We haven’t been to the beach in ages, so the ‘heat-wave-that-wasn’t’ in Portland was just the excuse to go. Our original destination was a hike south of Astoria, but faulty directions forced us to end up at Gearhart Beach. A better choice in my opinion!
It was a foggy, sunny day when we arrived with Mr. N and his Mom. Much to our delight, it wasn’t very crowded. There is a section where you can drive onto this beach, but we avoided it and chose the emptier stretch. 
There were a few tourists here and there, but not the crowds probably found further down the coast.
Hi! I live in Portland. How about you?
Mr. N and I played ‘stick’ for a bit. I found a really long one and Mr. N circled around, hoping to steal it. I like to shred sticks, so I broke off a piece for him. He was happy!
Moving on, I found a flock of shore birds to chase. They didn’t lead me on like the ones at Cannon Beach a few months ago. Probably a good thing–that’s pretty tiring work!
One of my favorite things to do at the beach is play in the surf. I sometimes forget this isn’t the river and drink a little of that salt water. I’ve learned over the years this isn’t a good thing to do–for some reason my breakfast kibble ends up on the sand. 😦
I just drank a little, Mom…
I even got Mr. N to play out there!
The (mis)Adventures of Sage 
Just got back from a trip ourselves, nothing beats a good romp at the beach with old friends and new.
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Sounds like fun! Katie and I can drink salt water because we drank it all the time as puppies from the North Sea. We always knew the dogs that were new to the beach as they had a case of the runs and I don’t mean the chase me kind. Now we rarely have an opportunity to drink it. Nothing better, though, than a wide open beach to play on!
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Looks like you had a grrrrrreat time. 🙂
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Wish I could join you at the beach Sage! woooooowoooooooooo!
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Hope Sage didn’t suffer any other ill effects! Just wait till you see our Sunday photo.
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Uh, oh. You didn’t catch me trying to roll on that dessicated bird, did you? Honest–I didn’t….
Just all around it. 😀
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We love all the beach photos! Makes us want to go there NOW!
Diane and Rocco
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You sure did miss the beach runs!
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What a gorgeous beach – and so deserted – perfect for a dog romp! Thanks for joining the Hop!
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No don’t drink that salt water– its bad to drink!!! So glad you and your Buddy had a good time and thanks Mom for the pictures!!!
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wow it looks like your beach is endless! have endless fun there… and you are sure that to get wet is a priority?
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Grrrrrrreat to meet you too, beach bums have to stick together.
Luv’s Freya Rose Blossom the Cat Flap Cavalier and Frankie de tabby X
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Sweet Sage how lucky you are to be able to find water to romp and play in and around since you love water so much. That was nice of you to share your stick. Hugs and nose kisses
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I absolutely adore an empty beach. Of course the addition of dogs and paw prints makes it even better. Happy to hear that you and Mr. N had so much fun.
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Look at you go Sage girl. So nice of you to share your stick with Mr N
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That looks like so much fun!! I didn’t know that salt water didn’t agree with dogs….we’ve never taken ours to the ocean. Wish we could, I think they’d love it!
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Looks like you had a brilliant time!
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