The Lighthouses of Washington & Oregon

While driving along the Northwest Washington & Oregon coast, our goal was to visit as many Lighthouses as we could.  Cheryl took this great sepia photo of a photo at the North Head Lighthouse in Washington.

This is a Fresnel Light which is the light at the top of all the Lighthouses.

And this is what it looks like when it's lit.

Here is the North Head lighthouse.

And these buildings were housing for the lighthouse keeper and staff - but now anyone can rent either of these homes for an unusual vacation on the coast (only about $6000 a week).

We found this lighthouse that we could only see from a distance.

This is the Cape Disappointment in Washington Lighthouse.

These kids were having a great time at a beach near the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse.

Midway down the coast at Winchester Bay, we found the first lighthouse that was built on the Oregon coast - the Umpqua River Lighthouse.

Double click on this sign for the Umpqua River Lighthouse which explains how it was destroyed just 7 yrs after it was built and then how it was rebuilt again.

The Yaquina Bay Lighthouse had a terrific tour inside the living quarters of the lighthouse keeper.

The lighthouse is the 2nd oldest lighthouse - but it was only in original service for 3 years before the commissioning of the brighter Yaquina Head Light nearby eliminated its necessity.

This beautiful staircase leads to the light atop the lighthouse.

This is the original Kitchen in the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse.

And these are some of the original furnishings from the lighthouse keeper.

We were not able to visit all the lighthouses on the Oregon coast and some days it was almost too foggy to even see them - This is the Yaquina Head Lighthouse.