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Category Archives: Sightseeing

Just stuff we see while out and about. This can be buildings, places, people, etc…

Rhyolite Ghost Town – Death Valley National Park

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Although the Rhyolite Ghost Town is not technically part of Death Valley National Park, it does sit just outside of the park’s eastern entrance headed toward Beatty, Nevada.

There is a small museum located just to the south of the town which has many ghost related statues outside. There is an old train station and a “bottle house” that appear to be maintained.

Oh, the girls attended school at the Rhyolite Schoolhouse. Check it out!

This is part of our Season 3 Part 2 and was filmed in the second half of 2019.

Rhyolite Ghost Town
https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/historyculture/rhyolite-ghost-town.htm
Beatty, Nevada 89003
GPS coordinates: 36.899786, -116.830156
https://goo.gl/maps/aK2TwNJGFnMFNPyf7


West Coast Game Park Safari

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The West Coast Game Park Safari has many exotic animals that are in caged enclosures and there are some that they bring out for you to pet. Specific instructions are provided as to how to pet each animal.

You can also purchase food to feed some free roaming animal. Even though these animals (deer, donkeys, and others) can go anywhere that you can, feeding needs to be in the center area so that the caged animals do not misbehave.

Join us as we explore over this 3 part series.

This is part of our Season 3 Part 2 and was filmed in the second half of 2019.

West Coast Game Park Safari
https://www.westcoastgameparksafari.com
46914 US-101, Bandon, OR 97411
GPS coordinates: 43.009229, -124.415880
https://goo.gl/maps/5rHi3EHS4uoRHdFn7


Artist Drive – Death Valley National Park

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Artist Drive as it is called on the signs or Artist’s Drive as the road is named is a very beautiful drive. There are many colors and variations of colors in the rocks along this drive.

Do not take large vehicles or trailers down this road as it is limited to 25 feet and with good reason.

Join us by watching the video as we make this very scenic drive.

This is part of our Season 3 Part 2 and was filmed in the second half of 2019.

Artist Drive – Death Valley National Park
https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/tour-artists-drive.htm
GPS coordinates: 36.329969, -116.828165
https://goo.gl/maps/511TgTHfGnuwAP4Q7


Sea Lion Caves

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Join us we visit the Sea Lion Caves in Florence, Oregon.

This is part of our Season 3 Part 2 and was filmed in the second half of 2019.

Sea Lion Caves
http://www.sealioncaves.com
91560 US-101, Florence, OR 97439
GPS coordinates: 44.121519, -124.127184
https://goo.gl/maps/NSH1nhhEdb8RuFaN8


Harmony Borax Works – Death Valley National Park

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Harmony Borax Works was only operated for 5 years from late 1883 to 1888.

Transporting the finished product from deep within Death Valley to market was difficult, and an efficient method was devised. The Harmony Borax operation became famous by using large mule teams and double wagons which hauled borax across the long overland route to Mojave. The image of a “20-mule team” persists to this day and has become the symbol of the borax industry in this country.

The is not much left to see but it was still awesome.

This is part of our Season 3 Part 2 and was filmed in the second half of 2019.

Harmony Borax Works Interpretive Trail
https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/historyculture/harmony.htm
Furnace Creek, CA 92328
GPS coordinates: 36.480039, -116.873208
https://goo.gl/maps/xeA5DYPtVxbS8BS39


Heceta Beach

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Heceta Beach is a great little beach with a great view of the Heceta Beach Lighthouse.

We had a fun time climbing on the rocks and Dad got wet when the waves splashed up.

Come join as we laugh at Dad.

This is part of our Season 3 Part 2 and was filmed in the second half of 2019.

Heceta Beach and Lighthouse Scenic Viewpoint
https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=86
91773 Oregon Coast Hwy, Florence, OR 97439
GPS coordinates: 44.135022, -124.123728
https://goo.gl/maps/enuznr8X5MjhKqGq7


Driving in Death Valley National Park

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Death Valley National Park is the hottest, driest, and lowest National Park. It holds the record temperature of 134 degrees and Badwater Basin is the lowest point in North America at 282 feet below sea level.

Quoted from the nps.gov website “In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes. Yet, each extreme has a striking contrast. Towering peaks are frosted with winter snow. Rare rainstorms bring vast fields of wildflowers. Lush oases harbor tiny fish and refuge for wildlife and humans. Despite its morbid name, a great diversity of life survives in Death Valley.”

This video simply shows part of the drive between popular scenic locations. We created 6 other videos of these scenic locations. Pleas check them out as well.

This is part of our Season 3 Part 2 and was filmed in the second half of 2019.

Death Valley National Park
https://www.nps.gov/deva
GPS coordinates: 36.330788, -116.832230
https://goo.gl/maps/Szk1ki64FMV9ooTz7


Thor’s Well

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We spent most of the day at Thor’s Well and Cook’s Chasm on the coast of Oregon. The waves splash against the rock spewing high into the sky. Thor’s well is basically a blow hole where water enters from underneath and blows out of the top.

Join us as we explore.

This is part of our Season 3 Part 2 and was filmed in the second half of 2019.

Thor’s Well Trailhead
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/thor-s-well
2343 Oregon Coast Hwy, Florence, OR 97439
GPS coordinates: 44.278222, -124.111661
https://goo.gl/maps/hXii1M8bA4Kz78bi7


Devil’s Golf Course – Death Valley National Park

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The Devil’s Golf Course was named after the 1934 National Park Service guide book to Death Valley National Monument stated that “only the devil could play golf” on its extremely serrated surface.

The saltpan was once a deep lake that has disappeared. While the saltpan at Badwater periodically floods, then dries, Devil’s Golf Course lies in a part of the Death Valley salt pan that is several feet above flood level. Without the smoothing effects of flood waters, the silty salt at Devil’s Golf Course grows into fantastic, intricately detailed pinnacles.

This is part of our Season 3 Part 2 and was filmed in the second half of 2019.

Devil’s Golf Course – Death Valley National Park
https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/check-out-devils-golf-course.htm
https://www.nps.gov/tripideas/death-valley-must-see-spots-in-1-3-hours.htm
GPS coordinates: 36.285799, -116.824829
https://goo.gl/maps/sQrSdLNCDWhN8sSk6


Whale Watching

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We went whale watching from Depoe Bay, Oregon.

Depoe Bay is a 6-acre harbor that the city promotes as the world’s smallest navigable harbor.

We went out on a boat for about an hour and saw several whales. None of them were showing off and jumping out of the water. But we still had fun.

This is part of our Season 3 Part 2 and was filmed in the second half of 2019.

Dockside Charters and Whale Watching Tours
https://www.docksidedepoebay.com
270 Coast Guard Dr, Depoe Bay, OR 97341
GPS coordinates: 44.809089, -124.059437
https://g.page/dockside-charters-inc?share