Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Somewhere on a beach in Oregon pelicans and the wreck of the Peter Iredale. For Wordless Wednesday. ~ Susanne
My dear hubby and traveling companion mentioned recently that he’d like to take a trip down the Oregon Coast. “It’s been a while,” he said. I laughed. Actually, it hasn’t. We went twice last year; and every year before as long as I can… Continue Reading “The Ultimate Road Trip – Down the Oregon Coast”
There’s nothing like a road trip to chase away the covid blues and there’s no better way to start than with donuts and coffee. It would be our first real vacation in over a year – at least the first vacation more than a… Continue Reading “Road Trip Part 1 – Oregon Coast!”
You may have noticed I was off the grid for the last week or so – then again, maybe you didn’t as I tried to stop by occasionally when internet was available. (You wouldn’t think there’d be a problem with cell service in the… Continue Reading “Home Again, Home Again from a Wonderful Road Trip”
I don’t take many pictures in black and white but my favorites are from the Oregon Coast. A few years ago we took a trip down the coast in January, and stopped at Ecola State Park just north of Cannon Beach. The weather was… Continue Reading “Black and White on the Oregon Coast”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”