We decided to stay close to town our last day and see the local sights. We started by going to the only redwood grove in the State of Oregon:
Looking up through a fire damaged tree:
Though the redwoods are not as large as they get further south, they are still larger than the other trees around:
Then we went to Harris Beach State Park, just north of town. Bill had camped here with his family while young. It was good weather on the ocean:
Squirrels again:
Gulls:
Nice views:
Then off we went to Loeb State Park to see the river and the myrtle trees:
The wood from myrtles is beautiful and leaves can be used instead of bay leaves in cooking:
Finally we visited a local park full of flowers, Brookings is known for its flowers:
The locals cultivate these for us all to see:
Quite a nice way to end our stay in Brookings.