Cascadia Daily Photo

It always amazes me how the constant wind that happens along the beach can sculpt the trees into such unique shapes. Here, these trees along the edge of Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain on the Oregon Coast have obviously seen years of constant pounding in the wind. In the background is the picturesque beach at Manzanita, where the beach seems to go on forever. No picture can really do justice to this beautiful scenery. According to legends of the Coastal Indians, Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain is seen as a sleeping warrior, waiting to be awakened. In the tribal language, “Ne” means “place of” and “Ekahni” means “supreme deity.” Neah-Kah-Nie = “the place of the superme deity.” If so, the diety could not have chosen a better place. Photo: Taken at Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain near Manzanita on the Oregon Coast on 19 November 2010.