What's It Doing on the Oregon Coast

Memorial Day weekend is a great time to visit the Oregon Coast and this weekend's weather is going to be a stunner: sunny sunny sunny. Florence's famous native rhododendrons around which the Rhododendron Festival was founded 103 years ago were not quite in full bloom for that festival last weekend. This weekend, they'll be out in all their blazing pink glory. Though with Florence's development over the past five years, native rhodys have become less prevalent, there are certainly areas where they are prominent. One of my favorite areas for viewing is around our lakes to the south of the Siuslaw River Bridge, especially around Honeyman Park, the site of Cleawox Lake, and around Woahink Lake. If you've not taken the flat leisurely walk around Cleawox Lake, you've got a real treat in store for you. Our dog, Maeve, loves that trail too. Cleawox Lake is a top spot for fishing--no big motors allowed--kayaking, swimming, canoeing, picnicing, and hiking over the massive dunes to the beach. South of the Siuslaw River Bridge, especially east of highway 101 is a sought-after area to live. Lots are typically an acre or more and best of all, this area is protected from the coast's summer wind thus allowing people to garden to their hearts content, even growing large vegetable gardens. There, depending on the particular microclimate, temperatures can actually exceed 80 degrees during the summer. If you think you want to live where the temperatures get that warm, you need the help of an expert in the Florence area's microclimates. Guess who that would be: me! So for the latest in the weather, good real estate deals, and where the best skinny dipping spot is, just email me. I'm your neighborhood expert.