Lincoln City, Oregon

I enjoy the Oregon ocean beaches. My wife and I actually made a snowman on the beach outside the Inn at Spanish Head one February when there was an ice/snow storm. The power was out due to a car accident, we'd already had a drink in the bar, and it was too early for bed.

This patch was actually somewhat difficult to obtain. As per usual when I'm on vacation, I stop by a firehouse and see if they'll swap patches with me. Must have talked to the wrong guy. He didn't know me from Adam and wasn't about to trade patches. He told me an abbreviated story of how someone had gotten ahold of one of there patches and tried to impersonate a fire fighter. I told him that's not how I do things, that I understood, and thanked him for his time.

So a couple of days later when we were heading out of town, we stopped by a different station to try again. The lady at the front desk was more than helpful. I got a North Lincoln patch, and she picked one of several that I offered in exchange.

http://www.nlfr.org/