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| Along the way to Florence, we stopped at the Umpqua Lighthouse, which is a Coast Guard Station and wonderful place to spot whales. We have seen whales almost every other day since we've been on the coast. |
We were riding so high from our experience on the dunes, that we needed some seafood and a beer or two before going too far. We also wanted to see the town where our friends, Cinda and Win Johnson, used to hang out in the summers at their lake house. Well, we missed the road to the lake house, but did hang out in town where, fortunately, we could calm our nerves with a little chowder, oysters and fish and chips - along with a local beer. Loved the fact that there was a gigantic sign proclaiming that it was dog friendly!
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| Don't you know that we'd be attracted to a place with a sign like this?! |
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| Boo needed a rest-no doggy equivalent for a beer here! |
We hit a wonderful farmers' market in Florence and bought some fresh strawberries and peaches. We also did some birthday gift shopping - a very sweet town!
On the road to Cape Perpetua, which had been recommended to us by "Ranger Don" back in the Six Rivers Forest, we came across one of the most beautiful lighthouses, Hecata Head.
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| Pretty darned steep.... |
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| Can you believe that foxglove grows wild here? It's everywhere and I can't stop taking pictures of it. |
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| The lighthouse from the trail down to the ocean |
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| This was our camp site at Cape Perpetua National Forest Campground. Such a lush, green, absolutely beautiful forest! And hardly a soul here. |
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| The beach at Cape Perpetua |
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| You can see the trail down to the beach from here. |
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| The walk at the top of the Cape through even more lush forest |
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| This shelter was built by the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) in the 1930s. It commands one of the most incredible views we've ever seen. |
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| What do you think of this view?! |
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| Wild parsnip frame the trail to and from the shelter. |
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| The view has nothing on the beauty of this beast! |
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