Shore Acres State Park, near Coos Bay, Oregon, was once the estate of Oregon pioneer lumberman and shipbuilder Louis J. Simpson. The day-use park includes a magnificent five-acre garden overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Simpson bought the land in 1906 and built a three-story mansion. Landscape gardener David Masterton designed English-style gardens south of the mansion. In the 1970s, a team of Oregon State Parks landscape architects restored the Shore Acres gardens. Shown below are a few of the flowers in the garden.
Public Lands
Public lands range from large national parks and national wilderness areas, to small city parks. Public lands are not privately owned and, for the most part, they are not managed for the exclusive use of an elite group. In general, republicans tend to dislike the idea of public lands while democrats support public lands. Here are a few of the public lands photo diaries from this series:
Public Lands: Cape Arago State Park (Photo Diary)
Public Lands: Kite Surfing at South Beach State Park (Photo Diary)
Public Lands: The Views from Norton Gulch (Photo Diary)
Public Lands: Devils Lake State Park (Photo Diary)
Public Lands: The Arboretum of Los Angeles (Photo Diary)
Public Lands: The Arboretum's Aloe Trail (Photo Diary)
Glacier Park's Logan Pass (Photo Diary)
Yellowstone Park: Artist Point (Photo Diary)