Heceta Head Lighthouse shining from a forested headland above the Pacific, with fog moving in under a pink sunrise sky and a curving beach and rocky point in the foreground.

Field Edition

Ever Vigilant

Heceta Head • Oregon Coast

Field Edition. Signed, not numbered.

My earlier tries at this lighthouse hadn't gone well. Either the weather was bad or the lighthouse was under maintenance. I was in the Northwest that week for the Rainier wildflowers, saw a possible weather window, and made a last-minute call to drive down. I went alone, slept in the car, and was there for sunrise. The fog was rolling in, and I was hoping to get the light before it came onshore and covered everything up.

Latitude: 44°08′ N
Temperature: 65 °F / 18 °C
Season: Summer