About the Author

Andrea Scharf

Andrea Scharf is a freelance writer based in Yachats. She is the Marketing Director for GoYachats and co-chair of the Rural Tourism Studio for South Lincoln County. She spends a lot of time wandering around the trails and roads of the Siuslaw National Forest with friends and dogs, and lives in a secluded spot along the Yachats River.

The Oregon Coast Gravel Epic

September 12, 2013
A few wisps of fog cling to the branches of Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, and red cedar. It’s early morning and the air is still. A doe and her two fawns slowly edge out onto the road, then leap up the bank and disappear through the ferns and salal. There’s a crunch, a chuff, a… More
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Ya’Xaik: The Newest Yachats Trail

September 4, 2013
No one is absolutely sure how the Alsea People pronounced the name of their village on what is now the Central Oregon Coast, but everyone who has seen the newest trail in Yachats (Ya-hots, the modern pronunciation) agrees that the Ya’Xaik Trail is a stunning addition to the web that connects the village, the forest,… More
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Maple Bars, Sea Stars and Harbor Seals

April 18, 2013
I met my friend Melissa Steinman in the small village of Seal Rock, just 10.5 miles south of Newport. Seal Rock is an undiscovered gem where you’ll find artists at work, tasty treats and, on the rocks themselves, some incredible nature watching. The rocks are best seen at low tide, so we had time to… More
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Where the Birds Are

March 22, 2013
It was late afternoon when we arrived at Overleaf Lodge in Yachats, just in time to walk along the 804 trail as the sun sank in spectacular glory behind a bank of retreating clouds. We saw hundreds of gulls, of course, and out on the rocks the bright orange legs and beak of an oystercatcher… More
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