Day 46 Mears Lighthouse

It was a sunny day…..few and far between.  Drove south through Tillamook to Mears LighthouseIMG_2219IMG_2226
The foam patterns in the water as seen from the deck  were pretty.
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In October of 2010 2 young men shot the lens many times with high power rifles. They were caught, and part of their sentence  was to pay the $60,000 to replace just the outer glass panes. Someone from Florida has offered to help repair the lens itself.  It still has a large hole. No visitors are allowed to go up the steps because the vibrations could cause further damage.
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You can see from the door at the right side of the photo,  it is a very short lighthouse compared to others.

View going back to the parking lot by a different trail.
The famous Octopus tree…..too tall to get into just 1 photo.
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