One of the reasons I so love living on the Oregon coast is because it is where the mountains meet the sea. The first time I visited here I was shocked to see a tsunami warning sign on one side of the road and an elk warning sign on the other. Elk at the beach? How could that be? But it be. Within five minutes of my home I can hike in uncharted woods, and a simple 5 minutes in the other direction I can be barefoot on the sand. This truly is a remarkable part of the earth.