Coos Bay By Day

I decided to stick around Coos Bay a little longer today:

The sun was out, so I walked around the waterfront for a while first:

Made friends with this little guy - not sure what kind of bird it is, actually:

Saw some big boats:

Then I headed back out to Cape Arago to see it in daylight, first crossing the bridge at Charleston:

Stopping at this bay along the way:

And a view of the lighthouse, where I caught yet another full rainbow:

Near the tip of the cape, I pulled off to see this inlet filled with sea lions (this is just one section, out from the beach):

From the tip of the cape, looking back at the viewpoint, I discovered another group of sea lions:

After the cape, it was time to start heading north to Newport.  Just past North Bend, heading into "the dunes", I caught this great view of the McCullough Bridge:

Further north, I swung through Winchester Bay to see the Umpqua Lighthouse:

And further north, some sun kissed dunes:

Beyond this point, as I got back to driving along the coastline, the weather turned stormy.  I decided to just press forward and get to Newport so I could get settled in my hotel and hope for it to pass.  Unfortunately it held on, so I just relaxed and even took a little nap.  I braved it again to go for some dinner, but am back in my room safe and warm and ready to call it a night.

For those wondering about which animal I had not yet seen, it was goats when I wrote the post - I then saw some yesterday, so officially I have seen ALL of those animals - yes, even the zebras (they were grazing at Hearst Castle).  Thanks for playing along!