The Yaquina Bay lighthouse was active for only three years until the Yaquina Head Light was commissioned in 1873. It is the only existing structure in Oregon which houses the living quarters in the same building as the light. Several rooms are furnished in late 19th century style. This was a blended exposure to balance the interior and exterior light.
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Mar 13
Road Trip–Yaquina Bay Lighthouse Kitchen
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Mar 13
Road Trip–Yaquina Head Lighthouse Spiral Staircase 2
The lighthouse tours are very popular. It was a challenge to shoot some of the staircase without other visitors in the scene.
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Mar 13
Road Trip–Yaquina Head Lighthouse Spiral Staircase
There are 168 stairs up to the top of the lighthouse. The original Keepers climbed several times a day with heavy buckets of oil to keep the light burning. It is hard enough to climb unencumbered; I can’t imagine what it would be like with a heavy weight.
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Mar 13
Road Trip–Yaquina Head Lighthouse
The lighthouse at Yaquinq Head was finished in 1873 and is still active today. The Yaquina Head Interpretive Center offers a wealth of information about the difficult lives of the Keepers before the lighthouse was automated.
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Feb 13
Road Trip–Depoe Bay
A view south from the scenic overlook near Depoe Bay. This is near Cape Foulweather, named by Captain Cook on his third world voyage in 1778.
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Feb 13
Road Trip–Lovely Light 2
Another look at this September sunset. This was taken 13 seconds after the previous shot, but already the color was fading.
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Feb 13
Road Trip–Lovely Light
Still looking for a campsite for the night, we had to pull over for this sunset. This was several miles north of Hectea Head and just south of Florence. The fog quickly swallowed up the color. This light lasted less than five minutes.
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Feb 13
Road Trip–Heceta Head Beach
We arrived at this beach below the Heceta Head Lighthouse too late to climb to the lighthouse. The fog rolling in made it seem darker than it actually was. At this point, we didn’t know where we would camp, so couldn’t stay long.
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Feb 13
Road Trip–Oregon Sand Dunes
A highway overlook north of Port Orford, Oregon, along the southern coast. Early evening, September, 2012.
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Feb 13
Road Trip–Humbug Mountain Beach
Humbug Mountain is 6 miles south of Port Orford, Oregon, along Highway 101. Humbug Mountain is 1,756 feet in elevation and drops dramatically to the Pacific.