Bridges and a Lighthouse

It rained most of the night and into this morning. When is stopped, Jill and Les took the Jeep up the coast to Heceta Head Lighthouse. The access road led us under the Cape Creek Bridge. This is another of a large number of beautiful Oregon bridges built in the late 1920's and through the 1930's by engineer Conde McCullough. Though the light was poor, we both took pictures of the bridge. and the lighthouse. To get to the lighthouse, we had to take a 1/2 mile hike up to the lighthouse in the rain. Jill stopped at the gift shop and bought a tee shirt, some snacks and a lepel pin. At the lighthouse, we found another trail that went further up the hill. Les took this trail and found a view of the top of the lighthouse.
We stopped at a Mexican resuarant for lunch. Returning to the camp, Les took a nap before heading out to recon photo locations for the Umpqua River Bridge just north of Reedsport. Most of the river shore is private. Finally he found a stairway up the railroad embankment at the end of the railroad bridge just upstream frrom the Umpqua River Bridge. There were no signs or fencing and the top of the rails was rusty, indicating no recent rail traffic. Although the light was still poor, he took some digital photos. If there is good morning light tomorrow, he will take the 4x5 camera back to get more photos of the Umpqua River Bridge.Read more