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Aug 22, 2010 - Cindy's Visit

We picked up Cindy at the Coos Bay Airport for her 6 day visit. We took a very long hike to the lighthouse and then along the beach to Hugh's House. Memorable events along the trail were Rick making me laugh so hard that I peed my pants!!!! We sort of got lost, because the trail was not well marked we ended up going a lot further than we expected and we were extremely disappointed the Hugh's house did not have anything to eat or drink. We did get a paper cup from one of the docents and share some tap water from the old sink. By the time we...

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Aug 11, 2010 - Cape Blanco, Oregon

We left Rogue River State Park and traveled north to Cape Blanco State Park. We love it here it is really quiet, usually windy and foggy but so beautiful. The park is located about 5 miles west of Hwy 1 on the most westerly point of Oregon coast. There is a short trail to the Cape Blanco Lighthouse and beach.

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Aug 3, 2010 - Crescent City, Ca - Cape Blanco SP, Or

'What a difference a day makes', as the song goes. As we head up the coast the fog dissipates, and the sun emerges. First stop is Brookings. Whilst the boys play in the sand, Tom and I head to the little seafront shack for a cup of coffee. Whilst drinking our coffee, a hard-looking burly biker walks in. He is wearing all the leather gear. I read his T-shirt, and take a sharp intake of breath: It reads 'Go f*** yourself'. He strolls up to the counter, "What can I do for you," the small Hispanic American looks him unflinchingly in the...

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Apr 3, 2010 - Cape Blanco

Despite the grey skies we headed to Cape Blanco State Park. The area just north of Cape Blanco is a major cranberry growing area so we passed many cranberry beds. On arriving at the park our first stop was the historic Hughes House where we had a guided tour of the property. Patrick Hughes of Irish decent and his wife Jane arrived in the west in the early 1860s and began acquiring land on the south shore of Sixes River and on Cape Blanco. Hughes cleared the land and bought dairy cows. After a number of years he owned 1,000 acres of land...

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Jun 30, 2009 - Cape Blanco

We started our day pretty much as usual. I sat sipping coffee too long to get everything done before the morning campground coffee hour, so Gene went down for that while I got my shower and fixed our picnic lunch. We headed south today along US 101 stopping at almost every pullout. We didn’t rush, but rather savored the fresh air, sunshine, and great ocean views. We’re not much for crowded, white sand beaches with seemingly miles of burnt flesh, but these mostly deserted short stretches of sand and the contrasting rugged rocks are...

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