
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…
Just Another Nature Enthusiast
JANE’s Images & Thoughts 🌲 Inspired by the Pacific NW & places I wander
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…