
Yaquina Head Lighthouse (Newport, Oregon) on an extremely foggy day.

Yaquina Head Lighthouse (Newport, Oregon) on an extremely foggy day.

I love the mix of colors in these ferns when they’re on their way out.

A tiny spider crawls along coast/California/Mexican hedge nettle at Cape Lookout, Oregon.

A colorful collage of fishing nets and other marine accoutrements in Newport, Oregon.

A long-abandoned boat by the side of the Yaquina River, between Toledo and Newport, Oregon.

I’m pretty sure one of the biggest reasons I like coastal Oregon so much is that there are ferns everywhere. These were at Ecola State Park last year.