Making up a little for lost time, the Long Beach Peninsula's third and fourth days of razor clam digging in the 2018-19 season took place in close to ideal weather and tidal conditions.
Beautiful spring day at the beach.
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LONG BEACH and OCEAN PARK — The long Easter weekend, sunny skies and the annual Razor Clam Festival with two days of digging promise to combine for a spectacular weekend on the Long Beach Peninsula.
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LONG BEACH — Damian Mulinix, who died in March at age 42 following a stroke, started working for the Chinook Observer in various capacities in 2002. A self-taught photographer, his images make a unique contribution to the visual heritage of Washington state.
Sunday afternoon, April 7, was a perfect time to watch the motor lifeboats from Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment practice breaking through the high surf below North Head Lighthouse.
Frogville, better known as Holman Slough or lake, between Ilwaco and the ocean, was alive with singing amphibians Saturday morning after the rain blew through.
Anna's and rufous hummingbirds — acting like tiny versions of the pterodactyls that once ruled earth's skies — are fighting over sugar juice at feeders all around Pacific County this spring.
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