Rex and Nancy's Travels - "ALL WHO WANDER ARE NOT LOST" - JRR Tolkein

It rained during the night but Friday morning the sun was shining once again.   We drove back south to the Cannon Beach area to see the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse.   When we were there last week it was too overcast and rainy to get a picture of the lighthouse.   Today was clear and sunshiny and we got a great picture.   We had to hike a short distance to an overlook to see the lighthouse. The beach along the way was beautiful. Tillamook Rock Lighthouse sits 1.2 miles off Tillamook Head and stands 133 feet above sea level with a 62 ft high tower.   Built in 1881 it was called “Terrible Tilly” because of its exposure to storm waves.   This lighthouse is privately owned and was once used as a columbarium, a storage place for ashes of the deceased.   It is currently not being used and looks in need of some TLC. We have now seen all 9 of the Oregon state lighthouses, 2 in California and 2 in Washington.   We found we really liked seeing the li...

It rained all night and was still raining when we got up this morning. We drove the Richardson Highway to North Pole, AK but were not able to see any vistas because the cloud cover was so low. It rained most of the day. We are staying at The Riverview RV Park about halfway between North Pole and Fairbanks on the Chena River - they have very interesting planters! The interior of Alaska has gotten so much rain the past few days that many of the rivers are on flood watch. The Chena is very full and the current is really fast but they do not expect it to flood. We are going to stay here for a while and tour around Fairbanks and North Pole – maybe even see Santa in North Pole!