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Happy Bench Monday from Bullard's Beach! (+21 insets)
(+21 insets) (Sorry so many, I wanted to get all of my scattered images together!)
Revisiting a Lovely Park!
The second stop on our "Escaping Covid" trip was Bullard's Beach State Park, a beautiful, sprawling campground that we visited for only a single day the year before because of Memorial Day…every campground was full! One of the insets has a picture with a link that tells of the fun we had in that day. However, needless to say, we were delighted to get a chance to spend a full week there this time around! It was so nice to relax and enjoy this pretty park in a much more relaxed manner.
Bullard's Beach
This coastal campground is nestled just inside the scrub and forest which begins where the sand and dunes end. The natural wind-break means the park isn't windy, which is very nice. The park has many campsites with a good distance between them too, and I really like the way this place feels. Laid out on mostly flat ground, all of the three campground loops are wonderful for strolling and bike riding too. There's also a path which leads a mile down to the beach which goes for miles in each direction.
Unique features of this park include the wide Coquille River which empties out into the ocean nearby and the view of Bullard's Bridge, which is has two vertical-lift spans and is an impressive sight. Another difference: sandy hiking trails… *wince*
Sandy "Trails of Tears"
The day I decided to go on one of the Bullard's Beach "hiking trails" was when I discovered its least positive unique aspect. Unless one stays on cement paths, the deep, sandy paths are often a painfully slow and arduous "three steps forward and two steps back." I learned this the hard way. I decided one day to go on a trail which led for a few miles on a supposed loop path up and around an area just inland of Bullard's Beach. Stepping off the campground's cement path onto the sandy trail, I really should have just turned around right then and there. But I was determined! Plus, I'd never gone on a walk like this before. The terrain was interesting and different so I was optimistic. It couldn't be all sand…could it? Um…yes. Deep, loose, slippery sand the entire way. It didn't help that these trails were frequented by horseback riders, and that meant the trails weren't packed down at all. So, instead of my usual brisk pace, I was forced to plug along at a snail's crawl. Normally I would have been around that trail in perhaps a couple of hours. In the end, it took about three hours to the point that I gave up and turned around to retrace my steps. (see inset) What misery! It was pretty to see and I enjoyed the environment and views but the time it took for progress was ridiculous. I was so happy and relieved when I finally stepped back onto the cement path again!
Today's Pictures
The road down to the beach has a lovely paved path that parallels it with the Coquille River just across the way. Today's main image features a bench and tree which look out over the wide Coquille River. I finally have a nice image to include for Happy Bench Monday! :)
Insets for Today's Presentation
Walking down the path to the beach from the Bullard's Beach campground, I got a nice pano with not-so-great picture of the cool dual-span Bullard's Bridge and the fun shot of the path that includes a picnic table tucked away in a meadow past protective bushes.
Picnic gazebo: I thought it was interesting to see one of the park's group party areas that was blocked off with yellow tape because of the corona virus. It made me stop and think about the way the world has changed--and continues to do so, because of the pandemic.
One day Steve and I drove down to the road that goes along the beach and went to the light house for pictures. It was miserably windy and cold though so we didn't end up going on a beach stroll as we'd hoped. I got the light house, which is probably one of the least interesting I've ever seen, but I also noticed a fellow nearby who was "crabbing", or putting in crab traps.
The Coquille River is deep enough that big ships use it to transport goods and I got a couple of nice pictures of a ship entering the river.
The beach itself had some fun driftwood forts and interesting lean-tos that I took pictures of. As well, the morning that we left, I rode my bike down to the beach and got some pretty beach pictures, along with a few of the golden carpet of flowers that grew in the scrubby area between the beach and the campground.
Next to last, I've included pictures of the "sandy trail of tears" walk that I went on, including a map that shows the trail and how far I got.
Finally, I am also including links to the other Bullard's Beach posts I made in the past so this is a complete collection. Sorry for the vastness of this presentation, enjoy what you can! :)
Thanks so much for all of your visits, comments and favorites! Be safe and have a fantastic week!
Explored on 2/1/29; highest placement #5.
Revisiting a Lovely Park!
The second stop on our "Escaping Covid" trip was Bullard's Beach State Park, a beautiful, sprawling campground that we visited for only a single day the year before because of Memorial Day…every campground was full! One of the insets has a picture with a link that tells of the fun we had in that day. However, needless to say, we were delighted to get a chance to spend a full week there this time around! It was so nice to relax and enjoy this pretty park in a much more relaxed manner.
Bullard's Beach
This coastal campground is nestled just inside the scrub and forest which begins where the sand and dunes end. The natural wind-break means the park isn't windy, which is very nice. The park has many campsites with a good distance between them too, and I really like the way this place feels. Laid out on mostly flat ground, all of the three campground loops are wonderful for strolling and bike riding too. There's also a path which leads a mile down to the beach which goes for miles in each direction.
Unique features of this park include the wide Coquille River which empties out into the ocean nearby and the view of Bullard's Bridge, which is has two vertical-lift spans and is an impressive sight. Another difference: sandy hiking trails… *wince*
Sandy "Trails of Tears"
The day I decided to go on one of the Bullard's Beach "hiking trails" was when I discovered its least positive unique aspect. Unless one stays on cement paths, the deep, sandy paths are often a painfully slow and arduous "three steps forward and two steps back." I learned this the hard way. I decided one day to go on a trail which led for a few miles on a supposed loop path up and around an area just inland of Bullard's Beach. Stepping off the campground's cement path onto the sandy trail, I really should have just turned around right then and there. But I was determined! Plus, I'd never gone on a walk like this before. The terrain was interesting and different so I was optimistic. It couldn't be all sand…could it? Um…yes. Deep, loose, slippery sand the entire way. It didn't help that these trails were frequented by horseback riders, and that meant the trails weren't packed down at all. So, instead of my usual brisk pace, I was forced to plug along at a snail's crawl. Normally I would have been around that trail in perhaps a couple of hours. In the end, it took about three hours to the point that I gave up and turned around to retrace my steps. (see inset) What misery! It was pretty to see and I enjoyed the environment and views but the time it took for progress was ridiculous. I was so happy and relieved when I finally stepped back onto the cement path again!
Today's Pictures
The road down to the beach has a lovely paved path that parallels it with the Coquille River just across the way. Today's main image features a bench and tree which look out over the wide Coquille River. I finally have a nice image to include for Happy Bench Monday! :)
Insets for Today's Presentation
Walking down the path to the beach from the Bullard's Beach campground, I got a nice pano with not-so-great picture of the cool dual-span Bullard's Bridge and the fun shot of the path that includes a picnic table tucked away in a meadow past protective bushes.
Picnic gazebo: I thought it was interesting to see one of the park's group party areas that was blocked off with yellow tape because of the corona virus. It made me stop and think about the way the world has changed--and continues to do so, because of the pandemic.
One day Steve and I drove down to the road that goes along the beach and went to the light house for pictures. It was miserably windy and cold though so we didn't end up going on a beach stroll as we'd hoped. I got the light house, which is probably one of the least interesting I've ever seen, but I also noticed a fellow nearby who was "crabbing", or putting in crab traps.
The Coquille River is deep enough that big ships use it to transport goods and I got a couple of nice pictures of a ship entering the river.
The beach itself had some fun driftwood forts and interesting lean-tos that I took pictures of. As well, the morning that we left, I rode my bike down to the beach and got some pretty beach pictures, along with a few of the golden carpet of flowers that grew in the scrubby area between the beach and the campground.
Next to last, I've included pictures of the "sandy trail of tears" walk that I went on, including a map that shows the trail and how far I got.
Finally, I am also including links to the other Bullard's Beach posts I made in the past so this is a complete collection. Sorry for the vastness of this presentation, enjoy what you can! :)
Thanks so much for all of your visits, comments and favorites! Be safe and have a fantastic week!
Explored on 2/1/29; highest placement #5.
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Another superb set of insets - i like them all, but I have a few faves: Nos 6 & 7, Nos 9,10 & 11 and No 21.
Top notch photography as always Janet..!!
Beeindruckende Serie, schön, das Du dir die Arbeit machst, wäre aber auch zu schade, wenn sie nur auf der Festplatte schlummern würden
beautiful series!
I don't have a fave, as they are all great but I do like the b&w shot, especially.
Take care and have a good new month Janet.
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Have a great evening ;-)
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