Roadside Oregon

One evening at the coast as the waves were a little rough and the sun was setting at Depoe Bay, I just had to take a photograph.

Depoe Bay is the site of the world’s smallest navigable harbor (six acres or 2.4 hectare) and a place to see water shooting through the rocks at high tides. A great little town, it is a fun place to spend some time.

You can see the location of Depoe Bay on Google Maps here.

This could have been taken anywhere, but it was here in our backyard. It is here because I thought you might like it, and because it was taken in Oregon…

Smith Rock State Park is 651 acres (263 hectare) of year around climbing surfaces of up to 550 feet (168 meter) high. Comprised of welded tuff (compressed volcanic ash and columnar basalt, there are more that 1,500 climbing routes from easy to 5.14c.

Smith Rock State Park is considered to be the the birthplace of modern sport climbing. On some routes the hardware is left in place for the next person to use. In other areas clean equipment like chocks and camming devices are recommended.

The park has been seen in many movies including: The Postman, Mission Impossible II, Swordfish, Rooster Cogburn.

You can see a Google Map of the area here.

I stopped at a SnoPark along Hwy 22 in the Cascades for a little break during my drive over the mountains. The SnoParks are places where people can park for cross country skiing, snowmobiling, tubing, show shoeing or other winter activities. There are several of these around the state, this one was along Hwy 22, here on Google Maps.

I think the photo just makes you think of a cold clear winter day, and it was…

Just some ducks.

They could be from anywhere in the state, but these were in the Cline Falls State Park. The park is between Sisters and Redmond in Central Oregon. You can find the park here at Google Maps.

Driving the coast on a stormy day, we pulled out at Boiler Bay State Park to take photos of the waves. The waves near the peninsula the park is on were impressive, but lacked scale.This view is looking South from the park looking at the rocks under some (poorly placed?) homes near the water. I really had to work to get a good photo that did not include the homes.

Boiler Bay State Park is located one mile North of Depot Bay, just West of Hwy 101. You can see a Google Map of the area here.