Coquille River Lighthouse. This lighthouse guides boats to the mouth of the river.
Alana and I drove hundreds of miles over the two days. We had a lot of fun exploring the coast.
The Coquille River Jetty. The weather has been really harsh a long the Oregon coast this year. This jetty ahas taken a lot of abuse.
The amount or wood on the beach was amazing.
View from the Coquille River Jetty.
The clouds were very edgy and dark.
First road trip in my new Subaru.
This beach along the coast is really cut deep. Deeper than in a normal winter.
The waves were really strong that day. A storm was on the way.
Sometimes, you just have to take a picture of Seagulls
At Hugging Point just South of Canon Beach, the sand was eroded over twenty feet. The crevice that Alana is standing in was ten feet under stand. This is where the petrified wood was found.
The dark spots are pieces of wood slowly petrifying in the hardening sand. this is the "ghost forest" that is coming to the surface. Unfortunately, much of the wood has been smashed to pieces by the surf and picked up by tourist. Another few weeks and the sand will fill back in.
Didn't see a shipwreck, , or large logs, but, with sun and beautiful water, the drive was enjoyable.
