Winter on the Oregon Coast rarely yields a classic “White Christmas” but one consistent performer on our Holiday Season stage is the brilliant light display at Shores Acres State Park. My wife and I visit more than once each season and today a new geocache in the vicinity draws us out for one more look.

Preconceived Notion – an opinion formed before having all the facts. I had a preconceived notion about Oregon’s coastal dunes – boring! I did NOT have all the facts! If not for geocaching, I would likely have never set foot in this beautiful and complex environment.

My wife’s Mothers Day wish was to go on a photo shoot down the coast to the Gold Beach and Rogue River area. Of course, I managed to slip a few geocache hunts into the agenda.

Most of my geocaching adventures occur on the Oregon coast where I live. Today’s excursion takes place along a beautifully rugged segment just south of Gold Beach at Cape Sebastian.