Exploring the Central Oregon Coast
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old town fishing village, Florence , Oregon
The oldest part of Florence, Oregon is a quaint fishing village with great shops and restaurants.
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view of Siuslaw River in Florence
The Siuslaw River runs through Florence to the Pacific.
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Oregon sand dunes
The Oregon Dunes National Recreational area in Florence offers terrific scenery.
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view from atop a dune
One can see river, lake, ocean, and mountains from atop the dunes.
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a very high dune
The dunes stretch for sixty miles along the coast and some reach as high as 300 feet tall.
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Darlingtonia Botanical Wayside
Outside Florence is the Darlingtonia Botanical Wayside, where one can view insect eating pitcher plants growing up to three feet tall.
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coastal view
Between Florence and Lincoln City Oregon's central coast offers some spectacular views.
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Wildflowers stand out against dark rocks.
Many wildflowers grow along the coast.
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another coastal view
Beautiful water, beautiful mountains, beautiful day!
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Wildflowers grow along coast.
These wildflowers add to an already gorgeous vista.
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wildflower path.
This lovely path has a nice view of the ocean.
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a perch for birds
Birds enjoy their perch overlooking the ocean.
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another coastal view
The aquamarine water was beautiful against the rocks.
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overlooking the water
The blues and greens of water and plants are beautiful without the assistance of a gardener.
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rocks along coast
Oregon's cost has many spectacular rock formations.
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Lincoln City beach
This beach is located in Lincoln City, Oregon. We stayed here one night as we toured the Central Oregon Coast.
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a natural aquarium
These rocks on the beach in Lincoln City were covered with plants and animals of the sea.
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look there!
There was much to see. My son Sam is pointing as his brothers look on.
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a cluster of starfish
This rock was home to a colony of starfish, as well as sea anemones, sea urchins, and other marine life.
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barnacle rocks
Thousands of barnacles clung to the rocks.
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rocks on beach
This is another view of some of the rocks on the beach.
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sea anemones
Sea anemones would open if you touched them. Their outer surface was firm, like a sea shell.
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starfish
there were many starfish amongst the rocks.
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sea creatures
This was better than the Oregon Coast Aquarium.
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playing on the beach
The water was too cold for me, but hearty Oregonians played in the surf.
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driftwood on beach
People gathered driftwood to build campfires at night.