The low down on high tide

Living on the coast, and doing anything on or near the water really demands paying attention to the tide tables.  Spring tides, that happen during the new and full moon, bring super high tides and really low tides. Today was the new moon, and the high tide was 10.6 feet.  I knew both of these things, but figured that I could walk along the bay a couple hours before high tide, on the beach.  WRONG.

The only place to walk was between the driftwood and the base of the dune. I hurried along the edge of the bay, and I kept my eye on the waves that were moving the driftwood. As the tide was still coming in, I chose to walk on the roadway for my return trip.

Today was a day when many driftwood logs were lifted away from beaches where they had long resided, and floated off towards new locations.  Photos were taken from the Alsea Bay bridge.