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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Umqua River Lighthouse
















When we arrived at this lighthouse/Coast Guard station, a tour was just beginning and the guide let me join in. Our group climbed the 65 steps to the top, and were each allowed to climb up into the prisms to take a look. It is the one lighthouse on the Oregon coast that has red lights, very beautiful. The guide described it as the Jewel of the Coast. I have to say that I am not that scared of heights but inside I was screaming at the last top leg of the climb. The steps are attached to the side of the cone and you can see three floors below. So, I took photos from the top and from the bottom of the lighthouse as well as inside the prism view.

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