Photo of a friend

This photo was sent to us from friends in Kansas.  This guy paused on their barn roof to say hello.  They sent it to us because he made them think of us.  How sweet!

Last of Aug

   Thursday and Friday are the last days of August and also the last days of our first month at Cape Blanco.  Saturday, Sept 1st will be an orientation class for new volunteers and and a review for us veterans.  A chance to review the past month and offer comments.
    Labor Day weekend will be busy, but after that, things will slow down a lot.  You can already feel the change.  This past week is the first time since we arrived that the campground has not been full.  September will be even slower.  If the good weather holds it will be strong, but when the rains come, there will be another slowing.  I am not looking forward to the rainy season, but we really need the rain here in Oregon and also the whole west coast.  The fire situation is awful.  Fires are everywhere.  So the wet weather will be welcome.
 

Randa took these shots.  This one from the west side of the tower.

This is looking up the spiral ladder inside the tower.

 

Cape Blanco

Cape Blanco is the western most spot in the contiguous 48 states.   The weather can be brutal.  High winds. Fog. Wind. Clouds. Wind.  Rain. Wind.  The lighthouse itself is probably a 1/2 mile out on this promontory, the cape, west of the headlands.  It is connected to the "mainland by a narrow strip of land which has a paved road to it.
    We, as volunteers, have a full service site for our trailer. next to the regular campground.  Our location is about a 15 miles drive to Port Orford.  Port Orford is the first established settlement on the Oregon coast. 

Fruit

Fresh fruit is fun.  Fun to find and pick.  Fun to eat.  I remember the last time we were here at Blanco and the huckleberries we enjoyed.  Well, it's that time again and they are starting to mature.  Pancakes with fresh huckleberries are on the horizon.  😊

Tide Pool Images

Notice the variety of creatures that make up the tidal surfaces of the rocks.  Mussels, snails, barnacles, anenomes.  It is great fun to explore.

Walport photos

low tide in Walport bay

Sand patterns