Ocassionally we find hidden coves along the Washington coast and my mind always drifts toward, “If only we could stay for a spell…”
Usually I envision myself perched on a rock, drawing or painting my surroundings, something I never take time for. At Dead Man’s Cove, I imagined myself taking up poetry writing. Such an ominous name begged for words.
There’d be so much time, no distractions…
Then hunger called, and the kids remembered we had a yurt waiting for us and we would build a fire.
Goodbye, friend.
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October 1, 2010 at 5:56 am
Anna
Great photos, love your use of light and shadows.
October 1, 2010 at 1:01 pm
njdurbin
Anna, thank you! I think we just happened to be there at the right time.
October 1, 2010 at 7:22 am
Amy @ The Q Family
Paradise!! My kids will enjoy building their own fort for hours on end.
October 1, 2010 at 1:02 pm
njdurbin
Amy, mine too! I love it.
October 1, 2010 at 12:36 pm
Melinda
you stayed in a yurt! What did you think? Dogs were allowed?
October 1, 2010 at 1:00 pm
njdurbin
Melinda, Loved it! Pure luxury compared to sleeping on the ground. No dogs, Hoshi stayed home.
October 1, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Cathy T
Wow! What an amazing place!
October 1, 2010 at 9:49 pm
njdurbin
Cathy, It’s only 3 hours away…
October 2, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Wanderluster
This all looks so familiar given it’s in my “backyard.” Great photos!
October 3, 2010 at 9:38 am
njdurbin
Wanderluster, aren’t we lucky to have this in our backyard?
October 2, 2010 at 8:13 pm
Krista
I love this post!!
I too adore exploring the Washington coast. I’ve never been to this cove though. 
October 3, 2010 at 9:39 am
njdurbin
Krista, I’ve enjoyed your photos of the coast too!
October 4, 2010 at 12:21 am
MummyT
Beautiful pics. And wonderful writing. Amazing how these old names stick, though the dead man himself is long forgotten…
October 4, 2010 at 3:08 pm
njdurbin
Thanks Mummy_t. This cove is on the same cape where Lewis & Clark first saw the Pacic Ocean, so plenty of info on that, nothing on the dead man.
October 4, 2010 at 6:19 am
Dominique
This is an area of the country I’ve always wanted to visit
I know what you mean about wanting to linger a while a particularly beautiful places and write, sketch, or just meditate for a while. We so seldom get a chance to do something like that…
October 4, 2010 at 3:09 pm
njdurbin
Dominique, you should visit!