Several coastal regulars talk of some really extremely low minus tides which allow you to walk around headlands and such into hidden coves in places like Cascade Head, or pehaps even walk right up to the Sea Lion Caves north of Florence. It's illegal to approach the sea lions or their home here. Coastal nights in the summer can also produce a few wild surprises for you a little more often than other times of the year. It's been described as looking like small, green sparks beneath your feet, or even leaving blue and greenish footprints. These glow naturally, converting body energy to light and are not phosphorescent at all.
Phosphorescence means to the ability to glow after being exposed to light.
For more on this, see Coastal X-Files . Towns like Seaside, Florence, Newport and Lincoln City come alive with partiers of all kinds and make for some really unique, wacky moments of nocturnal exploration. Middle and late summer are especially crazy on the coast. Expect enormous amounts of traffic in the more popular spots and even in some of the less popular stretches. In fact, many who've been braving 101 degree heat at home for two weeks will be extraordinarily glad and anxious to hit the beach even in the most miserable, rainy conditions.