Coos Bay Oregon Blog

There will be the casino fireworks show on Jul 3, and on July 4 the city will set of their fireworks to celebrate this wonderful holiday.

July 4th - Charleston Clam feed and breakfast - Contact the Fire Dept. for details.

Have a safe and sane holiday!

This week the Oregon coast will have the lowest tides of the  year.  Many places that have been under the water will be exposed for the first time this year, and clamming in previously unreachable areas will be exposed along with some beautiful tide pools.

I’m happy to say that the last picture contest which was found on my homepage was a great success and I plan on doing something similar in the future.  Congratulations to all the winners; I hope you are enjoying your pictures.

The next few days are showing some very nice tides for clamming.  These tides are well within what I would call their “prime”.  Remember, about 45 minutes before posted low tide.   Watch for sneakers!  Licenses everyone.

Far too often we take today for granted, but if everyone would just stop and think for a moment how fortunate we are to be in this great country of ours the trials of the current economic and global situation should surely be seen in our past victories.

I just posted the tides for the next 5 days, and it’s been a long time since I’ve seen such excellent low tides.  I noticed one day was a minus 2.1 which is about as low as the tides get.  Good luck.  Remember those shellfish licenses!

It’s easy to tell that summer is near as I see all the Rv’s heading towards the beach areas.  The weather has been ok, but only perhaps one real spring day for the year, but that will all change and coastal Oregon will have one of the most beautiful summers anywhere in the world.  Please be careful, watch your kids and yourself; keep and eye on the ocean, and when hiking watch out - it’s very splippery in most areas.  Welcome to the Area!  Need help?  Send me and email.

Wishing you all a Happy Mother’s Day!

The next three days have some very nice low tides in the morning; great for clamming.  You can find my tide table to see the exact times for the tides.  Good luck.

The Oregon coastal and inland mountains are beautiful, but they can be very dangerous; especially this time of year as the snow pack begins to thaw and the melting water flows down the mountains.  I took this picture on Hwy 42 between Coos Bay and Roseburg.  The man on the rope is “facing” the side of the mountain and knocking away any large boulders that might fall.  Quite a job!

I just wanted to wish my brother a very happy birthday today!