La Kris Inn

07/30/2026

Coastal Terrain
Bandon, Oregon
July, 2026

What a spectacular low tide week on the beach. Of course my eyes are drawn to the sculptural carvings in the sand.

05/27/2026

Another Circles in the Sand draw is coming up June 3, 4 and 5.
This image is from years past and always reminds me of the line in the Walrus and the Carpenter "if seven maids with seven mops swept for half a year, do you suppose, the walrus asked, that they could get it clear? "

05/25/2026

Another set of minus tides coming this weekend. Good time for some tide pooling. :-)

05/24/2026

Bandon is an incredibly beautiful, wild paradise!

05/24/2026

Enjoy our beaches and be safe out there everyone! 😃

A long period swell will impact our waters starting Sunday May 24th through Tuesday May 26th. Sneaker waves can surprise beachgoers, running up on the beach significantly farther than other waves. They can also lift or roll large, heavy logs which can lead to serious injury or death.

05/15/2026

Susan calls this stuff "creepy cool," and it is. Life in a tide pool is very different than life on dry land. Come explore it with Shoreline Education for Awareness, Inc. on a tide pool walk. They are scheduled for the 19th (8:30 AM) and 20th (9 AM) at Coquille Point.

05/15/2026

Fun!

05/13/2026

We will be among the volunteers from Shoreline Education for Awareness, Inc. that will be at Face Rock Wayside this coming weekend (May 16 & 17 from 9 to 11). Among the many birds we will be viewing are lots of Common Murre. Normally, we don't see them walking around the base of the rocks like this one. Rather, they are the ones that are massing on the top of the rocks by the thousands. Come join us for a viewing.

05/11/2026

Circles in the Sand is about to have another draw. Next week there will be draws on the mornings of the 18th, 19th and 20th. It's time for a trip to the beach.
It's hard to believe but years ago Denny did the entire draw by himself. The labyrinth was smaller, more intimate.

05/08/2026

This one goes back several years to when we had Tufted Puffin on Elephant Rock. Sadly, they are no longer there. However, we do have Tufted Puffin on Face Rock and you can see them with a spotting scope provided by Shoreline Education for Awareness, Inc. this coming Saturday and Sunday at Face Rock Wayside. See you there. :-)