Oregon Central Coast 2010

Thanksgiving Weekend Based at Lincoln Beach, OR
  • Spotting rainbows out over the pacific. View from our home base beach house. Lincoln Beach, OR.
  • Yaquina Head lighthouse, the tallest in Oregon (93-ft) since 1873.
  • Inside the original 1873 Fresnel lens elements.
  • The light is now automated with modern 1000W bulb in a 2-2-14 second pattern, long replacing the 4-wick oil lamp.
  • Yours truly reflected in the light's original copper reflector bowl. Yaquina Head mirrored in the background.
  • View from the top of Salal Hill looking north across Moolack and Beverly beaches
  • A wave breaks as it rolls into Yaquina Head.
  • Nap time for the Harbor Seals.
  • A young Harbor Seal makes it up the rock after several attempts.
  • Waves roll past on their way to Agate Beach, reflecting the silvery sky and clouds.
  • The seals will rest until the tide comes back in, when it's time to go feed again.
  • A young male Sea Lion hauls out on one of the Newport Waterfront docks.
  • Commercial fishing boat heads out toward the Pacific under the Yaquina Bay Bridge. Newport, OR
  • Dark clouds distant; chaotic waves lit by the morning sun. LIncoln Beach, OR
  • Lincoln Beach, a stone's throw from our basecamp. Who is that with the beach to herself?
  • Sand patterns form around a pebble as the sea water drains. Moolack Beach, OR
  • My favorite beach partner reflected in the wet sands of Moolack Beach. Yaquina Head distant.
  • Hard basalt rock weathers much slower than the surrounding geology.
  • Another look at the Yaquina Head Lighthouse between rain showers.
  • Crab fleet docked at the Newport waterfront as showers come and go.
  • "You're in my space!" "No, you're in MY space". Newport, OR
  • "Would you all just shut up so I can nap." Newport, OR
  • Agate Beach view north toward Yaquina Head.
  • Tangled wad of bull kelp washed up on Agate Beach, OR.
  • Sunset after a day of showers. Only 4:25 PM, but the day is done. Agate Beach, OR