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After retirement, for two summers I worked as a tour guide at the Umpqua River Lighthouse in Oregon. This opportunity enabled me to learn more about that lighthouse than any of the others I've seen. Although I have personally visited and photographed over 300 lighthouses in the United States and three Provinces in Canada, the Umpqua River Lighthouse has special meaning for me. That Lighthouse inspired me to write two fictional books with the characters working, living, and enduring the challenges of lighthouse keeping. All pictures posted in this blog were taken by myself, unless noted otherwise.

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I hope you will find time to enjoy my books. Preview the book covers below at the right side of page.

Book #1: "The Wickie and the Umpqua Lighthouse." Detail: "The Wickie and the Umpqua Lighthouse" is an 1860's story about the lighthouse keepers and their families at the Umpqua River Lighthouse. It will stir your emotions and warm your heart. Discover the challenges they met but never expected, and their determination to maintain navigational aid to mariners on the Oregon coast. (Wickie is a nickname used by the early lighthouse keepers at the Umpqua River Lighthouse in OR.)

Book #2: "Spirit of The Lighthouse" is a sequel to The Wickie. Detail: Jesse Fayette, assistant keeper at the Umpqua River Lighthouse, finds himself alone to operate and maintain an Oregon lighthouse after the accidental death of his head keeper. After notifying the Lighthouse Board and requesting help, he is surprised but must deal with an acquaintance, Red Saunders, who believes the lighthouse is haunted.

Book #3: "Unexpected Moments" has a different theme than those of Book #1 and #2. Detail: Dan and Megan, as well as their old friends Jim and Anna, experience unexpected moments of hardships and tragedies in Arizona and California. Will they survive these unexpected moments and find any hope for their futures?

All of my books are available on Amazon.

27 June 2013

Virginia - Thimble Shoal Lighthouse

The Thimble Shoal Lighthouse is located 2 miles offshore on the north side of the entrance to Hampton Roads Harbor and the Chesapeake Bay.

The first lighthouse built here was lit in Oct 1872 with the light atop a small cottage. It was destroyed by fire in 1880, and quickly rebuilt by Dec of that same year, and the beacon replaced by a fourth-order Fresnel lens. Over time, after being hit multiple times by various ships during bad weather, the last event in 1909 caused the lighthouse to burn down.

In 1914 this cast-iron lighthouse was built and stands 55-feet above the water. At the time of my visit here in 2000, this was still an active lighthouse. I saw it from Fort Monroe, VA, using a 500mm lens with 2X coupler.

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