If Jordan looks a little nervous, I think this was his first time in an airplane, and in a puddle jumper out of Pine Belt Airport.
Asa, our little punk. Hard to believe he looked this young just 2 1/2 years ago. Well, we arrive in Portland with no incidents, pick up the rental, and head over to the coast.
The Cape Meares Lighthouse
Built in 1890, the Cape Meares Lighthouse served as the light station for Tillamook Bay. When it was built, the lighthouse complex included two keeper's houses, two oil houses, and two cisterns, and was connected to the light by a 1,000 feet (300 m) boardwalk. Later additions included an attached workroom in 1895 and a garage in 1934. The light itself was iron-plated, and due to its exposure to the elements, required frequent repainting over the years. No foghorn was ever installed at Cape Meares. In 1934, the light received electricity. Now unnecessary, the oil houses were removed.
If it looks like a scene out of the movie: The Goonies, it is.
Hey guys, this means: Don't climb over that fence, you might just fall in to the Pacific Ocean.
The Devil's Punch Bowl
The Devil's Punch Bowl is a large bowl naturally carved in a rock headland which is partially open to the Pacific Ocean. Waves enter the bowl and often violently churn, swirl, and foam.
Outside the bowl, ocean conditions are attractive to surfers. The bowl is thought to have been created when two caves carved by the ocean collapsed.
Asa looking for who knows what.
Jordan and Asa checking out the surf or are there some gals sunning down there?
Smile!
We are about to loose our daylight, but we make a quick trip to the Yaquina Head Lighthouse.
Built from 1871 to 1873 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Yaquina Head Lighthouse was automated in 1966 and is currently an active aid to navigation. A two-story keepers' dwelling was built at the time the lighthouse tower and its adjoining oil house were constructed. In 1923, a one-story keepers' house was added a short distance to the east. In 1938, a one-story building replaced the original two-story dwelling. Both dwellings and all outbuildings (a shed, a garage, etc.) were then demolished in 1984. The space is now a grassy area. Yaquina Head typically had three lighthouse keepers under the U.S. Lighthouse Service; a Head Keeper, and First and Second Assistant. The Head Keeper as well as the First Assistant usually stayed in the two-story keepers' dwelling with their families and the Second Assistant was usually a bachelor. In 1939 the U.S. Coast Guard took over the management. During WWII 17 Servicemen were stationed at Yaquina Head keeping a lookout for enemy ships. The lighthouse still uses its original 1868 French-made Fixed Fresnel lens. When darkness overtakes us, we head to the Chowder Bowl and fill up, before heading on in to Eugene and the Parker house.
Next day, we do the usual, starting out at the Burrito Boy.
Then the UofO
One of the athletic department's outdoor practice field.
The indoor football practice facility
The are checking out all the track memorabilia that is left at Pre's Rock.
We spend some time with Parkter at the church.
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