Shore Acres State Park, Oregon, USA

Shore Acres State Park, Oregon, USA

Taken at Shore Acres near Coos Bay, Oregon on a foggy, damp, dank, misty autumn day.

Shore Acres State Park, Oregon, USA

Sunset Bay State Park, Oregon, USA

Sunset Bay State Park, Oregon, USA

Sunset Bay State Park, Oregon, USA

Shore Acres State Park, Oregon, USA

Shore Acres State Park, Oregon, USA

Shore Acres State Park, Oregon, USA

Shore Acres State Park, Oregon, USA

Shore Acres State Park, Oregon, USA

Sunset Bay State Park, Oregon, USA

This is in Cape Arago State Park on the Oregon coast (of course:) )

If you want some info on it, it's about 15 miles south of Coos Bay, and is a scenic headland jutting into the Pacific Ocean. Long used by native Americans, Cape Arago was first sighted by Europeans during one of Sir Francis Drake's expeditions in the late 1500s. There are trails that lead down to a sandy beach and some cool intertidal pools.

Zoom in and take a look at those rock textures. I was in awe when we found this place. Just don't jump in! :)

Denuded boxcars on the edge of sand dunes near Coos Bay, Oregon

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Conde B McCullough Bridge, Coos Bay Oregon. Coos Bay is on the Oregon coast.

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View along the hiking trail through the lush forest at Cape Arago State Park near Coos Bay, Oregon Coast

Sunset Bay State Park, Oregon, USA

Shore Acres State Park, Oregon, USA

Shore Acres State Park, Oregon, USA

The sandstone cliffs along the Pacific Ocean near Coos Bay, Oregon, are slowly being worn down by wind, rain and waves.

This photo was taken near the Shore Acres State Park.

Charleston, Oregon. This view is from the scenic turnout along Cape Arago highway just past the Sunset Beach recreation area.

4/11/24 - Golden and Silver Falls, Golden and Silver Falls State Park, Oregon, USA

Now looking north at this same section of Shore Acres.

I found the variety geology fascinating.

Thanks for taking a look. Always appreciated!

Happy weekend!

Sunset Bay State Park, Oregon, USA

Brassia Data Cosa 'Coo's Bay' HCC/AOS (Brassia verrucosa x Brassia caudata)

Shore Acres State Park is south of Coos Bay on the Oregon coast. It features 5 acres of formal gardens including a rose-testing plot and Japanese lily pond, as well as ocean views and beach access. In the cooler months, visitors can watch storms and migrating whales from the park's sandstone cliffs. Another seasonal attraction is the Shore Acres Holiday Lights, lasting from Thanksgiving to New Year's Eve, when the gardens are decorated with lights and illuminated sculptures. Shore Acres was originally an estate owned by Louis J. Simpson, a Coos County timber baron and son of shipping magnate Asa Meade Simpson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shore_Acres_State_Park

This coastal rock is a short walk from the garden. It shows some major past movement of the layered rock.

Looking south at some of the impressive geology of Shore Acres.

Located on the south coast of Oregon near Coos Bay, Shore Acres contains some of the most dramatic geology on the West Coast. Layers of sediment tilt at steep angles, some are spatter with dark round rock formations like cannon balls, and the surf hitting the rocks shoots spectacular waves 50 feet into the air.

The rock formations that look like cannon balls are called concretions, compact masses of mineral matter embedded in a host rock, mostly sandstone.

Brassia Data Cosa 'Coo's Bay' HCC/AOS (Brassia verrucosa x Brassia caudata)

Sunrise on the Oregon Coast

7/17/24 - North Spit (Bayside Road, Bunker Trail, Dune Trail, Ocean Shore Trail), BLM, North Bend, Coos Bay, Oregon

12/3/24 - Shore Acres State Park, Oregon, USA

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7/31/24 - Yoakam Point State Natural Site, Oregon USA

At the Japanese garden in Mingus Park, Coos Bay, Oregon.