Our Oregon Trip

THE OREGON COAST IS A WONDER TO BEHOLD!!! MAYBE THIS BLOG WILL MOTIVATE YOU TO PUT IT ON YOUR BUCKET LIST TO SPEND SOME TIME THERE.


This was how we were greeted into the coast of OR the very first day. It was late afternoon and stormy. So you can see how low light photos can still be beautiful. (Don't get me started on photography) We were fascinated and stayed for hours. Dad took 4,800 pix on our trip.
This crab was on the same beach as the above pic. Dad picked him up and put him
onto this coral rock, so it is a posed photo.


This is just one of dozens of beaches you will encounter if you make the trip from
point A to point B. Point A is Astoria, which is the northernmost town just below
the Washington border. Point B is Brookings, which is at the southern border of
Oregon, just above Crescent City, California.



This is what we visualize it would be like if you could go to the beach on the moon.


This picture is for Vay. For those of you who aren't aware, she is an absolute nut
for antiques, eclectic items or situations, olde tyme articles and just everything
which incorporates artistic flair or design. You should ask her to see some of her work.


The first place we camped was along this beach at Nehalem Bay State Park.
The campground is hidden among all the pines and just behind a long sand dune.
Here we also discovered the quaint little metropolis of Manzanita, Oregon.
It had curious little shops, a cool golf course and the beach was just a few yards from town.
The beach is 7 miles long so you can wear yourself out.

Now, this is mysterious!!! A small pic doesn't do it justice, but when you see
this kind of scene first hand, you are mesmerized!
This boat is a historical monument. It's called the Mary D. Hume, and in its day
It has taken passengers to the South Pole, helped in transporting troops in WWII,
and had survived horrendous storms in all the oceans. Ironically, when it had
returned to its home port of Gold Beach, OR, a freak storm came up and did it in!

At Nehalem camp, every evening these deer would nonchalantly browse thru
the place, obviously oblivious to us campers, just happy to be having a meal.


There are nearly a dozen lighthouses on the Oregon coast, and we have pics
of most of them. This one is called Heceta Head and is the most picturesque.
We had climbed up to this one on a previous trip, but not this time.

Hope this blog whets all of your appetites and that you will await with bated breath
for the next installment of our adventurous summer of 2009. Until then........