I get my interest in lighthouses from my mom. When she was a child her family would visit Cape Hatteras on the east coast as part of their vacation. As Rick and I have traveled along the coast we've stopped to visit the old lighthouses when possible. Some we get to go into and up the spiral staircases, some we only get to walk around the outside. When you get the chance to go up inside, take it. You see some breathtaking views of the ocean and coastline that probably won't be available forever.
We were very sad when we visited the Cape Meares Lighthouse because it was closed to visitors. We were able to visit the Oregon state park and walk to the lighthouse, but not tour the inside.
Back in January vandals shot out more than a dozen upper windows of the lighthouse and damaged the irreplaceable, one-of-a-kind, 1890 Fresnel lens. The current cost to repair the damage is more than $550,000! Two men have been arrested and charged with the crime, but it's hard to understand why anyone would shoot a lighthouse. Another senseless crime. Sad to see such a sentinel standing on the rocky coast, put there to keep ships and sailors safe, now with it's windows shot to pieces and boarded up. Sad, but worth the trip to see the lighthouse.
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