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Honeyman State Park Lane County, Oregon As A Campsite Place
Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park, also known simply as Honeyman State Park, is in Lane County of the U.S. state of Oregon. It lies 3 miles (5 km) south of Florence along Highway 101, the coastal highway. Originally named Camp Woahink, the park was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and was later renamed in honor Jessie M. Honeyman (1852?1948) of Portland. As president of the Oregon Roadside Council, Honeyman worked with Samuel Boardman, Oregon's first Superintendent of State Parks in the 1920s and 1930s, to preserve Oregon coastal lands. [from wikipedia]
A Gazebo Animals At Honeyman State Park Brandon At Honeyman State Park Campsite Canary Road Bridge Cleawox Lake Lichen At Honeyman State Park Paths Sand Dunes Signs The Campground Tree Stumps At Honeyman State Park Welcome Center Westley At Honeyman State Park
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Animals At Honeyman State Park, Lane County, Oregon, As A Campsite Place

The weather turned rainy so few animals were visible inside the campground. Both of these were seen on the paths.

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Brandon At Honeyman State Park, Lane County, Oregon, As A Campsite Place

Brandon join the others on vacation. That trip included the campground, the dunes, a beach, and a lighthouse visit. Brandon was only there for one day, then had to go to work.

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Canary Road Bridge, At Honeyman State Park, Lane County, Oregon, As A Campsite Place

Most bridges are fixed bridges, meaning they have no moving parts and stay in one place until they fail or are demolished. Beam bridges are horizontal beams supported at each end by substructure units and can be either simply supported when the beams only connect across a single span, or continuous when the beams are connected across two or more spans. [from wikipedia]

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Campsite, At Honeyman State Park, Lane County, Oregon, As A Camping Place

In American English the term campsite generally means an area where an individual, family, group, or military unit can pitch a tent or park a camper; a campground may contain many campsites. [from wikipedia]

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Sand Dunes, At Honeyman State Park, Lane County, Oregon, As A Campsite Place

Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park contains sand dunes. In physical geography, a dune is a hill of loose sand built by wind or the flow of water. Dunes occur in different shapes and sizes, formed by interaction with the flow of air or water. Most kinds of dunes are longer on the windward side where the sand is pushed up the dune and have a shorter "slip face" in the lee of the wind. The valley or trough between dunes is called a slack. [from wikipedia]

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A Gazebo, At Honeyman State Park, Lane County, Oregon, As A Campsite Place

Gazebos are freestanding or attached to a garden wall, roofed, and open on all sides. They provide shade, shelter, ornamental features in a landscape, and a place to rest. Some gazebos in public parks are large enough to serve as bandstands or rain shelters.[from wikipedia]

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Cleawox Lake, Honeyman State Park, Lane County, Oregon, As A Campsite Place

Cleawox Lake is a submerged remnant of the headwaters of a small coastal stream that existed before the most recent ice age. The lake formed after melting glaciers caused a rise in sea level that drowned the lower reaches of the stream. Sediments from the sluggish stream formed sand dunes, behind which the lake was dammed. The dunes, estimated to be advancing northward at 15 to 20 feet (4.6 to 6.1 m) a year, are encroaching on the lake. [from wikipedia]

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Lichen At Honeyman State Park, Lane County, Oregon, As A Campsite Place

A lichen is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi in a symbiotic relationship. The combined lichen has properties different from those of its component organisms. Lichens come in many colours, sizes, and forms. The properties are sometimes plant-like, but lichens are not plants. [from wikipedia]

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Paths, Around Honeyman State Park, Lane County, Oregon, As A Campsite Place

A footpath (also pedestrian way, walking trail, nature trail) is a type of thoroughfare that is intended for use only by pedestrians and not other forms of traffic such as motorized vehicles, cycles, and horses. National parks, nature preserves, conservation areas and other protected wilderness areas may have footpaths (trails) that are restricted to pedestrians. [from wikipedia]

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Signs, At Honeyman State Park, Lane County, Oregon, As A Campsite Place

The main purpose of signs is to communicate, to convey information such that the receiver may make cognitive decisions based on the information provided. [from wikipedia]

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Tree Stumps At Honeyman State Park, Lane County, Oregon, As A Campsite Place

After a tree has been cut and felled, the stump or tree stump is usually a small remaining portion of the trunk with the roots still in the ground. Stumps may show the age-defining rings of a tree. The study of these rings is known as dendrochronology. [from wikipedia]

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The Campground, At Honeyman State Park, Lane County, Oregon, As A Camping Place

The term camp comes from the Latin word campus, meaning "field". Therefore, a campground consists typically of open pieces of ground where a camper can pitch a tent or park a camper. More specifically a campsite is a dedicated area set aside for camping and for which often a user fee is charged. Campsites typically feature a few (but sometimes no) improvements.[from wikipedia]

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Welcome Center, At Honeyman State Park, Lane County, Oregon, As A Campsite Place

A visitor center or centre (see American and British English spelling differences), visitor information center, tourist information center, is a physical location that provides tourist information to visitors.[from wikipedia]

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Westley At Honeyman State Park, Lane County, Oregon, As A Campsite Place

Westley went on vacation with is folks. That trip included the campground, the dunes, a beach, and a lighthouse visit. His dad was only there for one day, then had to go to work. His mom and one set of grandparents stayed with him.


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