Tag Archives: Coos Bay

Grizzly determination

Just went for a run. It’s going to get into the 80s today, so I pounded the pavement early. Here’s a photo from last year’s Prefontaine Memorial 10K in Coos Bay, Oregon. I have a look of grizzly determination as … Continue reading

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Sea swept dwellers

This is the first poem I wrote that was inspired by living next to the Pacific Ocean.  I spent over 4 years living on the Oregon Coast in Coos Bay, a mercurial place of remarkable beauty and misty mystery.  Now, … Continue reading

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Castaway of characters

Heavy, chilled air dispenses before a storm, while shore pine boughs bounce and salal leaves shiver as the wind whistles with pleasure. Clouds blanket the sun, slivers of light escape through silvery seems, skipping lazy rays across the ocean waves. … Continue reading

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