LIGHT

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Travel Log

Stephen Phillips Photography

northern

oregon coast

Above:

Indian Rock at Indian Point inside the preserve at Ecola State Park

Center:

The colossal rocks at Cannon Beach - this is my personal favorite coastal town along the Oregon Coast - an hours drive from Tillamook.

Below:

The beach above Ecola Point

Stout Grove / stand of coastal redwoods

northern california / jedediah smith redwoods state park:

AT THE TOP !

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Driving along U.S. Highway 199 last January - I stumbled upon the road leading into this grove while looking for a place to photograph the fog clinging to the treetops along the Smith River. It had been snowing and raining heavily - so the dirt and gravel road was a mess and I decided to wait for better conditions.

This May afforded the opportunity - so in I went. Magnificent! This is one of the least visited and most beautiful places I have ever encountered. The road had pot holes - but I came upon a Toyoya Prius making the journey - so if you take some care, most any vehicle could navigate here. (things get very narrow and twisted - so I would not suggest an RV of any size).

The images speak for themselves.

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c.2007    Stephen Phillips Photography

THIS TIME WE VISIT THE NORTHWESTERN CORNERS

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OREGON

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CALIFORNIA