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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.

Book Info.

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.

12 June 2014

Second-order through Sixth-order Fresnel Lens

In my previous post, I expressed intent to show pictures of the various sizes of Fresnel lens to help you better understand the different sizes. Since I only have personal pictures of the first-order Fresnel lens, my plan was to use the Internet to obtain pictures of the other sizes and post them here in my blog. However, due to copyright and the time and effort to obtain written permission from the owners, I have decided to provide the lens size information without the pictures. To help you visualize and comprehend the sizes, I have posted another picture of the first-order Fresnel lens from the Umpqua River Lighthouse. Remember what I wrote in the last post: The larger the number in the name of the lens, the smaller the lens. For example: The "first-order" lens is larger than the "third-order" lens.

                                           
          Lens Order / Name      Lens Height            Lens Inside Diameter
              Second Order             6'1"                              4' 7"
              Third Order                 4' 8"                             3' 3"
              Third and 1/2               3' 0"                             2' 5 1/2 "
              Fourth Order               2' 4"                             1' 8"
              Fifth Order                  1' 8"                             1' 3"
              Sixth Order                 1' 5"                             1' 0"
I hope this information will still be helpful to you without the pictures. You can view pictures of the different size Fresnel lens on the Internet. In your browser enter: Fresnel Lens

                   

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