North Head Lighthouse
by Joan Carroll
Title
North Head Lighthouse
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
I was enchanted by the couple sitting on the bench in front of the North Head Lighthouse so I had to quickly set up my tripod and compose a few photos before more visitors got in between me and them. From the main campground at Cape Disappointment State Park you can see Cape Disappointment Lighthouse to the southeast and North Head Lighthouse to the north. How did two lighthouses end up so close together? After Cape Disappointment Lightstation was established in 1856 to mark the entrance to the Columbia River, mariners approaching the river from the north complained they could not see the light until they had nearly reached the river. Their cry for an additional lighthouse was supported by the many shipwrecks that occurred along the Long Beach Peninsula, just north of the cape. I guess bureaucratic incompetence knows no generation! Today, the North Head Lighthouse still stands as a sentinel overlooking this treacherous body of water, the confluence between the Columbia River and Pacific Ocean. The North Head Lighthouse is still an active aid to navigation, although the lighthouse keepers who once tended the flame have been replaced by an automated beacon. The lighthouse offers sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean, Long Beach Peninsula, Columbia River Bar, and the northern Oregon Coast.
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July 6th, 2014
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