We slowly made our descent from Mount Hood in the mist to Zigzag Cafe for breakfast. Our route took us through Portland and then close to Eugene past Christmas tree farms, flower nurseries and cherry and apple orchards. We also passed by dozens of vineyards in Willamette Valley until we hit the Pacific Scenic Coast Highway. We camped near Florence at Tyee Campground in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area in the Suislaw National Forest. We set up camp along Suislaw River and spent July Fourth weekend there.
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| Coming down Mount Hood in the mist |
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| Zigzag Cafe |
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| Christmas tree farms |
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| Campsite next to Suislow River |
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| Campsite at Tyee Campground |
The next morning we headed into Florence to Brown Hen Cafe for breakfast and then explored Old Town Florence.
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| Waiter's t-shirts said no bad eggs |
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| The dunes at Port Suislaw |
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| Historic bridge from Old Town Park |
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| Remnants of old ferry landing |
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| Marina and seafood market |
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| Seal at visitor center |
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| Trail at South Jetty in Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area |
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| The chilly view of Pacific Ocean |
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| Piles of wood at South Jetty |
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| Rolling waves coming in the jetty |
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| Jetty wall |
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| Small craft warning not to go out |
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| Bridge near Heceta Beach and Lighthouse |
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| Bees loved the thistle blooms |
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| View down from trail to Heceta Head Lighthouse |
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| First hummingbird we spotted |
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| Heceta Head Lighthouse |
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| Overlook of Oregon Dunes on Pacific Coast Highway |
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| Kite boarding at North Jetty Park |
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| Homegrown Brewery for cold beers and hot clam chowder |
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| Our camp neighbors brought us a bouquet of flowers |
On July Fourth, we hiked the Turner Beach Trail and Carter Lake Trail in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. We drove north to Umpqua River Lighthouse stopping at Winchester Bay at the crab dock. We continued on to 7 Devils's Brewery in Coos Bay for a late lunch and enjoyed the outdoor seating and live bluegrass music.
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| Great hiking trails around Carter Lake Campground |
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| Never saw what was making the tracks in the sand near the gorgeous blooms |
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| Interesting pods on bushes |
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| Lovely foxgloves |
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| Hiked through the woods over the dunes to the beach |
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| Gigantic evergreen forests |
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| The dunes at the Pacific Ocean |
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| Deserted beaches for miles in the mist |
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| Not much for beach combing |
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| The rare intact shell |
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| Crabs washed ashore |
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| Heavily wooded dunes |
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| Vehicles allowed on the beach |
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| Huge drift wood |
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| Walking restricted to wet sand to protect plover nests up toward dunes |
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| Path over the dunes and through the woods |
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| Camp host had great looking garden |
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| Carter Lake |
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| My shot of the elusive skylar blue jays |
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| Crabbing with nets off the dock in Winchester Bay |
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| Dungeness crab |
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| Harbor seal spotted off the dock |
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| Umpqua River Lighthouse near whale watching look out |
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| Delicious poutine and platter of smoked salmon, tuna, cheese, bread and chutney |
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| Loved the take off on weather alert for small craft advisory in effect |
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| Great local bluegrass band playing outdoors at brewery |
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| Carved bison skull in gift shop |
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| Amazed to see huge ships in Coos Bay |
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| Indian Casinos with RV Parks! |
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