This post and some of the subsequent posts will be a little different from most of my posts. I mentioned in my last post that my wife and I, along with our oldest daughter and her husband, made a trip down the west coast of the US. Photography is a primary hobby of which also spills over into some of my work. I would like to share some of the best photos from that trip.
The Mouth of the Mighty Columbia River. This is arguably the most dangerous river entrance in the United States. This view is from North Head Lighthouse.
Cape Disappointment, North Head Lighthouse. The “youngest” of the two lighthouses. Only 118 years old. Warned ships coming from the north of the dangerous Columbia River mouth and shoals.
This tenacious tree has laid claim to what little soil exists on it’s personal island apart.
Raven harassing a Golden Eagle.
That Golden Eagle has a 7 – 8 foot wingspan.
Coast Guard Severe Weather Training Station at Cape Disappointment. Hundreds of shipwrecks with over 700 lives lost in the waters off Cape Disappointment. Hundreds saved though due to the efforts of the Coast Guard teams here and from Astoria.
Ilwaco, Washington viewed from Cape Disappointment.
Plants I pay good money to plant in my garden grow like weeds in the Pacific Northwest. Beautiful shoulder side bed of Foxglove.
Astoria and the Astoria Megler Bridge, the final crossing of the Columbia River before the Pacific Ocean.
Astoria Column on the brow of the highest hill in Astoria.
A wider view from the Astoria Column out the mouth of the Columbia River. Cape Disappointment, Washington in the far distance.
Necanicum River with Quatat Park on the right in Seaside, Oregon.
Statue of Lewis and Clark overlooking the beach at Seaside, Oregon at “The Turnaround”. Marks the spot, theoretically, where the Corps of Discovery viewed the Pacific and then turned around and headed back to report to Thomas Jefferson.
The beach at Seaside, Oregon. Wide and sandy at low tide on this relatively peaceful Friday night. Showers came through earlier and other than occasional fog, we enjoyed good weather the rest of the trip.
Sunset approaches. View from Sunset Boulevard in Seaside, Oregon.
Final shot on Day One from the Water’s edge in Seaside, Oregon.
I hope you enjoyed these pictures. We were just getting started and we had already seen some really beautiful sights. The Golden Eagle at Cape Disappointment was the highlight of the day for me, but there were even better sites and inspirational moments ahead. Check back in a day to two to see pics from Day Two.
Until then, May the Lord Bless you with the fullness and richness of His love.
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I had a friend that traveled to san fran from here in the prairies of Canada. He just loved the trip!