Saturday, September 13, 2014

Darlingtonia ......eeeek!

Our trip to Crater Lake was on Wednesday and Thursday of our last week at the lighthouse.We had a few things we wanted to do before we left this area. One of those was to visit Darlingtonia which is just outside of Florence.

What drew us to it? It is a bog with meat eating plants. They were growing in abundance. Meat eating sounds pretty scary but they are selective as to what kind of meat they eat......insects only. That is a relief to know, huh?

Are you ready to see them. Here they are?


These signs will explain how the plant attracts its prey and the digestive process of the plant.



It brings to mind the Little Shop of Horror doesn't it?

The bog may be a bit intimidating but the walk to it is very lovely.


 

By this time we had done just about every thing we wanted to do before we ended our stay at Washburne Camp ground /Heceta Head lighthouse. We  had but one more place we wanted to go. Ono's in Yahaits. People at the camp recommend this restaurant from the first day we had arrived. 
We had the recommended dish...fish and chips. We agreed, it was great.

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