Our plan was to take a Sunday drive from our Cape Blanco State Park campsite, north to the coastal town of Bandon, for a breakfast out treat. Mother Nature had other ideas.
Our expectation was a small patch of water covering a short stretch of road. We led the way while another guest, hoping to get home to Washington, followed in her Prius.
The ranger who was monitoring the roadway told us the road became impassable within the space of 10 minutes.
The atmospheric river that began dumping on us last Wednesday is now on the move east, but lingering showers remain today. We’re due to leave for Northern California tomorrow. Nothing to do but wait and see.
The Sixes River normally flows through a lush, green valley before spilling into the Pacific Ocean just north of the Cape Blanco lighthouse. Today a wide stretch of flood waters covers the valley floor, as pictured above. An incredible sight.
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