Blogs from Cannon Beach, Oregon, United States, North America - page 2

Day One - Day Four We arrived in Seattle on Saturday 28th August at 11.30am Seattle time. Unfortunately our bikes didn't arrive until 5.30pm. We stayed in a motel as we didn't have time to put the bikes together and cycle to the campsite before it got dark. Sunday 29th August we arrived at Dash Point Campsite 25 miles from Seattle (15 miles from the airport). Monday 30th August we sorted our gear and walked around the campsite which is set in acres of forest. Tuesday 31st August we visited Seattle. What a fantastic place. Even though it was heavy rain and freezing we could appreciate how cool this city was. Rest days over it was time to make a move and by Wednesday 1st September 2010 we were ready to set off. Day Five Seattle ... read more

Thursday July 8th Daily Information High temp: 66 degrees Low temp: 50 degrees Campground Elevation: 65 above sea level Highest Elevation: 798 above sea level Lowest Elevation: 48 above sea level Traveled 127 miles Departed 9:20 PDT Weather cool, sea fog, better than yesterday Highlights Couldn't wait to see the huge Haystacks at Cannon Beach Short travel day, YaY Some of the drive in dense fog Arrived Cannon Beach RV Resort about 2:00 PM PDT Went to the beach and saw The Haystack Rock, Ginormous Bird haven Came back and sat around the campfire We will be here for 3 nights They have HOOPS... read more

Pazifischer Ozean .... tststs ..... und was fuer ein Wetter :-( Ich werde es trotzdem mit Laufen versuchen, Antje bleibt im Zimmer. So kalt wie es ausschaut ist es gar nicht. Die Ebbe hat den Haystack (Heuhaufen, 72m hoher Monolith) freigelegt und davor ist eine Art gruener Garten, der gestern bei Flut ueberhaupt nicht zu sehen war. Diese Luft hier ist so gut, aber verglichen zu der klaren reinen Luft von New Mexico & Colorado wieder so anders. Man kann den Pazifik regelrecht riechen und schmecken. Die Ebbe hat weite Teile des Strandes frei gelegt, die gestern im Wasser waren. Hin und wieder muss ich richtige Umwege laufen, um keine nasen Fuesse zu bekommen. An den Felsen, die jetzt mitten im Weg stehen kleben riesige Seesterne und endlos viele Miesmuscheln, die eine Art quatschend-pfeiffendes Geraeusch geben. ... read more

July 22nd Columbia River Gorge,OR to Girabaldi,OR We finally saw it-the Pacific Ocean! I went down and touched the water just to say I did! We drove from Columbia River Gorge to the northern part of the Oregon Coast at Cannon Beach. Our first look-and it is so different from the Atlantic we are used to. It is quite wild and untamed. The fog was rolling in and it was gray but beautiful. It is so weird to see mountains that come almost right up to the beach. There are huge rock croppings that are right on the sand. We say Haystack Rock.I think it's the biggest monolith(?) in the US? Another unusual thing is that there are not many people. Back east the beach would be packed. We walked a little around Cannon Beach and ... read more

Heading out from Leavenworth, we took the scenic route that took us past the spectacular Mt Ranier and through central Washington. The drive was much longer than we anticipated but most agreed (at least Dad did) that it was well worth it. Soon we were on familiar roads along the Oregon Coast and like usual, the beautiful beaches drew us in. Parking our trailer, everyone was quick to want to explore Cannon Beach and search out favourite ice cream and salt water taffy treats (those freebies are always welcome and addicting - oohh, just one more). We did some exploring that we hadn't done in previous years including hiking down and exploring through Ecola State Park. The water is cold but that doesn't hold back the Connor kids as they played in the surf for hours. ... read more