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Tag: Oregon Coast
Just a Walk on the Beach: Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach
The Oregon Coast is arguably the most beautiful in the country and Cannon Beach is one of its most beautiful and popular beaches. On our recent camping trip to Fort Stevens we made the drive south to Cannon Beach and Tolovana Park for a… Continue Reading “Just a Walk on the Beach: Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach”
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Sunrise over the Siuslaw River
I’m not much of a morning person but my husband is and had already been out for a walk. We were staying in Florence on the Oregon Coast high above the Siuslaw River. “You should have seen the sunrise,’ he said, ” it was… Continue Reading “Sunrise over the Siuslaw River”
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Scenes From the Oregon Coast – Harbor Seals at Coquille Point and Port Orford
I didn’t mean to leave you high and dry in the middle of the Oregon Coast so I’m back to finish up our journey, finally with some sunshine, if only temporary! I left you last time at Face Rock, pondering when the gray skies… Continue Reading “Scenes From the Oregon Coast – Harbor Seals at Coquille Point and Port Orford”
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Scenes from the Oregon Coast – Yachats, Devil’s Churn and Face Rock
I promised I’d be back with the second half of our trip down the Oregon Coast but I’m afraid it will have to be the middle third instead, as there’s too much more to tell! (Here’s the first part of the story in cased… Continue Reading “Scenes from the Oregon Coast – Yachats, Devil’s Churn and Face Rock”
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Lighthouses of the Oregon Coast
This week’s Friendly Friday photo challenge, ‘Illumination,’ reminded me of the many lighthouses we saw on our recent trip to the Oregon Coast. Heceta Bay Lighthouse stands 205 feet above the Pacific Ocean on Heceta Head north of Florence. The light shining from the… Continue Reading “Lighthouses of the Oregon Coast”
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Highlights from the Oregon Coast!
It was a rainy trip down to the Redwoods those three days spent on the Oregon Coast. Though it had been sunny and dry all month, the forecast changed the week we were to leave. Whatever. We packed raincoats and umbrellas and headed… Continue Reading “Highlights from the Oregon Coast!”
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Cannon Beach in Black and White
For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week I decided to revisit Cannon Beach in black and white. ~ Susanne
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Postcards from Seaside
There’s nothing better than waking up at the ocean, walking through grassy sand dunes, and watching the waves roll in. It does wonders for the soul. – Susanne
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Astoria!
Earlier this week, (when the weather was still mild not wild), we traveled south for a few days of vacation in Astoria. Our home base was a lovely boutique hotel built on an old cannery pier on the Columbia River. We woke each morning… Continue Reading “Astoria!”
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Photo Challenge: Silence at Cannon Beach
For this week’s photo challenge: A winter visit to Cannon Beach without the noise and crowds of summer, only silence. Silence ~ Susanne
