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rozoneill: The first part of the hike followed the Port of Coos Bay boundary on a jeep road
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rozoneill: Agoseris bloomed all along the trail
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rozoneill: Hairy seed pods of Scotch broom
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rozoneill: Common yarrow, seen up close
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rozoneill: A soldier beetle patrols a head of Queen Anne's lace
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rozoneill: A mama osprey shrieks loud disapproval at my hiking past her nest
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rozoneill: First look at a tranquil Coos Bay
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rozoneill: North Spit - 019
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rozoneill: Artwork created by decaying seaweed left behind by the tide
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rozoneill: Abstract art in the medium of decaying seaweed
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rozoneill: A large log, long since bleached by sun and tide
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rozoneill: Coos Bay seems to be more lake than ocean bay
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rozoneill: The shore was patrolled by guard raccoons
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rozoneill: Looking down Coos Bay in the general direction of Charleston
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rozoneill: Serenity in an ocean bay
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rozoneill: You shall not pass!
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rozoneill: A stump sprawls where it lay, to forever admire the view of Coos Bay
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rozoneill: Probably a Willamette valley gumweed growing along the trail
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rozoneill: Maps were frequently posted at the many trail junctions along the way
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rozoneill: Now I'm hiking on the Bunker Trail
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rozoneill: I could just sense the ticks waiting for to hike through the brush
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rozoneill: A bumblebee industriously harvests pollen from a common yarrow
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rozoneill: Now I'm on the Dune Loop, like the sign says
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rozoneill: I got plenty of quality coastal forest time on this hike
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rozoneill: The Dunes Loop served up forest and tress but very little in the way of dunes
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rozoneill: It was quite apparent these trails do not get used much
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rozoneill: There's a constant whine of mosquitoes to go with this picturesque forest
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rozoneill: Ripe and juicy blueberries brought all hiking to a screeching halt
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rozoneill: It's good to hike during berry season
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rozoneill: The trail was getting to be faint and sketchy