Leanne Cole, our guest-host for this week’s photo challenge, invites us to feature Tourist Attractions. She isn’t asking for the standard postcard view however. “What the normal tourist wants to see is not always what we [photographers] want. You might go to the same place, but you are after something different.” I so agree with Leanne, and offer a few photos of favorite tourist attractions from my archives.
North Head Lighthouse, Cape Disappointment State Park, Ilwaco, WA – USA, has been restored, thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers. The first photo was taken years ago, as I was walking away from the site and turned around. In my eyes, the windswept trees, and background of fog and clouds add to the mood of the site. Middle photo was taken from a stretch of Long Beach looking south to the Lighthouse on its promontory. Last is the view out a window from the inside, which is open to tour seasonally.
“Salt Creek Falls is a cascade and plunge waterfall on Salt Creek, a tributary of the Middle Fork Willamette River, that plunges into a gaping canyon in the Willamette National Forest near Willamette Pass in Lane County, Oregon.” (Wikipedia) The top photo shows the dramatic dive the creek takes from level to over the edge. Seeing the waterfall through trees from the trail brings one right into the scene. At the end of this trail, the pool of frothing water is a stunning combination of blue and green.
Lindy Low LeCoq 
Lindy, these are wonderful! The falls remind me of a visit to Silver Falls State Park, also in Oregon, one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever visited.
Thank you Jill. It’s been a long time since I visited Silver Falls – must make a point of going sometime soon! Hope you are well.
Beautiful photos Lindy. I love the two falls shot and the window shot in particular. 👏
Thank you John! I had the window shot made into photo on canvas for our beach condominium. It gets a lot of compliments!
Cool! 👏
I must say Cape Disappointment does not live up to its promise. It is far too beautiful to be a disappointment. Lovely photos also of the waterfall
Ah, yes! The cape was named by Captain John Meares’ an Englishman who was looking for the Columbia River in 1788. He didn’t know that he was there, and directed his frustration at the land – thus the misnomer! Thank you for checking. It is a lovely place to explore.
Better and better. I love the falls. And others.
Thanks, Ralph. I thought we might all need something a bit refreshing to the eyes about now!!!
A lovely post, Lindy. Love the falls, but that window has my heart. Wonderful.
Lindy, these are all fantastic. I recognized the lighthouse from when we saw it from the Cape Disappointment State Park on the other side of the hill. We didn’t get to climb it. I love the photo looking out the window. I also love the waterfall and the arch.
Thank you, Beth. Glad to hear you visited the park. It is a beautiful combination of forest, shoreline and trails.