Oregon Coastal Highway from Brookings, Oregon

I have spent the past two days in Brookings, Oregon. This the southern end of the Oregon Coastal Highway (US-101). I drove up the coast to the Cape Blanco Lighthouse. It took me a long time to get there because there seemed to be a view point every half mile. Once I got to Cape Blanco, I found out that it is the furthest point west in the lower 48 states. I have now been to the eastern and western most points in the U.S. I started the day right outside of the campsite. I am right at the harbor and the Brookings lighthouse is just to the left of the campsite. It is also known as The Pelican Bay Lighthouse. It is privately owned now and is inactive. From there I headed north up the coast. It was a bright sunshiny day that created havoc for me and my camera. The deep blue ocean with the bright white surf breaking against dark grey sea stacks. I set my ISO to 200 and put my camera on shutter priority and allowed the camera to choose the aperture. I also switched from bracketing to just taking single shots. As I worked my way up the coast, I found a stop that had the Arch Rock. This is a sea stack with a large hole in the middle. Once I finally made it to Cape Blanco the wind was blowing hard and the air was very cold. The lighthouse is still active. The lighthouse uses a Fresnel Lens and from the height that the light sits it projects out 27 miles. I also got some historical information that has nothing to do with photography. The only military attach on the lower 48 states during WWII occurred here in Oregon in the area of Cape Blanco. A Japanese submarine surfaced off Cape Blanco and launched a plane that dropped a firebomb on the inland forest. It didn’t work as planned. They wanted to start a major fire and only burnt a few trees. Years later the pilot came here and apologized to the American people for the attack and presented the United States with a 400-year-old Samurai sword. Apparently, it is still here in the Brookings library.