Last Saturday we went for a hike at Cape Lookout State Park. The plan was to pack a picnic lunch and eat on the beach if it was sunny but, as we all know, the weather at the Oregon Coast can be unpredictable at times so we had a backup plan. It was decided that if it turned out to be cold, windy,rainy or possibly all of the above, we would find food and shelter at a restaurant in town.
The sky was overcast when we arrived, however, the clouds eventually burned off and we enjoyed a beautiful sunny day.
We finished our hike around lunch time, then hopped in the car and headed down the road to the beach.
As you can see the weather was absolutely perfect, however, we decided to skip the picnic and instead ate outdoors at a beachside restaurant which was a lot of fun. The picnic lunch I had packed ended up staying in the cooler in the car but did not go to waste as we enjoyed it the following day.
My Beach Picnic Menu included:
chicken salad croissant sandwiches, individual serving sizes of quinoa salad and black bean mango salad, grapes, bananas { not pictured }, individual cups of trail mix and Hershey Kisses.
The homemade Spicy Trail Mix was a hit, especially the bacon.
For dessert I made a batch of our favorite oatmeal cookies and loaded them with pecans, coconut, dried cranberries and raisins.
I made them extra big for the hungry hikers.
It was a fabulous day for some family fun!
Have a terrific Tuesday!!
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