Yesterday was day three of my Oregon Coast Photo Safari. When I’m on a photo safari, for some strange reason I think it’s fun find and stay in some classic motels…that are clean of course. This is the motel where I stayed between day 2 and 3 on the safari. It was in a small coastal town right across the street from the place where I ate dinner. And yes, it was clean and cheap and the biggest thing that impressed me was the fact that they still used real keys instead of swipe cards.
So after checking out, I headed back north, taking the slow and scenic way to Portland, and found a little meandering road called Mercer on the way. That’s where I got this panorama.
Because only locals drive the road and they all know each other, I had a few local people stop and watch me to make sure I didn’t need any help or to see what I was up to. I loved this scene. The trees are fantastic!
From there I continued more north passing the lighhouse again and this time stop and created some images from a distance rather than up close.
I like this angle because it shows the cliffs below the lighthouse. Such a great location. This was right off the road and didn’t require any hiking, so other cars were pulling off too to look. After setting up my equipment, I found someone to take a photo with me in it. I never get any photos of me when I’m on a trip, so this is a real treat!
I got into Portland by early evening yesterday and began working all day today. I work again most of the day tomorrow too, and then I’m done here.
Here in Portland, because I’m working, I was put up in a very nice hotel. I’ve stayed in a lot of nice hotels, but this has to be one of the biggest rooms I’ve ever had. It is the size of a three room apartment and I love it. It’s so nice to stay in a nice place after staying in a cheap place the night before. The contrast really makes me appreciate companies like this that put time and effort into creating an atmosphere of good taste, and style, that is beautiful and comfortable to live in.
Ok, well I’ve got to go prepare for tomorrow. I’ll get more images up when I get a minute. Until next time, America!
— Bry
I want to see pictures of the nice hotel! What was it called?