Tuesday rain in Brookings

Tuesday we walked on the beach at Harris State Park. This is the rock I think of in Brookings.

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The tide was high and there was a storm at sea.

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We had the dogs, Snowflake and Bandit.

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Sylvia spotted the flower.

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and the neat pile of rocks.

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The drift wood and sand.

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Just another lunch stop,Then home.

Redwood Forest

Monday we drove to the Redwood Forest near Crescent City, CA.

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The trees are amazing.

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This is a gravel road not fit for a trailer or motorhome.

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The trees are large.

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We stopped the car near this slug.

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The car is small.

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This bear was near the road.

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The covered bridge.

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An old cabin.

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The view upriver.

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And down river.

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Then home.

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Trip to Brookings, OR

We pulled out at 10 am and headed South on 101.The first stop was Port Orford.

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A cute port. On to Gold Beach at the mouth of the Rogue River.

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The rest stop was filled so we continued South to Cape Sebastian for lunch.

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We walked the dogs and got sand in the shoes.

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We arrived in Sea Birds RV Park about 3 pm. After set up we drove to the beach and harbor.

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The campground at the harbor.

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Our home for 4 days.

Bandon, Oregon Saturday

This morning we put together a picnic basket and went South on 101.The first stop was the South Jetty of the "Coquille River".

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Note the breakers at the Jetty.

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Did I say it was windy.

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The next stop was "Face Rock State Park".

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The tide is out, we will be back at high tide tonight.

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The same rocks from a new location.

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The water threw the rocks.

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The wind was still high along with the tide.

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We stopped at a grocery store to pickup a chicken then drove North to "Seven Devils" state park. This is our lunch stop.

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Pretty but the wind was tough. This was like a sand blast.

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The sunset was not as we had hoped.

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Bullards Beach State Park

We are now in Bullards Beach State Park, near the town of Bandon, OR. We followed 101 South along the coast.

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The haze is from the fires in central Oregon.

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Sea lions on the sand bar.

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This seemed to be a closed business.

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The churn at high tide.

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Water came up threw the rock.

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A tunnel on 101.

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Heceta Head lighthouse.

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Sea lions on the rocks.

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Our lunch stop.

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The sand dunes.

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The bridge to coos Bay.

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After set-up we drove to the lighthouse.

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The surf at the inlet.

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The bridge at the Park.

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That's it from here.