Coos Bay

Here's John at Coos Bay. The city was named Marshfield until the 1940's, then changed to the name of the Indian tribe that lived here.

This is Coos Bay Oregon, the largest city on Rt 101 in Oregon. This is the boardwalk on the bay next to the boat basin. Rt 101 is shown going one way north.

Some of the boats in Coos Bay.

Across the bay to the east you can see one of the lumber mills. There are several large mills here on the water. The lumber leaves by ship.

The mountains here have been cut in patchwork fashion. You'll see a clear area, then a space

that was cut earlier and growing back, then one with trees grown tall again. Oregon is really a "green" state. Recycling dumpsters are in all the R V parks- something we saw for the first time here. Almost everyone brings their own re-usable grocery sacks to the market, and there is a movement here to ban plastic shopping bags. The organic produce section in the supermarket is really large. The wines-made-in-Oregon section isn't too shabby either.

I took Bella to the beach today for a long walk. She was a maniac! She ran in circles as big as the leash would allow, 20 feet. After 2 or 3 laps she'd reverse and go the other way. There are lots of dogs on the beach, and everywhere else too. This is a very pet friendly place.