The La De Da Parade in Yachats

We headed down to Yachats for the annual 4th of July La De Da Parade and festivities.  This is one of our favorite annual activities in Oregon.

The guy in the wizard hat is the mayor.  Everyone else is the town council.

The umbrella twirlers are always a popular part of the parade.

Here’s the Yachats PRIDE group!

Grass skirts coming by!

A weiner dog all dressed up.

More people coming through!

The green flash group coming through!  They always flash green on the 4th of July.

A huge rubber duck going by to remind everyone to buy their rubber duck race raffel tickets.

A big tyrannosaurus went by in front of the duck.

A bunch of umbrella jellyfish!

 

After the parade we went down to the Yachats River to watch the duck races.  We didn’t win this year but maybe next year!

Gallagher Park and Gerdemann Botanic Preserve


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There is a beautiful little secret in Yachats, Oregon. The Gallagher Park and Gerdemann Botanic Preserve is a beautiful area of coastal forest full of rhododendrons and interesting botanical specimens.

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Walking on the path through the woods.

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Huge rhododendrons.

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Big leaves.

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A columbine in the forest.

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A little face in the forest.


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On the Ya’Xaik Trail in the Siuslaw National Forst.

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