Coos Bay

Ridiculous at Sunset

8 February 2011

Along that stretch of state parks southwest of Coos Bay, the first one you hit is Sunset Bay State Park. With the name in mind, RV and I drove in to catch the sun setting [...]

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Crabbing in Charleston + Fishermen’s Wharf

4 February 2011

After our morning at Cape Arago State Park, I got to meet Katherine Hoppe, the woman who made the entire Coos Bay trip possible! She was out catching crabs on the Charleston docks, so we [...]

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Cape Arago State Park + Surfing Everywhere

4 February 2011

We spent Saturday morning hiking around Cape Arago State Park. Put this on your cool free stuff to do in Coos Bay list! Cape Arago State Park is located at the end of the road [...]

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Coos Bay is the home of the Oregon Coast Culinary Institute. Every Friday, OCCI opens its doors to the public for lunch and dinner through the externship program, The Chef’s Table. When Katherine heard that [...]

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Pictures of Us

27 January 2011

I have a tendency to take photos of scenery, food and THINGS, but not so many photos of us. Our attempts resulted in less than a handful of arms-length self portraits. At Sunset Bay State [...]

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The tide is high, and I’m eating out!

26 January 2011

Lunchtime dining at High Tide Cafe in Charleston, Oregon during our Chowder Bounty correspondent trip to Coos Bay and surrounding area.

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A Mill transformed

26 January 2011

During the 3-day weekend in Coos Bay, the Coos Bay – North Bend Visitor & Convention Bureau hooked me up as their Chowder Bounty correspondent with a 2-night stay at The Mill Casino * Hotel [...]

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Road trip recovery!

26 January 2011

Whoa, I’ve been MIA since I arrived in Oregon! We tried to do as much as we could in the 2.5 days – crabbing, checking out nearby State Parks, and riding a dune buggy through [...]

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