Oregon Dunes and Bridges.

Day started with Les going out before breakfast to photograph the Umpqua River Bridge again, but this time with morning light. The bridge was not exciting enough to use the 4x5 camera. Returning to the motorhome expecting a home cooked breakfast waiting for him, Jill had found a bakery in town. After donuts mwe (including Indy), headed to a Forest service trailhead by the Eel River. The trail was supposed to be approximately a mile loop. At the top of the loop we were hiking on Dune sand. Les and Indy went to the top of the Dune, Jill stopped halfway up, fell down and accidentally called Les’s sister. Meanwhile Les got lost and ended up in a nearby campground. Jill returned to the car the way they came, Les finished the loop and returned to car.
Next we went to the “old” town in Florence, OR. This is quite a going area, lots of little stores, and restaurants. After lunch Les went to photograph the Siuslew River Bridge, Jill did a little tourist shopping. She bought a couple of things in one store, in the next store across street she couldn’t find her card wallet. Back and forth…no luck finding it. Thank goodness, it didn’t have her drivers license, and only two credit cards, two health insurance cards, and her library card…So she and Les went back to the car, and called those credit cards. Around and around we went with both bank’s phone Ai, it took about an hour to get human help. Cards locked. Our jeep also got ducked again.
Finally, back to yesterday’s lighthouse and bridge, so Les could use his Large format camera in sunshine. Jill didn’t hike back up to the lighthouse, but did quick sketch from the parking lot.
Too tired and Jill too stressed to cook we went out to eat again.Read more