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Tag Archives: siuslaw river bridge
#208–14 bridges in three tours—Tour 2 (Florence to North Bend)
Would it rain (Plan B) or not (Plan A)? We were ready either way. My 11 folks who’d signed up for the Southern Bridge Tour, plus Benny the bus driver, were ready to check out bridges. We had rain … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures with travel, Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges, Judy's Book Adventures, The Crossings Guide to Oregon's Coastal Spans, Uncategorized
Tagged Florence, Haynes Inlet Slough Bridge, Lane Community College at Florence, mccullough bridge, North Bend, Reedsport, siuslaw river bridge, Southern Bridge Tour, Umpqua River Bridge
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#194–The selling season has begun . . .
Because spring break brings hordes of tourists to the Oregon coast, the selling season has begun. So I hit the road north. And this is what I saw: more traffic, more motorhomes, and more out-of-state license plates. California and … Continue reading
Posted in Judy's Book Adventures, Uncategorized
Tagged Backstreet Gallery, conde mccullough, Crossings, Historic Alsea Bay Bridge Interpretive Center, Mari's Books, mccullough bridges, sea lion caves, siuslaw river bridge, Yachats, Yaquina Head Interpretive Center, Yaquina Head Lighthouse
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#154–A quirky week . . .
Into every life some quirkiness must fall. Leaning tower of water My first clue that it was going to be a strange week was when I pulled a water bottle out of the pack Monday. It sat at an … Continue reading
Posted in Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges
Tagged cathodic protection, conde mccullough, Crossings, mccullough bridges, ODOT, oregon city, siuslaw river bridge, The Museum of the Oregon Territory, Walt Fossek
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#114–Feels like I’m writing a book . . .
Last time I felt like this, I was in the middle of writing Crossings. Once again, a book has taken over my life. Every spare moment during the day, I’m working on my Arcadia Press book about the history of … Continue reading
#112–Good news on all fronts . . .
Life is like a roller coaster––some weeks are up and some are down. Fortunately, this was an up week on all fronts. Florence Festival of Books (FFOB) When my neighbor, who is an editor I worked with at Oregon Coast … Continue reading
#111–A rose is a rose is a ringer . . .
I promised to throw in a ringer from time to time and this is one of those times. I’ll confine my book adventures to one paragraph. I delivered copies of Crossings to the Alsea Bay Bridge Interp Center in Waldport … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged gertrude stein, rosa rugosa, rose is a rose, siuslaw river bridge
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#105–New bridge wayside dedication . . .
In the cold drizzle of last November 29, a hardy bunch of civic leaders posed with shovels in the heart of Old Town to mark the ground-breaking for the Siuslaw River Bridge Interpretive Site on the last undeveloped riverfront site. … Continue reading
#97–It’s so cool . . .
The coast is a cool place to live in every sense, including temperatures. I’ve just returned from 3 ½ weeks in California where the last two weeks were in the 90s nearly every day. So coming into Florence with … Continue reading
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Tagged florence events center, overcast skies, siuslaw river bridge
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#87–On the road again and again and again . . .
The big deal in my life this week is the Coast Bridge Tour that I’ll be leading tomorrow. So that’s what I want to write about. Since it takes place Saturday, I won’t be posting it until Sunday, February … Continue reading
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Tagged bridge book, conde mccullough, independent book store, Marketing, mccullough bridge, mccullough bridges, mccullough memorial bridge, oregon coast highway, siuslaw river bridge, travel
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#79–Finally . . .
On Tuesday, I read through The Crossings Guide to Oregon’s Coastal Spans and found no more mistakes––finally a “clean copy.” On Thursday, town dignitaries finally broke ground on the Siuslaw River Bridge Interpretive Center/Wayside after being in the works … Continue reading
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