We start off the day with a return swing by Coquille lighthouse as we prepare to leave Bandon OR.




Of course our good friend, the fog, comes back in --which happens about every hour or so....wait an hour and it goes away, wait another and it comes back in.




When we arrived at Cape Blanco, something is missing--the lighthouse! We can't see the next hill. We decided to make the hike down that hill and up the next hill, thru the fog, just in case...




The trip was well worthwhile since Cape Blanco was in bright sunshine with no fog when we got there. Plus, we had it all to ourselves! No more Labor Day crowds.




There is one thing to note--someone said it is the windiest place on the coast....and it surely seemed like it. It is in a beautiful location and comes complete with a Fresnel Lens.




One of the delicate wild flowers along the path on the way back to the car from Cape Blanco




If you look REAL close, in the upper left hand corner of this image, you will see something sticking up out of the water which happens to be Cape St. George Lighthouse, over 5 miles away.

By driving down the coast from Cape St George, we were able to get an early look at Battery Point Lighthouse, which as we find out can be seen from many places along the coast at Crescent Point, CA.




I thought I'd show the back side of the lighthouse for all of you who have purchased a recently released HL version so you can compare it to the real thing.




Sue's favorite sky (She calls this a "God Sky") appears as we prepare to leave the lighthouse to check in at the motel and then eat supper.

After supper, we raced back to Battery Point to beat the setting sun




It is the "God sky" again, with the sunset. This image was shot only about 100 yards away from the spot where I shot the other sunset image, a minute or so before. It really pays to "move your feet"!

Missiona: West Regional Day 5



Mission: West Regional day 7

I love that last shot at sunset, Paul. And I'm sure glad that you were able to find Cape Blanco in that fog. You'd think that if there was one thing that wouldn't get lost in a fog, it would be a lighthouse. You'd be wrong. If you've ever seen Cape Blanco fog, you'd understand.

I like your shots of the flora, but I hear the Humane Society is pressing for equal time for West Coast fauna. Any good Sasquatch shots?

Back to the ether from whence I came...

Wow....

Once again, thanks for sharing those great pics. The "God Sky" pics were extremely interesting. I don't think I've ever seen a cloud pattern like that. I guess it comes down to being in the right place at the right time.

Nice job, Paul!

Bob

I agree with Art!

PS - Hey, Joannie! I hope Geri and Basil are following this?

Paul,

Great shots once again. Keep the pictures coming, I feel like I'm taking a West Coast tour of lighthouses.

Bob, we had a "God sky" just like it Sunday evening at sunset. Sharon and I were out for a walk locally, and I kicked myself for not having brought my camera. A real nice sunset, no lighthouse to put into the picture but a nice "God sky".

Can't for the life of me figure out why they didn't put up a lighthouse here in Bellingham or North Attleboro for that matter.

Bert

Hi Bert, ... We once had a lighthouse in North Attleboro. When I was a kid, there was a lighthouse right at the intersection of Rtes 1, 120, & 1A. Right next to the intersection there was a service station named "Lighthouse Texaco". They had a rather large model of a lighthouse right near the tip of the delta at the intersection.

Lighthouse Texaco was eventually replaced by a Howard Johnsons, which was eventually replaced by CVS Pharmacy.

So now you know the rest of the story...

Bob