Oregon Hwy 38
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Hwy 38 tunnel going to Reedsport Oregon
Air horn for fun in the tunnel
U.S. Route 101 To Oregon Route 26 Reedsport
Drive with tourist south on U.S. Highway Route 101, Oregon Coast Highway, across Umpqua River Bridge then turn onto Oregon State Highway Route 38 through beautiful Reedsport to Umpqua River Inn & Suites 97467
Forgotten Town in Oregon
#Reedsport, OR “Nothing but Peace and Quiet!”
Fun Things to Do in Reedsport on the Oregon Coast
Reedsport is a small town on the Oregon Coast, located at the point where the Umpqua River flows into the Pacific. Reedsport is nicely situated in the midst of the famous Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. These features combine to make Reedsport a scenic and fun place to visit and an access point to a broad range of outdoor recreation. Here are my picks for fun things to do in Reedsport, Oregon.
Umpqua Discovery Center
Reedsport's Umpqua Discovery Center is a little tricky to find but well worth a visit. The museum has two wings -- one devoted to the natural history of the region, the other devoted to the human history. All of the exhibits are well designed to appeal to both children and adults. The natural history section is a simulated hike called Pathways To Discovery - Exploring Tidewater Country. The walls along the way are covered in exquisitely detailed murals containing the flora and fauna that call the area home.
Interpretive signs, exhibits, drawers, and recordings are scattered along the route, filling you in on the local critters and landscape. Be sure to spend some time in the theatre cave to view one of the short films. The other section inside of the Umpqua Discovery Center is called Tidewaters & Time. You'll take a walk through time, learning about the local human history and culture through a variety of sights and sounds. The Coastal Indian Tribes, early explorers, pioneers, loggers, fishermen, and early settlement are all covered.
The center of the Umpqua Discovery Center contains a well-stocked gift shop that includes books, nautical items, gift items, and learning toys. The museum sits along the Umpqua River. Decks and boardwalks behind the center allow you to enjoy great views of Reedsport's bridges and estuarine environment. Take the stairs up to the viewing tower to extend your view.
Umpqua Lighthouse State Park
The charming Umpqua Lighthouse lies within a working U.S. Coast Guard facility and can be visited on a scheduled tour. Nearby you'll find the Coastal Visitor Center & Museum, located in the old Coast Guard Administration Building. The visitor center houses many interesting exhibits and artifacts related to the history of Coast Guard activities in the area. Umpqua Lighthouse State Park visitors can also enjoy camping, walking trails, whale watching, and picnicking.
Dean Creek Elk Viewing Area
You'll head east out of Reedsport on Highway 38 to get to the Dean Creek Elk Viewing Area, home of a resident herd of magnificent Roosevelt elk. The viewing area stretches along a 3-mile section of Oregon Highway 38, with two viewing areas and several observation pull-outs. The Dean Creek Elk outdoor interpretive exhibits allow you to learn more about the elk, as well as other local flora and fauna. Another BLM-operated recreation site, the O.H. Hinsdale Rhododendron Garden, is located on the other side of Highway 38.
Oregon Dunes NRA Visitor Center
Staffed by expert park rangers, the official visitor center for the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area is located right along Highway 101 in Reedsport. You'll be able to find out anything and everything you want to know about Oregon Dunes activities, as well as other local recreation and attractions. The Oregon Dunes NRA Visitor Center also has a few interpretive exhibits and a small bookstore.
Annual Chainsaw Carving Championship in Reedsport
Hwy 38 Oregon
Bridge in the Hwy
201708201655 - Driving: Oregon Highway 38 - Eastbound from Scottsburg to Elkton Oregon
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Great herd of Elk on the dunes at Gearheart Oregon.
Roadtrip: Oregon
Kelly and I went on vacation to Oregon for two weeks. We drove up the Pacific coast, starting in Orange County and working our way up to San Francisco, the Redwoods, and finally Winchester Bay, Oregon, which we used as a hub as we traveled around the state, experiencing new culture and miles of nature.
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16,000 km / 10,000 miles North American Road Trip GoPro Timelapse
In 2014 I decided to drive accross North America. The exact route can be found here
There is some commentary along the trip by me, and some pictures from the major events during the trip.
The songs being played are songs that were listened to along the way, so every once in a while a song would just click with the scenery as I was driving. I wrote it down so when I was editing the video the same song would make it in.
The time lapse was taken with a GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition, with pictures being taken every 2 seconds. Max resolution, protune on, and white balance to camera RAW. Processed in GoPro Studio and stitched together with after effects and premier. Approximate amount of pictures taken was about 480,000 pictures. This equated to over 2.5 TB of data that I had to encode and backup along the trip. This took weeks to render, color correct, and stitch together.
The trip lasted 114 days during which I drove 22,350 km. The recording shows only the major route and runs ~16,000 km.
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Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump
The map and odometer on screen are relatively accurate. There is ~ 100km of footage that was not recorded. The odometer and map is accurate between major cities. (i.e Ottawa-Sudbury distance of 480 km is accurate and matches the video at arrival to the city, as does the map)
---------Canada--------
----Ontario---
North Bay, Ontario 4:14
Sudbury, Ontario 5:42
Sault Ste Marie, Ontario 9:42
Wawa, Ontario 12:00
Thunder Bay, Ontario 17:32
Kenora, Ontario 22:23
---Manitoba---
Longitudinal Center of Canada 24:07
Winnipeg, Manitoba 24:36
---Saskatchewan---
Batoche, Saskatchewan 32:45
---Alberta---
Badlands, Alberta 38:15
Calgary, Alberta 39:30
Drumheller, Alberta 40:00
Edmonton, Alberta 43:29
Grand Prarie Alberta and wheel bearing failure 46:32
---British Columbia---
Dawson Creek British Columbia and start of Alaskan Highway 48:20
Fort Nelson British Columbia 50:40
Sumit Lake British Columbia (highest point on the Alaskan Highway) 52:15
Muncho Lake British Columbia 55:14
Bison on the road 58:02
---Yukon---
Whitehorse Yukon 1:02:49
---Alberta---
Jasper Alberta 1:08:40
Athabasca Glacier Alberta 1:11:15
Lake Louise Alberta 1:14:40
Banff Alberta 1:16:22
Head Smash in Buffalo Jump Alberta 1:16:44
---British Columbia---
Osoyoos British Columbia 1:26:52
Vancouver British Columbia 1:31:08
Whistler British Columbia 1:33:52
Tofino British Columbia 1:34:22
Nanaimo British Columbia 1:38:32
Victoria British Columbia 1:41:25
-----USA---
---Oregon---
Portland Oregon USA 1:47:37
Reedsport Oregon USA 1:51:50
---California---
Berkeley California USA 1:58:39
---Nevada---
Reno Nevada USA 2:02:25
Desert in Nevada USA 2:02:45
---Utah---
Salt Lake City 2:07:57
---Wyoming---
Little America stop Wyoming USA 2:09:14
---Iowa---
Des Moines Iowa USA 2:18:59
----Canada----
---Ontario----
Sarnia Ontario Canada 2:24:55
Toronto Ontario Canada 2:27:05
Ottawa Ontario Canada 2:30:50
Gaps in music were copyrighted songs that didn't make it through the youtube filters. Original was uploaded in awesome 4K but youtube re-encoded to 1080.
Elk near Reedsport, Oregon
A large Roosevelt elk munching grass next to the parking lot of the Dean Creek Elk Viewing Area located a few miles east of Reedsport, Oregon along Highway 38
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The beauty of an Oregon spring is the chance to strike out on new adventures where the scenery is never twice the same. So it is this week as we visit two striking sites for the price of one stop — The Dean Creek Elk Preserve and Spruce Reach Island.
Be prepared for something special along Oregon State Highway 38 near Reedsport on Oregon's southern coast: what appears to be dancing antlers across grassy fields at the Dean Creek Elk Viewing Area. On some days, elk antlers are all you spy from the refuge viewpoint in the tall, wavy grass that obscures the large animals that lounge across the habitat at Dean Creek. The site encompasses 1,040 acres and it is jointly managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
But Dean Creek's elk herd is just the start of this wild adventure. The real show-stopper is just up the road at Spruce Reach Island, where you see thousands of rhododendrons and azaleas and camellias -- over 300 different species. Stroll in and discover what some call, Oregon's Secret Garden.
On the drive north to Reedsport, Oregon
Columbia River Scenic Drive - Eastbound; Oregon State & Rest Area
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video shot with iSymDVR 2.04 & iPhone 5, edited with iMovie 10.0.3. No audio attached because Youtube flags me for copyright infringement even when I use Youtube's audio legally... So, feel free to listen to your favorite music while you're here riding shotgun with me....