Flamingo on a Stick

Yesterday we drove from Eugene to Carl G. Washburne State Park just a little north of Florence, Oregon. This is where we will be staying as we volunteer at the Heceta Head Lighthouse. Tomorrow is our orientation and we have a lot of reading to do tonight to get ready.  Once again we are without cell signal but now we are pros at handling that. Our post will probably sporadic this month but stay tuned. This Lighthouse has recently been renovated and looks spectacular. Heceta Head Lighthouse, from internet   Our next trip in town I'll tell you all about it, until then..... Happy Trails................

The Coquille River Lighthouse Since the weather has turned rainy we have spent most of it inside. Thursday we did get into town a little and did some shopping. There is a fun toy store there and I made a couple great finds. We have a plan for our grandnephews and nieces for next Christmas and I found just what I needed at a very good price. I love a good deal! Also a couple little things for our new granddaughter. Seal sculpture made from garbage collected along the shore Also made from Garbage Harbor at Bandon by the Sea Inside we've been doing some reading and I am knitting some fingerless gloves. On Sunday we've decided to move to Eugene for a few days before our workcamping gig. It will give us a chance to do some shopping for a few things we can't find in these small towns. Hope its sunny where you are.  Surfs Up!! Happy Trails...................

Bullards Beach We've moved up the coast again about 80 miles to Bullards Beach State Park near Bandon OR. We probably will be here until we move to our work camping spot for Heceta Lighthouse. There we will be staying at the Carl Washburn State Park. Draw Bridge in Bandon Our site in C loop We have been so lucky with the weather until now. The coast is moving into its more normal wet weather pattern for this time of year. The temps have dropped into the 40 and it rained most of the night. Rain is in the forecast for the whole next week.  We were able to get moved yesterday without any rain and after set up we took of on a nice walk. This park is lovely. The A and B loops are closed for the season and there are not as many FHU sites in C loop so we took a wonderful w/e site knowing we can use the blueboy  if necessary. We can always make the black tank last but the grey tank may need to be emptied at least once. Trail to the beach Today we decided to find s

It was another picture perfect day here in southern Oregon. I think this weather has surpassed our hopes for this time of year. Sounds like things will start to change tomorrow but for now its great. Lone Ranch Beach View of coast from the Oregon Costal Trail The trail We anted to a little hiking, went to the Brookings info center and the lady there though very nice, was clueless so we just headed up the coast along the Samuel Boardman Park and Scenic Byway. We did stop at Lone Ranch Beach and hiked along the beach for awhile. The Organ Coastal trail goes along here but a bridge was out for Winter so we didn't get very far. Back in the car we enjoyed the ride along the rugged beaches and stopped again this time at the Thomas Bridge overlook. This is Oregon's tallest bridge but it is had to get a good photo even from the overlook. We did take the Oregon Coastal Trail from here a ways. It is a beautiful forested trail with great ocean views in this area but the

  To all my blogger friends, for some reason on the wifi I'm using its not letting me pick a profile to make comments. I've been replying to some on FB but not sure what thats all about. Rick, we don't have a phone that has a hotspot feature yet but that jogged my memory about a free tethering program my son has used on his android so went out and downloaded pdanet and we'll see if we an make that work for awhile. It won't be that long and we'll have our own connection going again. We waited because we do know that we may not have a signal when we go to Heceta Lighthouse so we decided to put it off for just a little while longer. Yesterday we took our chairs and planted ourselves in the beautiful sunshine and read until sunset. It was fun to have such a beautiful sunset to photograph. Tonight we are going to do the same but down on the beach. We have decided that our Valentines will be finding a spot to watch the sunset and enjoy a bottle of w

We are sitting at a Fred Meyer using their wi-fi. We at the mercy of local wifi spots right now. The plan is to get a new MiFi card from Millenecom but we will wait until we get to our spot near Heceta Lighthouse so we have a place for it to be delivered. The park doesn't have wifi but it is only a short hike into town so we will probably be doing that. I do have a smart phone and our cell signal is great at the park so the most emails get to us and we can use the browser but I can only stand that for a little while.  We have moved up the coast a couple hours to Brookings OR and the Harris Beach State Park. I've taken a few photos but didn't get them uploaded to the computer so the only photo I have to share is from my phone.   Harris Beach Now to those questions. The first is about the weather. This is typically the rainy season on this part of the coast, but so far we've been lucky. Last week we had 1 day of steady rain and a few showers another day but that is

“The redwoods, once seen, leave a mark or create a vision that stays with you always. No one has ever successfully painted or photographed a redwood tree. The feeling they produce is not transferable. From them comes silence and awe. It's not only their unbelievable stature, nor the color which seems to shift and vary under your eyes, no, they are not like any trees we know, they are ambassadors from another time.”  - John Steinbeck It was a day to walk among these giants. Blue skies and cool temps. They are amazing. The size of these trees never ceases to amaze me. The other moss covered trees, the ferns, the filtered sunlight give it a surreal feel. The quiet of the forest seeps into your soul. So thankful these have been saved for the enjoyment of all. I’ve decided to let my photos and words of others tell my story.  Enjoy. Trillium Falls Roosevelt Elk “You've seen one redwood, you've seen 'em all, right? How many times, rea

The lighthouse at Trinidad Today, the sun was shinning after a day of lots of rain. Its chilly with a stiff wind but we really wanted to get outside. We hadn’t really checked out the little town of Trinidad which is actually about 4-5 miles south of the RV park so off we went. This a really pretty little town on the ocean. Drove past the elementary school, it has an ocean view, that would be pretty nice. We drove down to their city beach and parked. The city has a trail built out along the point that is really nice. The views of the ocean , the harbor and the town are beautiful. There is a small lighthouse on the hill in town. Its probably the smallest lighthouse I’ve ever seen.  We ended our afternoon by driving down to McKinleyville a few miles further south. We checked out a small micro-brew and pub called Six Rivers Brewery. It was a nice little pub with an ocean view. The beer was good and we shared a fresh halibut sandwich. Tomorrow the sun is suppose to

View of Agate Beach from the rim trail Sea Lions on the rocks On Monday we moved a little further north to a park near Trinidad CA.  There are two parks here, Sounds of the Sea and Azalea Glen. The prices are about the same. Sounds of the Sea has a couple sites where you can see the ocean and Azalea Glen is right across the street from a trail leading into Patricks Point State Park. We decided the ocean view was open and we are almost alone in the park so we are at Sounds of the Sea. If this park was busy I don’t think it would be as nice but traveling in the off season has its advantages. We also can hear the sea lions barking from here, that’s pretty cool. Palmer's Point Waves crashing at Patrick's Point Since our drive was only about an hour we arrived early, got set up and decided to do some hiking. We have to hike along the road for about half of a mile to get to the trail into the park but the traffic is very light so no problem. Once into the park