This morning we left Florence around 9:30
headed south on US 101 traveling along tree lined hills and curves with the Dunes between us and the ocean so saw very little of the ocean. At Coos Bay we took a 12 mile side trip to see Cape
Arago Light House. When we got there it was about a mile across the bay so not
accessible. Just about a mile further we came to Simpson Reef and had a wonderful view of the Sea Lions on the rocks between the
shore and the reef.
Unfortunately the road didn't continue on to US 101 so we had to get turned around and retrace our drive back to Coos Bay. Turning back south on 101 it was more trees gentle curves and hills with no view of the ocean.
About 25 miles on south we passed through the town of
Bandon and began
seeing cranberry bogs along the
hi way. Nearing Port Oxford we began seeing the surf pounding against the rocky shores as we traversed the winding
mountainous road. As we entered Gold Beach we crossed the Rouge River on the LL Paterson Memorial Bridge. This bridge built in 1931 was the first in the country to be built with
prestressed concrete. After driving only 150 miles we stopped at the Turtle Rock RV Park where Hunter Creek enters the ocean. We spent a little time
in town this afternoon at a Myrtle wood
shop and at a book store that has over 80,000 books in stock. We missed the turn offs to two light houses that are
accessible today so we didn't get to see all of the light houses along the Oregon coast.
This morning we left Florence around 9:30 headed south on US 101 traveling along tree lined hills and curves with the Dunes between us and the ocean so saw very little of the ocean. At Coos Bay we took a 12 mile side trip to see Cape Arago Light House. When we got there it was about a mile across the bay so not accessible. Just about a mile further we came to Simpson Reef and had a wonderful view of the Sea Lions on the rocks between the shore and the reef. Unfortunately the road didn't continue on to US 101 so we had to get turned around and retrace our drive back to Coos Bay. Turning back south on 101 it was more trees gentle curves and hills with no view of the ocean.
About 25 miles on south we passed through the town of Bandon and began seeing cranberry bogs along the hi way. Nearing Port Oxford we began seeing the surf pounding against the rocky shores as we traversed the winding mountainous road. As we entered Gold Beach we crossed the Rouge River on the LL Paterson Memorial Bridge. This bridge built in 1931 was the first in the country to be built with prestressed concrete. After driving only 150 miles we stopped at the Turtle Rock RV Park where Hunter Creek enters the ocean. We spent a little time in town this afternoon at a Myrtle wood shop and at a book store that has over 80,000 books in stock. We missed the turn offs to two light houses that are accessible today so we didn't get to see all of the light houses along the Oregon coast.
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