Through New Eyes
by Bill Wickland
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F ive miles on AN unpaved logging road felt like forever, but any place I've never been to
before gives me that feeling, and this beach is worth whatever it takes.
Just north of Gardiner, the road takes off down what we call a hill, but would be a
mountain in the Midwest. A quarter mile of it goes through an old-fashioned clear-cut
that happened about six years ago from the looks of it; regrowth is still low enough that
you can see a long way clearly, but it is greening up fast.
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The forested part is so lush and thickly grown that headlights are a must at four
o clock on a cloudy afternoon. Lights are a good idea on that narrow lane anyway, to let
drivers coming the other way know you are there.
I wo or three roads take off from the main one, inviting me to come back with
more daylight in front of me, maybe on just two wheels, or in something more
maneuverable than the trusty ‘77 Dodge Colt.
I m reminded of myself when I was a back-seater heading into the coast range
from Portland. I know the ocean is just over that hill. Are we there yet, Dad?
And I realize that I haven’t been on a logging road in twenty years, since I last
went hunting morel shrooms off of Hwy 18.1 hat was an active Weyerhaeuser road, and
they locked the gate on my buddy Ward and myself. We had to walk up the highway to
the place where folks sold fresh brown eggs. They used to have a key to that gate lock,
but not any more. The mister, hooray for our side, kindly guided us out a back way he
knew about.
In the here and now, there is no gate on the highway end of this logging road, and
it leads to within a hundred yards of the breakers at high tide.
Off-highway vehicles are allowed on the beach and in the dunes there, so you see
the regulatory signs about that, and the sign warning about sneaker waves, but the beach
doesn’t seem to have a name. Neat. In year 2,000, we still have an un-named beach
reached by a former logging road.
The beach goes as far as these 61-year-old eyes can see in each direction. And it
wouldn't be so bad if you did get locked in there, but there are no locks.
Picture this scene from the final November of the previous century: the summer is
over, and the first big storms of winter have not yet visited us. The driftwood should be
all burned up for weenie roasts, right? Not so! There is so much driftwood there, you
could build a shanty and heat it all winter long. There must be driftwood on that beach
that drifted north from the ‘65 flood of California’s version of the Smith River.
That has to mean that as beautiful as it is, the beach isn’t very crowded yet. I can’t
give away its name, because it doesn’t seem to have one.
Taking my cue from that, I won’t name the road, either.
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Bill Wickland is a life-long writing person and sometimes journalist
who has recently moved to Reedsport on purpose.
CART’M Recycling in Manzanita at the Dump
is celebrating its second spring in operation with
The Second Annual Trash Art Show and Gala,
to be held Friday , May 19th, from 6 - 9pm.
Live Music with Kid Siegel & the Moneymakers
and The Crackpots.
Food and drink available
with a donation — all ages welcome!
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SANDPIPER SQUARE
A Gift Store
fo r the Entire Family
Come and experience artists letting their creative flair loose with
Sculpture and Wearable Art, made entirely with recycled stuff,
no holds barred.
CART'M Recycling is a non-profit community group of volunteers who
manage the Manzanita Transfer Station, providing a recycling
collection depot and a Resale Store, where all manner of used items,
including building materials, are available for purchase.
Women's Boutique
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The Cannon Beach Arts Association presents:
May 6th -May 30th, 2000
Comfortable, Classy
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SANDPIPER SQUARE
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Home Gift Boutique
DUEBER F A M ILY
STORES
A Little B it o f the Best o f Everything
Money, it
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you didn't have it and thought of other things if you did.
James Baldwin, Nobody Knows My Name
with juried group show
Best known for her luminous land- and seascapes,
Grant takes this opportunity to experiment
with the use of flotsam and jetsom found
on the beach near her home. These objects
are incorporated in a series of prints illustrating
fish and other sea creatures in rich blacks
and subtle colors.
Reception - Saturday, May 6th, 6pm
Cannon Beach Gallery
1064 S. Hemlock, Cannon Beach, OR
URGENTLY NEEDED
A HANDFUL OR A HOUSEFUL OF BOOKS, ART AND ANTIQUES
BUYING:
BUYING:
• INTERESTING OLD BOOKS
• PAINTINGS, POTTERY
• PHOTOGRAPHY
• ORIENTAL ART. RUGS. CERAMICS
• POSTERS
• TRIBAL & FOLK ART
• PAPER ITEMS
• SILVER, JEWELRY. WATCHES
•ETC.
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DAVID MORRISON BOOKS
(503) 295-6882
DANIEL BERMAN FINE ART
(503) 224-0086
48 years combined experience buying antiques and books
located in Portland-will travel
references on request
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