"Tillamook Lighthouse"

16X20 inches 

If you have not explored Ecola State Park yet, you are in for a treat. Each turn offers a new surprise - from hidden coves to tidepools, ancient spruce forests, to old military bunkers. This section of the Oregon Coastal Trail curves around Tillamook Head to connect Seaside and Cannon Beach.

"Crescent Beach" 

18X36 inches 

Lewis and Clark described the view from the top of Tillamook Head in 1806 as “… the grandest and most pleasing prospects which my eyes ever surveyed….” One of the additions to the view since when Lewis and Clark hiked here is the Tillamook Lighthouse.

Before modern-day navigational systems, the daily discipline of the lighthouse keepers entrusted with the care and upkeep of the Tillamook Lighthouse saved thousands of lives from falling into the pacific graveyard at the mouth of the Columbia River. The lighthouse was given the nickname Terrible Tilly by the lighthouse keepers stationed here, and originated from the mental and physical toll of being isolated on Tillamook Rock for months. I cannot help but be filled with gratitude and deep appreciation when I think of the lighthouse keepers and their staff. In the face of great adversity, they faithfully protected and guided travelers along the Northern Oregon Coast from 1881 to 1957. 

The Tillamook Lighthouse reminds me of the significance and power of all the people who get up every day and faithfully light up their corner of the world. 

May you be a friend to the tempest-tossed mariner. 

May you be a beacon of hope.

May your horn be one of encouragement.

May you be a protector of all. 

May you be faithful until the end.

May you be a beacon of hope.

(Inspired by the final entry in the Tillamook Lighthouse logbook by Keeper Oswald Alik on September 1, 1957)

Sincerely, 

Kathryn Ann Myers