We
woke up to fog – not the best thing for coastal sightseeing – but fortunately
it became just overcast. We first stopped at the Coquille River Lighthouse in Bullards Beach State Park
and also walked a bit of the beach.
Then
we went to Kronenberg
County Park
in Bandon where we took the long stairway down to the beach and walked amongst
the seastacks.
Just
down the road is Face Rock State Scenic Viewpoint. Perhaps you can spot the silhouette of a face
looking upward.
We
decided this one should be called “Bunny Rock.”
The
gate was closed to the Cape
Blanco lighthouse, but we
walked up the long road, buffeted by high wind. Evidently the cape is known for
its winds. We had the lighthouse to ourselves except for two deer.
Now
we’ve seen 6 of the 8 remaining public lighthouses in Oregon. Here are the ones we’ve seen (the
first three we saw on our previous trip).
We’ll
have to come back to visit the last two.
Route
101 from Bandon to Brookings has coastal overlooks and we stopped at several.
We
arrived at our campsite at Harris
Beach State
Park just before sunset. We postponed dinner - even though Bill was hungry :-) - and climbed down the path to the beach.
Bill
climbed to the top of the rock to take a picture. Do you see him?
Here’s
the picture he took.
