Going Coastal; Yoakum Point / Shore Acres Holiday Lights Edition

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Just got back from our annual trip to Cape Arago and Shore Acres State Park (plus Holiday Lights) on the southern Oregon Coast.  This years rental was on Yoakum Point, a rare spot where you can see nothing but ocean looking towards the north, very rare on the west coast!  Coos Bay / North Bend are off to the NE, with Charleston Oregon and Winchester Bay just to the east (great oysters).  

Panorama views from the rental w/ the Cape Arago Lighthouse to the west, ocean to the north, and the various bays to our east / NE; 

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Egg nog w/ many embellishments (the ladies drink of choice)  

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Shore Acres State Park;   we didn't catch any big waves vs the rocks this year, but it's still spectacular  (this is where they photograph the huge waves vs rocks you see on calendars, truly spectacular)

(big waves from a few years ago;   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy7wiDKZnpg&list=PLwqyoM3aKNMBXwYFb4JB-1...   )

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Holey Moley! 

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Sunset from Shore Acres State Park 

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Shore Acres State Park Holiday Lights; 

Critters

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More critters

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Frog Pond 

 

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Frog Pond (continued)

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A few more pics, just cause, lol

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Hot cocoa and cookies inside! 

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Sometimes there's live music, other times story tellers   (tonight just strollers)

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A few pics from the Dean Creek Elk Preserve;

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Cape Arago Lighthouse

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Sweet pics and unusually nice weather for this time of year.  Had no idea they had those X-Mas lights thing down there.

Can you get out to that Cape Argo lighthouse?

We tried to get to the lighthouse, but it was very gated off, lol...    Didn't try doing the longer hike around, there's likely a trail to that headlands, but the island itself is now tribal land, and closed to the public (rumor has it they open it up every once in a while and do a tour)

 Thanks for the lovely pics, Noodler. I've said it before, I love our state.

 

I couldn't agree more Judit, it really is full of awe and wonder!  

Thanks Noodler. Amazing pics - haven't been down there in a few years.

Are you in Corvallis area this winter? My wife is interested in carnivorous plants and would like to communicate with you about them. We can be reached at: justrich "at" casco.net.

I've got a few sundews that are large enough to leave the nest, lol, I'll send you an note  (Flytraps go dormant this time of year)

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Holy cow, those pics are awesome. Oregon never ceases to amaze with it's beauty.

But I gotta admit, the reason I got sucked in is because my last name is Yoacham, haha. The Yoacham/Yoakum/Yokum/etc. clan is all from one root that arrived in what is now the US like in the late 1600's or so and then the name split into many spellings. Weirdly enough, there's always some random Yoacham involved in the history of pretty much every small town in the US. My Great-Great-Great Grandfather was actually one of the founders of Kansas City, Missouri, along with some McCoys and other folks. :)