Wreck of the Peter Iredale
One hundred-seven years ago, in foggy seas, the Peter Iredale, a four-masted steel barque sailing vessel ran ashore on the North Oregon Coast at Clatsop Beach. We were at the Coast on a day with…
Parks
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Special Spot Shots | Cottonwood Canyon
I can’t believe that my reaction when we first arrived at Oregon’s newest state park was… “I want to go home.” It was a hot, parched-looking landscape. There were warnings about rattle snakes. No electric…
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Comfort in the Stars
I had almost forgotten how emotionally powerful star-gazing can be… until a few nights ago. A clear night on the Oregon Coast was all it took to unlock the feelings stored in my heart and…
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Lighthouses on the Southern Oregon Coast
If the Pacific could lift her wave-fringed skirt along the coastline edge, we would be shocked at the sight of what lies hidden beneath the weave of water, sand, and stone. Many a captain’s ship…
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Curved Building + Curved Glass = Lighthouse
Curving Fresnel Lenses Concentrate light Beam’s reassuring rotation Cast blinks Out across sea swells From perch upon Curvy coastline shore Lighthouse curved architecture Performs vital mission
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Shore Acres Holiday Lights
The enchantment began as soon as we rounded the drive into Shore Acres State Park. A magical glow of lights floated through the trees… branches brushing the glow upward. We expected to find crowded displays…