Oregon Coastal Tour Guide: Beauty, Novelty and Curiosity

by Marques Vickers, Marques Vickers (Photographer)

Overview

Follow a picturesque adventure tour along the Oregon Coast's Interstate 101 that captures the majesty and quirkiness of the state. The 338-mile exploration begins at the California border in Brookings concluding with crossing the expansive Astoria-Megler Bridge into Washington. The background and commentary from each chapter is concise and insightful giving you an intimate glimpse of a West Coast region bountiful in aesthetics and generally absent of tourist herds. Ideal for the roadtrip warrior or day-tripper.

En route, your itinerary will feature:

Natural and Historic Attractions
Humbug Mountain
Battle Rock
Bullards Beach
Sand Dunes National Park
Spinreel Campground
Tahkenitch Creek
Devil's Churn
Seal Rock Wayside
Beaver Creek
Yaquina Head
Devil's Punchbowl
Neskowin Beach
Sand Lake Recreation Area
Storm Rock and Three Arch Rocks
Octopus Tree
Haystack Rock

Architectural Wonders
Isaac Paterson Bridge
Bullards Bridge
Conde McCullough Memorial Bridge
Umpqua River Bridge
Cape Creek Bridge
Haceta Head Lighthouse
Haceta Head Lighthouse
Yaquina Bay Bridge
Yaquina Head
Cape Meares Lighthouse
Astoria-Megler Bridge

Tour Attractions, Artistic Works and Oddities
Whale Bone Sculpture
Moolack Beach Highway Collapse
Lil Sambos Restaurant
Tillamook Creamery
The Fish Peddler
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
Seaside Carousel
Haunted Astoria

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162220152
Publisher:	Marquis Publishing
Publication date:	03/05/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Author, photographer and visual artist Marques Vickers was born in 1957 in Vallejo, California. He graduated from Azusa Pacific University in Los Angeles and became the Public Relations and Executive Director for the Burbank, California Chamber of Commerce between 1979-84.

Professionally, he has operated travel, apparel, wine, rare book and publishing businesses. His paintings and sculptures have been exhibited in art galleries, private collections and museums in the United States and Europe. He has previously lived in the Burgundy and Languedoc regions of France and currently lives in the South Puget Sound region of Western Washington.

He has written and published over one hundred books spanning a diverse variety of subjects including true crime, international travel, social satire, wine production, architecture, history, fiction, auctions, fine art, poetry and photojournalism.

He has two daughters, Charline and Caroline who reside in Europe.