The Fabulous Oregon Coast

The southern Oregon coast is underrated. It doesn't have many resorts like the shore farther north. Its beauty is not as famous as Big Sur; there's not much of a surfing culture like Southern California. But this is a spectacular stretch of shoreline, and its remoteness and solitude make it even better. This is a typical scene between Brookings and Gold Beach.

I stayed at a motel right on the ocean in Gold Beach, where I'd stayed a couple of times before. It was sunny up until just before sunset: then the fog rolled in fast. Actually, it just kind of developed, moving from south to north. Fog always makes for cool pix, if your timing is right; a few minutes after I took this shot, the scene was socked in.

I moved north today to Newport. Stayed in a Best Western that also has a fabulous view. The beach in front of the resort is normally windswept, and it's just a sea of dunes. This is accentuated late in the day when the lowering sun highlights the beachscape.

Sunset from my room, at the end of a superb, top down day cruisin' the Oregon coast.