Saturday, August 21, 2010

Surprise in Florence

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We just got back from a week in Florence, OR.  We were there for our friend Steve Hensley’s surprise 60th birthday party.  I was a fun time with good friends but I was able to get away a couple of times for landscape photos.  Here a piece of driftwood on the north jetty.

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This is Heceta Head lighthouse about 10 miles north of town.  I went there twice hoping of course for some nice light but you get what you get when you don’t have unlimited time.

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This is a very cool old bridge over Cape creek right next to the lighthouse.

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The view south towards Florence from Highway 101 on the way back from Heceta Head lighthouse.

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I’d have loved to have been here when this fireweed was at its peak but even way past its prime it adds a nice splash of color to the scene.

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I took 2 motorcycles with me so I could give Steve an adventure on the sand dunes. The Oregon Dunes in Florence are a great place for off road vehicles if you like sand.  We also had a nice long ride down the beach.

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If your not lucky enough or adventures enough to take  your own vehicle into the sand you can pay for a ride on one of these giant dune buggies.  I think they hold about 25 people.