It's been too long since I visited the Oregon coast, but I'm sure it will be waiting for me, on that magical section of Route 101 that has some of the (many, *many*!) best views of a sunset out world has to offer...this "Sentinel of the Sea".

Captured near Gold Beach, July 2025.

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One of those paintings that just *beg* for a classic adventure novel to be set in them...

Francis Danby's "Shipwreck".

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Still rates as the most spectacular sight I've seen from the air: the sun, the clouds, and the air itself lined up just perfectly for that gorgeous glow, the unique quality of sunset as seen from the realm of the gods.

Taken above western Europe: "Red Sky at Night, Pilot's Delight".

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To some, flying is so routine they close their blinds and sleep, but for me? As long as there's sunlight to be had, I pay rapt attention and take in a wonder that few human beings who ever lived got a chance to experience: "A Dream of the Clouds from the Other Side...", taken by yours truly.

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