Here are some pictures taken from our trip to Heceta Head. Unfortunately dumb me forgot to charge my battery before the trip or there would have been a lot more pictures including some group shots.

We dropped by the Darlingtonia Wayside on the way to Heceta. Turns out these special plants are a species of Venus Flytrap indigenous to Southern Oregon and Northern California.

Darlingtonia Californiensis

Also known as Cobra-Lily

Not too cold but very misty here at the coast. I'm glad I got to get these pictures before my camera pooped out completely. Not only was the Lighthouse closed for renovations, it was covered completely in a black tarp that made it look just like a big black silo. I talked with one woman who had come all the way from Wisconsin to see it and was she ever disappointed! Fortunately we got to see the Keeper's house #1 which is now a Bed and Breakfast establishment. Guided tours are offered every 15 minutes. The interior downstairs was elegant with a small organ, piano, a primitive Singer sewing machine, and a lovely-sounding chime clock. We were not allowed to see the upstairs as guests were present.

Keeper's house #2.
Keeper's house #1 which was built to look just like its mirror image
was pulled down by hand in 1937.

up towards the Keeper's house #2

Me in front of Keeper's house #2

Overall a very nice trip and the weather was coast-perfect. Several of us stopped at Mo's in downtown Florence for fish and burgers, and then headed back to Eugene.