Oregon. Day 1
We rolled into Coos Bay on the coast of Oregon amidst the lightly raining skies. Before going to our campsite, I thought it would be a good plan to go to visit the two waterfalls in the area that I had wanted to see, namely Golden Falls and Silver Falls. They are both located practically side by side in a state park by the same name (Golden and Silver Falls State Park). It is a bit of a drive out to the park, and once there we found extremely wet and muddy conditions (a theme for the rest of the week). We had our lunch by the car on the wet picnic tables, then made the hike up the slippery, wet, and (did I say) muddy trail to the waterfalls.
Both Silver Falls and Golden Falls are very majestic, about 200 feet high each. And both were flowing very mightily. So much so, that it was incredibly misty at the viewpoints, and I not only had to battle the rain to take my photos, but also the mist from the falls. It was a very difficult task. This photo is of Golden Falls.
After viewing the two waterfalls, we made the drive back to the coast, where our campsite was at Sunset Bay. By the time we got there, the rain had stopped (somewhat), and we were able to get the tent up before it started again. Then we had dinner at a local fish and chips shop, and then went to the beach for sunset. I was really hoping to get some nice sunset shots along the ocean (and thus, take photos other than just waterfall photos), but the bad weather did not break for sunrise or sunset the entire time we were there. On this first night it was not raining at least, but it was very overcast and there was no interesting sunset. We spent the evening beach combing instead, and found quite a few interesting critters in the tide pools.