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Three Exuberant Dogs, Two Diverse Days, One Long Beach

2/20/2014

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Huxley, Brychwyn and Wilhelm run on dog friendly Long Beach in Washington, Cascadia.
Typist: Bethany
The four and a half month break we Cascadian Nomads recently took from traveling (due to circumstances beyond our control) is the longest road trip free time we have had in many, many years.
Maybe that is what made our recent trip to the area around the mouth of the Columbia River so extra special. It also could have been that we had two amazing days on a small part of the Long Beach peninsula's 28 miles of sandy Pacific Ocean shore.

Day one was Valentine's Day and we were treated to a drive on the beach. Wilhelm, Brychwyn and Huxley have been to Long Beach, Washington before but both other times it was too crowded to run off-leash. This time though, we practically had the entire dog friendly beach to ourselves. So we parked the car and let the dogs enjoy a good, long run. An hour or so before sunset, Jason and I decided it would be a good idea to get the car off the beach and give the dogs a break from all the running. So we drove to the parking area along Bolstad Street West and walked the Long Beach boardwalk. The board walk as well as the adjacent Discovery Trail are leashed dog friendly. At first the dogs seemed to appreciate the change of scent and scenery on the board walk. When Jason and I continued hiking South on the Discovery Trail, the dogs enjoyed sniffing the sea grass for a while but soon tried to take every turn to the beach that they could. It wasn't long before Jason and I let them lead the way over a large sand dune back to the beach. And we were just in time to enjoy a spectacular Pacific sunset.
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28 miles of beach.
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Beach chase (better than regular chase.)
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Day two was President's Day and the Pacific Northwest had just experienced a massive storm that included hurricane force winds, hail, rain and snow. Long Beach was a very different place than we had experienced just 48 hours earlier. The beach was too soft for us to drive on so we parked at Bolstad Street West again and this time headed North on the Discovery Trail. Obviously, the dogs knew where we were but they tried to enjoy the leashed trail hike for a while. It wasn't far to the North end of the trail and there we turned West, over a sand dune to the beach. The calm, clear mirror beach we had seen just two days ago was gone and the sand was littered with debris like driftwood and kelp as well as masses of sea foam. I kept Wilhelm, Brychwyn and Huxley on leashes at first because I feared them finding dead animals or dangerous trash. But surprising little of what was washed up on the shore was unnatural or dangerous. So the dogs were soon running happily free on the beach again, chasing and getting covered in sea foam.
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Huxley on the Discovery Trail North.
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Wind blows Wilhelm and the sea grass.
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Brychwyn and Clark's Tree at the North end of the Discovery Trail.
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Long Beach is a wonderful, dog friendly destination which we highly recommend and will be frequently returning to ourselves. I'd like to one day hike the entire Discovery Trail. This is, however, the first of three visits that I have been comfortable letting the dogs roam off-leash on the beach (leashes are required by law on the boardwalk and Discovery Trail and we always obey the leash law.) Motor vehicles are allowed on this beach and that poses an obvious danger to loose dogs. This beach is also very popular and can be crowded. I don't want my dogs to be known as spoilers of picnics! The biggest concern I always have anytime I consider letting my dogs off leash on any  Pacific northwest beach where it is legally allowed is the possibility of salmon poisoning disease. Fortunately the two days we spent on Long Beach last weekend it was easy to scan for possible dead fish. We nomads sure know how to pick the right weekend and the perfect destination to reinvigorate our Cascadian wanderlust.
Windy and wonderful Long Beach, Washington.
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TravelWithYourDog link
2/19/2014 06:09:39 pm

Looks lovely! We are based in Greece and Cyprus, so probably not going to see it for ourselves - but I always feel envious when I see posts about road trips and mountain hikes with dogs in the US!
They look like they had a wonderful time

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Bethany
2/19/2014 06:21:21 pm

Thank you! There are some very lovely mountains and beaches in your area that we can only drool over in photographs too. We are very lucky to have so much to explore on road trips in the US.

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Molly The Wally link
2/19/2014 07:47:32 pm

We can see from the first set of pix you really did have the beach to yourselves. Wow what a change in 48 hours. Glad you had a good time. Have a tremendous Thursday.
Best wishes Molly

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Bethany
4/26/2014 09:51:33 am

The Pacific brings in come crazy storms... if isn't really very pacifying at all! :)

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Reilly & Denny
2/19/2014 09:26:20 pm

Wow - what we wouldn't give to be able to run on a beach like that - especially if there are seagulls to chase :)

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Bethany
4/26/2014 09:49:25 am

Oh and those seagulls had the boys running in circles! Hilarious!

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Brooke link
2/19/2014 09:56:35 pm

Wow, what amazing pictures! Sounds like a fun adventure!

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Bethany
4/26/2014 09:52:51 am

Thank you! The beach is always fun but surprises like these different days do make it a most wonderful adventure!

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Rebecca link
2/19/2014 10:37:10 pm

This makes me want to take a road trip to the beach!! We always head to NC in the winter and haven't the past two winters ... need to start again. Funny how different just a few days is when dealing with the ocean and beaches. It didn't look like the same place. Wonderful pictures ... always enjoy reading you're adventures.

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Bethany
4/26/2014 09:55:26 am

Thank you, Rebecca. Winter is the best time at the beach (especially with dogs) because it is deserted!

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Your Special Dog link
2/19/2014 11:34:25 pm

Really great photos , I love them

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Roxy the traveling dog link
2/19/2014 11:56:16 pm

That is beautiful! And how lucky to have it all to yourselves!

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Chill Out Spartacus link
2/20/2014 12:16:30 am

We hail from south Florida originally with plenty of amazing beaches. We have yet to see anything that compares to this beautiful spot you found. Also, you West Coasters hog the beach sunsets, we have to wake up super early to get the beach sunrises, thought they are pretty magical too. The dogs look beautiful surrounded by steel blue.

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Bethany
4/26/2014 09:56:34 am

Thank you. I am not an early riser so I picked the right coast to live on! :) I would enjoy a beach sunrise, though.

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JC link
2/20/2014 01:09:59 am

Three wet sandy dogs. I won't tell Jodie caused she'd want to go. lol

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Sage link
2/20/2014 10:37:54 am

I CAN'T wait until we can get back to the beach. We've never ventured that far north, but...what a neat beach!!

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Bethany
4/26/2014 09:50:38 am

We should plan a long beach meet up in the fall! I love it there.

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weliveinaflat link
2/20/2014 03:14:18 pm

You guys are so lucky... such a nice wide flat beach to romp in. Beautiful :)

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Wendra-Lynne link
2/24/2014 02:14:53 am

Beautiful photos , thank you !

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weliveinaflat link
4/25/2014 04:53:35 pm

Great day, with great pictures to remember by!

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