Crescent City to Lincoln City

Crescent City to Lincoln City

We both got up around 7:20am anxious to be on our way. The kids were eager too, asking to go out right away followed by a strong demand for their breakfast!! After loading the car we scooted over to Starbucks for oatmeal and coffee. They really have good oatmeal with a mix of raisins, cranberries, nuts, blueberries and brown sugar. Hearty and healthy too1

With breakfast out of the way we got back on Hwy 101 North. Our plan was to stop at several way points and take photos. We had our first trip down the Oregon Coast together in 1992, the year after we got married. We drove from Seattle to Grants Pass in Southern Oregon then cut over the Coast Range to Crescent City. From there we took a week to drive back to Seattle, stopping at all the light houses and most of the parks along the way. It was a great trip! Since then we've done the coast several times both up and down as a way to avoid the mountains n Southern Oregon/Northern California when we've gone out in the motor home during the winter looking for warmer weather. The coast is always beautiful.

Spruce Island Viewpoint

We had some rain off and on early in the drive but eventually the sun came out and we had great weather for the drive. Our first stop was at the Spruce Island Viewpoint. Really shows what a great day it was.

Pistol River Way Point

Our next stop was at the Pistol River.

My Pistol Packin' Mama at Pistol River

That's where I found my Pistol Packing Mama!!

Heceta Head Lighthouse

Another stop was near the Heceta Head Lighthouse. That's the lighthouse in the top left of the photo. We could hear Sea Lions below us on the beach but it was so far down we could barely see them. I actually spotted a few and took this photo. How many can you spot?

How many Sea Lions can you count?

There are a lot of Rivers coming down from the Coast Range to the Pacific and lots of bridges to cross.

Stunning Gothic Architecture!!

Tina took a photo f this one as we drove over and it looked like a cathedral!

We took lots of seaside photos, you can see them all in our albums.

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We stopped for lunch in North Bend, just north of Coos Bay at a Kozy Kitchen and the food was excellent!! Later we were passing through Waldport and stopped at a Bakery Gift Shop where I found a bottle of Loganberry Chipolte BBQ Sauce for my brother-in-law, we both like hot stuff!! We also refreshed the ice in the cooler and bought a couple of sandwiches for our dinner plus a huge chocolate chip cookie for dessert - heheheh!

That's our room on the second floor

.We arrived in Lincoln City around 3:30pm and got registered. They gave us a beautiful suite with separate bedroom and kitchenette looking out over the bay.

Salmon Sculpture at the entrance to the beach

Once we got everything in and unpacked, we hooked up the dogs and headed for the beach where we passed this big salmon sculpture.

Sea Lions everywhere!

Across the way on the island was a pod of Sea Lions sunning themselves.

Yes, we really had blue sky for our beach walk!

The dogs simply loved being able to get out and run around and play on the beach! We spent a couple of hours on the beach (freezing our butts off in the wind) before heading back to our room and having one of our sandwiches for dinner. We think we may take another day here before pushing on for Tacoma.

Stay tuned!