# Searching for the Sauvie Island lighthouse - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/searching-for-the-sauvie-island-lighthouse/ - Published: 2018-11-14T05:17:56-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout **Somewhere on this special island** is a lighthouse, a beacon to those trying to find their way home. I too go looking for this shining light, hoping it will illuminate a path of hope for me as well…. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HipstamaticPhoto- 549213219.780638.jpg?resize=640%2C457&ssl=1) **I stop on the small beach** and try my hand at some morning yoga, slowly stretching muscles into action. I head down the trail, only to find after a couple of miles that waters from the Columbia river has flooded the trail with no way to cross, unless one has a boat. I can faintly see the top of the lighthouse across the flooded plain, but it may as well be in Romania…. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HipstamaticPhoto- 549213033.170504.jpg?resize=640%2C457&ssl=1) **I don’t become discouraged though**, as this Island still has plenty of surprises in store to find. Mighty logs that have become stranded on sandy shores make for great resting places to take in the day. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HipstamaticPhoto- 549214640.134730.jpg?resize=640%2C457&ssl=1) **Flocks of birds fly** in V formation overhead, jersey cows picturesquely chew their cud in sublime green fields. A community of boathouses line the river in quiet, while the occupants inside sip coffee and watch their day unfold. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_0581.jpg?resize =640%2C480&ssl=1) **The beacon of light** I was searching for didn’t come from a lighthouse, but from within my own soul, stirred by the magic of Sauvie Island by the people and animals that call this place home. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/searching-for-the-sauvie-island-lighthouse/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Searching%20for%20the%20Sauvie%20Island%20lighthouse&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fsearching-for-the-sauvie-island-lighthouse%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/searching-for-the-sauvie-island-lighthouse/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/searching-for-the-sauvie-island-lighthouse/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/searching-for-the-sauvie-island-lighthouse/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/searching-for-the-sauvie-island-lighthouse/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading… ## Comments ### By: onemillionphotographs - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/searching-for-the-sauvie-island-lighthouse/#comment-501 - Published: 2018-11-14T20:55:46-07:00 Fantastic collection of photos! Thank you for sharing! Loading...