As we left Newport, we crossed the Yaquina Bay Bridge, one of eleven bridges designed by Conde McCullough for the Oregon Coast Highway in the 1930's.
We continued on to Waldport, crossing the "New" Alsea Bay Bridge which replaced the original designed by Conde McCullough.
The views from the highway varied from clear to a bit foggy.
We stopped to take a look at the Hectra Head Lighthouse which has the strongest beacon on the coast.
Areas of rocky shore are interspersed with wide beaches and sand dunes.
We stopped in Old Town Florence to get a good look at another McCullough bridge, the Siuslaw River Bridge.
This is a riverfront area with restaurants, shops and galleries.
I met a couple on the dock who told me all about how to crab, which ones you can keep, best bait etc.
Our next stop was at the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. An extensive stretch of sand dunes reaching as far as a mile inland.
We made a slight detour off of Hwy 101 to get a quick look at the Cape Arago Lighthouse.
We made a quick stop at Brandon when some unusual art caught my eye. The fish and seal are made entirely from man made debris that had washed ashore.
As we continued south the shoreline became more rugged again providing some amazing views.
As we approached Gold Beach, we crossed another Conde McCullough bridge, the I L Patterson Memorial Bridge. This was the first bridge in the US to be built with pre-stressed concrete in 1932.
Fifteen miles later we crossed into California and found a room for the night in Crescent City California.
A couple of things we noted throughout the day:
- a large number of cruising cyclists travelling from north to south on 101.
- every town had older homeless men with long white beards and their possessions on their backs
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