach. I think it captures the wonder he must have felt seeing the ocean for the first time. I particularly love that I got his reflection too. That was just luck!