Only about 4 miles north of Newport, Yaquina Head is the tallest lighthouse, (93 feet) on the Oregon Coast. Despite the windy conditions, it was another beautiful day to be out and about. This lighthouse was first illuminated in 1873, and the area is administered by the Bureau of Land Management, (BLM), including a nice visitors center. Admission to Yaquina Head is $7 per car, but, if you're old, as in 62 or older, and have a Federal Senior Pass costing a one time $10, which we do, then admission is free! There aren't many perks to being a senior, but admission to most federal sites, such as this one, and national parks is free with the senior pass. Hey, right now, $7 will buy about 3 gallons of diesel, and if we have a tailwind, that will get us down the road about another 20-25 miles. Speaking of saving money. Yesterday morning, I drove the car to the local Les Schwab tire store, because, about once a week, the jeep tire monitoring system would flash that the right rear tire had low air pressure. After removing the tire, repairing the leak caused by a small nail in the tire, and dropping the spare to check its' air pressure, they said "no charge". What! Did I hear you correctly? You said no charge? "That's right, there's no charge". I didn't inquire if they had a one hour special, or if that's their policy of no charge to fix a leaking tire. I thanked them and left with the thought that it must have been my pleasant personality, or something like that. Whatever the case, that's good customer service, and when looking for tires, the name Les Schwab will be imprinted in my brain forever.
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