Day 10---Bigger than Bodega

Top of the steps down to the beach

Looking south

Went for a beachcombing walk along the beach behind the motel this morning.  Fog bank off in the distance, but it was a nice day, sunny, windy and pleasant

And looking west

We left the motel about 9:30 on our drive down the coast.  A little light fog which soon cleared up.  What a beautiful coast Oregon has, between the ocean, the mountains and forests.

Dalingtonia or pitcher plants

 We stopped at a wayside where a short walk brought us to a boggy area where Darlingtonia californica live.  They trap and dissolve insects for the nitrogen in their bodies.  Interesting seeing them in their native habitat.

This is what is "bigger than Bodega"

Notice the ATVer on the top!

We stopped at a couple of places in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.  The extent of the dunes is amazing, being 40 miles along the coast, from Coos Bay north.  They are huge, as you can see by the pictures.

Queen Anne's Lace
a common wildflower

A dandelion-kind of flower

A creek in the dunes

Climbing a dune

Me trying to climb a dune

Coos Bay bridge

Sea stacks near Port Orford

Fish and chips, onion rings

Fish wrap and salad

Crescent City Marina

We stopped in Port Orford for the view, then for lunch at The Porthole in Gold Beach.  As you can see, we ate well.  Sienna's quota of one quilt shop a day was met in Brookings, and after that we were soon in California.  Stopped for the night in Crescent City, where we walked the Marina, which appears to have recovered from the tsunami in March 2011.

Show no fear!