I have already posted shots of a lighthouse from my visit to Cape Disappointment but I did hint in that post that there was a second lighthouse in the area.  This is North Head Lighthouse.  It sits at the end of the beach I walked along.  For a long part of that walk, it was a distant shape on the cliff overlooking the beach.  I finally got close to it and took some less distant shots but this was about the time I realized that some rain was coming my way and a speedy retreat might be in order.

I did think a visit to the lighthouse would be in order before I left so I drove up to the parking lot.  Unfortunately, there was no space to park and I didn’t fancy parking a long way off and walking back in.  However, something was on my side.  It was starting to rain again.  I figured that a lot of the people that had walked out to the lighthouse would be making a retreat for their vehicles.  I drove to an overlook a little north and spent a few minutes there before returning to the parking lot.  Sure enough, it was now a lot less busy and there were spaces everywhere.

It isn’t a long walk out to the lighthouse from the lot.  You go past the house the keeper used to live in and a second property.  I think that they are now available as vacation rentals.  It seems like a cool place to stay but I imagine it feels a lot more remote when everyone has gone and it is dark.  Might be a good spot for astrophotography on a clear night.  (A stormy night might feel a bit more dramatic.)

There was some restoration work underway which meant a few areas with fencing and tape so I made the best of getting them out of the shots.  The lighthouse itself looked in good condition and the view from the headland was very impressive.