Brookings Coast & Beach

How's this for breathtaking?!!! Steve and I wanted to see a gorgeous, picturesque coastline with rock formations and lovely waves rolling up on the boulders...and we got exactly what we hoped for!! What a day! What sights! It was amazing!! Brookings, Oregon, is a little town about three hours west of Medford where we live. It's the southern-most town on the Oregon coast, and being just north of the California border, many of the residents work at the Pelican Bay State Prison across the border in California's most northern large coastal down, Crecent City! Brookings has a harbor, a lighthouse, and has a thriving artist community and is a popular place for retirement. By the way, I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

Steve was investigating behind a craggy, cliffside boulder near Brookings, Oregon, and when I came around behind it, this is what I saw when I looked up! Just a tiny crop off the top and right edge, otherwise, straight out of the camera! By the way, I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

A few miles north of Brookings, Oregon is a beautiful coastal park called Samuel H. Boardman State Park. We spent most of our day enjoying the sights here, walking on the beach and taking pictures of everything! By the way, I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

Oh, what a joy to see this bird again! This species of seagull is so familiar to me, and yet, I haven't seen one since I was in San Francisco last year, and before that, it was several years. Growing up in San Francisco, which is surrounded by ocean and bay on three sides, these seagulls are almost as common as pigeons. They love to hang out at schools because kids feed them and leave garbage everywhere for them, and, like pigeons, they are found wherever there are lots of people, ever alert for scraps of food. The Western Gull is in a family of about 60 species which are found all over the world. This species lives along the west coast of North America, thriving from British Columbia down to Baja, California and Northern Mexico. Australian friends will notice its similarity to the Pacific Gull , with the exception of the beak, which is very different in thickness. Most gulls are migratory and move to warmer climates during the winter. They feed on all types of sea food, both living and dead, and are also happy to eat any type of food left by humans. Unlike most animals, gulls can drink and process saltwater!! Gulls are monogomous, and pairs live in large colonies of birds, building nests on the ground or on cliffs. Clutches usually contain three eggs, and breeding seasons last 3 to 5 months. If you would like to know more about the Western Gull, Wiki has a very nice page here: Wiki: Western Gull For more information about Gulls in general, Wiki has a great page here: Wiki: Gull By the way, I've uploaded FOUR other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

It's hard for me to believe that I lived in Oregon for SEVEN YEARS before Steve and I finally got out to the coast, but we sure did soak up the sights for the 5 hours we got to spend here. About five miles north of Brookings is where we found this beautiful beach, with only a handful of happy families and sun worshippers. What a blissful, perfect day! By the way, I've uploaded 2 other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

Here's a view of one of the beaches we visited, complete with a sun flare! You can see the fog burning off in the distance. When we arrived, the whole area was socked in with fog but quickly melted away within an hour, and the day was simply perfect with very little wind and a wonderful temperature! It was pure heaven, and exactly what I hoped for! :) By the way, I've uploaded 2 other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :) Explored on October 8, 2012, highest position #286.

Wandering to my heart's content on the beach was a highlight for me when Steve and I went to the coast at Brookings, Oregon. I have always loved to do this and missed it terribly. There are so many things to find in and on the sand. As I walked along the mostly secluded beach, I saw a family which included a young boy and a tiny little girl, and walking along, I found a trail of footprints showing that one of the parents went for a walk with the toddler. The parent's footprints were mostly a straight line, while the little girl's were all over, as she ran back and forth in obvious joy of the occasion. Here are two footprints, one from the parent, and one from the child, showing a glimpse of their walking adventure on this perfect day! Explored on October 8, 2012, highest position #239.

At the edge of one beach we visted near Brookings, Oregon, we found that we could climb over rocks and continue further. There were so many pretty ocean views along the way, including this one! What a lovely day! Thank you for your comments, favorites and friendship! I apologize for not being able to comment for the most part until I'm done with my current project, but it will be done in about 5 days now! :) I look forward to visiting all of your photostreams and miss you all! Explored on October 14th, 2012, highest position #204.

The first beach picture I posted for Brookings, Oregon showed a very different view of this log! Isn't it fun to find interesting angles for a cool subject?! It was a perfect day to relax and soak up the sun, breathe in the fresh sea breeze, smell the salty air, and be revitalized by this magical place! We specifically planned our visit so we could spend hours enjoying the beaches we visited, and it was glorious!! :) By the way, I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :) Explored on October 16, 2012. Highest position: #51.