Back ~ Nearby Scenic Places to Crater Lake National Park & Gathering Light ... a retreat.

The Coastal Redwoods of California:

Beautiful and pristine, the Smith River in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park in the California
Coastal Redwoods: Early Summer, page 1 and early October page 2.

Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park: Simpson Reed Discovery Trail, page 1
and page 2 and Walker Road, page 3 and page 4.

The California Coast

The Mouth of the Klamath River.

The Coast South of Crescent City, California.

The Crescent Coast: Crescent City California.

The Southern Oregon Coast.

Hiking to the Natural Bridge at Samuel J Boardman State Park - Trail.

Walk over the Pacific Ocean on the Natural Bridge, page 1, page 2, page 3.

Hiking on the capes: Cape Sebastian.

Arch Rock at the Oregon Coast.

Morning Light on the Oregon Coast just south of Gold Beach.

The Mouth of the Rogue River at Gold Beach, Oregon in morning's light and twilight.

Sightseeing on the Oregon Coast: from the cliffs above and below.

The soft and muted colors of Oregon's Rocky Coast.

The Central Oregon Coast.

Heceta Lighthouse on the beachhead and the Coast, below, just north of Florence, Oregon.

. . . and the colors of sunset on the Oregon Coast near Florence.

The Northern Oregon Coast.

Cape Kiwanda at Pacific City.

Winter Morning Light.

... and the sun sets on the Oregon Coast.

The Octopus Tree at Cape Meares on the Three Cape Route: Cape Kiwanda, Cape Lookout and Cape Meares.

The Oregon Coast from Mt Neahkahnie one of the highest points on the Oregon Coast.

Water Weaves Tapestry on the northern Oregon Coast.

Castle Rock from Arcadia State Park in morning's light.

Terrible Tilly and Lighthouse on the northern Oregon Coast, page 1 and page 2.

Ecola State Park on the Oregon Coast: The cove of Ecola Beach, page 1, Ecola Point, page 2
and picnicking on the point, page 3.

Indian Beach at Ecola State Park: ... and the waves crash, page 1; surfing at Indian Beach, page 2.

Sunset at Tolovana State Park at Cannon Beach, Oregon, page 1 and page 2.

Scenery on the way to or from the Oregon Coast ...

Coastal Route to the Beach in the Siskiyou Mountains.

Hellgate on the Rogue, a wild and scenic river.

Seasonal Creek discovered while following the Siuslaw River to the Oregon Coast.

Kentucky Waterfalls on the Smith River in the Coast Range:

Water Spun Lace on Kentucky Waterfalls, page 1.

Smith River falls at Kentucky Waterfalls in the Coast Range of Oregon, page 2.

The graceful flow of the Upper Waterfall, hiking to Kentucky Waterfalls, page 3.

Sweet Creek Waterfalls

Waterfalls charm on Sweet Creek in the Oregon Coast range near the coast, page 1.

The gentle majesty of water falling on Sweet Creek, page 2.

Waterfalls on Mountain Stairways at Sweet Creek, page 3.

Sweet Creek Cascades on the hiking trail in the Oregon Coast Range, page 4.

Next: Over the River and through the Woods and the Central Oregon - Oregon Outback Tour.

Listing pages:

Page 1: Site Structure and Breakdown, Page 2: Category Headings, Page 3: The Umpqua River
and Tributaries, Page 4: Crater Lake National Park, Page 5: Little Known Special Places near Crater Lake National Park, Page 6: Oregon and California Coasts and Redwoods, Page 7: Over the River and through the Woods Scenic Byway, Central Oregon, the Oregon High Desert and Outback, Page 8: Surprise Valley, the Warner Mountains - the California Outback, Page 9: the Salmon River in northern California, page 10, the Shasta Trinity Tour, Page 11: The Diverse Loop Tour and Page 12: The Beautiful West Cascades National Scenic Byway in Oregon.