Inland from Sunset Beach we found a pair of sand-lot volleyball courts. On this day, the courts were empty.

A trail ran around the park and behind the volleyball courts. A tree had fallen next to the trail. Over time it became hollow and a potential home for wildlife.

A tree died sometime in the past. Since then, it became magic and learned to levitate.

An old picnic table was set in an alcove surrounded by brambles.

Beyond the path lay a forest. A tree behind a bush appeared decidedly unfriendly.

A bridge extended the trail over a small creek. The creek lay placid under dappled sunlight.

A sign on a mechanical steel garbage can said, "Feed This Can, Instead of feeding Wildlife."

The Sunset Bay Amphitheater had many benches. In the center of the benches was a small stand with electrical power. A video projector could be set on the stand to perhaps project a movie at night.

One of the seats on this picnic table had weakened with dry-rot which eventually allowed it to be pulled off.

A broad grassy meadow was sprinkled with picnic tables. Sunlight broke through the trees allowing some to be lit and others to remain in shade.

A sign on the trail just outside the restrooms immortalized an event:

From this point on October 4, 1973
Malcolm Forbes of New York began
the First Transcontinental crossing
of the United States in a hot air
balloon. His unique journey ended
on November 5, 1973, in Chesapeake
Bay near Newport News, Virginia.

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Inland   •  At Sunset Bay State Park   •  Oregon Parks And Recreation Department   •  As A Park Or Park District   •  Coos Bay, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 14:46:06 Tuesday 16 July 2019)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 18 September 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales #C19_3478
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