Standing amongst the beautiful greenery on the trail at Cape Meares Lighthouse along the Oregon Coast in the United States, you can see for miles across the horizon. The sun sits on the top of the water's surface sending off an enormous ray of light that stretches across the coastline to where the Cape Meares Lighthouse sits.
A large bright ring illuminates the sky as the Three Arch Rocks clearly stand tall above the surface of the ocean. The Three Arch Rocks along the Oregon Coast are home to thousands of Common Murres and Tufted Puffins and this area has been designated as a National Wildlife Refuge.
To reach the Three Arch Rocks you would have to travel one-half of a mile offshore to find that there are actually six rocks that make up this refuge. The only way to view the wildlife that resides on the Three Arch Rocks along the Oregon coastline is from the shore. This avoids any disruption to the birds and will keep this National Wildlife Refuge safe from any danger that humans may occur on their natural habitats. ... continue below the picture...
From the area around the Cape Meares Lighthouse, the scenery of the Oregon Coast and the Three Arch Rocks is outstanding especially when the suns sits at this level. The thirty-six foot tower of the lighthouse is the main attraction while visiting this area with the view being an added bonus. There are many facts that you can learn while visiting the Cape Meares Lighthouse along the Oregon Coast and how this extraordinary light has marked its path of life.
Cape Meares Lighthouse, Cape Meares, Three Capes Scenic Route, Oregon Coast, Oregon, USA, North America.
Technical Information:
I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS-1DS, aperture of f/8.0, exposure time of 1/80 sec. on ISO 100, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 16mm.