The Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint is 11 miles south of Gold Beach along highway 101 in Oregon. The river is named for a pistol lost in the river during the Rogue River Wars in 1853.
Posts Tagged: Pacific
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Jan 13
Road Trip–Pistol River Beach
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Jan 13
Road Trip–Flowers on Whalehead Beach
A lei of flowers washed up on Whalehead Beach. There were no footprints. Was it from a wedding? Debris from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami? An unsolved mystery.
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Jan 13
Road Trip–Whalehead Point
A view looking south from Whalehead Point along the Oregon coast.
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Jan 13
Road Trip–Lone Ranch Beach
Lone Beach Ranch is just south of Cape Ferrelo and north of Brookings, Oregon. The offshore rock piles are called Sea Stacks.
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Jan 13
Road Trip–Patrick’s Point
Patrick’s Point State Park is 26 miles north of Eureka, California. This rocky overlook is sometimes used for weddings. A beautiful location but frequently foggy.
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Jan 13
Road Trip–Point Cabrillo Light Station 2
A beautiful evening made the long hike very worthwhile.
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Dec 12
Road Trip–Point Cabrillo Light Station
The light station was built to protect the increased maritime transport of lumber to rebuild San Francisco after the great earthquake of 1906. It was completed in 1909.
A long hike from the parking area to the lighthouse was worth the effort.
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Dec 12
Road Trip–Russian Gulch
A small creek makes its way to the ocean at the Russian Gulch Campground, south of Fort Bragg, California. A lovely late September sunset.
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Dec 12
Road Trip–Salt Point
A quiet State Park in Sonoma County, Salt Point has rocky coves, grassy meadows and forested hills. Sandstone was quarried from Salt Point in the 1800’s for the streets and buildings of San Francisco.
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Dec 12
Road Trip–Northern California
In September of this year, 2012, we took a three week road trip along the Northern California and Oregon coast in order to visit family and friends. We saw spectacular rocky cliffs, lonely beaches, redwoods and lots of fog. Over the next several weeks I’ll post some of my favorite shots. We began the coast portion of the trip just north of the Russian River. This shot was looking back south as we began to climb in elevation.