Blogs from Seaside, Oregon, United States, North America

Today is a travel day and a pretty ambitious one. We wanted to see the Oregon Coast so we drove to Seaside, Oregon first to see the end of the Lewis and Clark Trail. There was a statue of Lewis and Clark in the center of town overlooking the beach. It was a busy little town. It appeared people were there for some kind of race. We went in a few shops but we really didn’t have much time to explore. Next up was Cannon Beach famous for haystack rock. It’s a large rock that sits on the edge of the beach. Most people have seen pictures of it without even realizing it. Haystack rock is also a home for puffins from May to mid August during their breeding season. Cannon Beach was also a cute ... read more

Our stay at the Tokeland Hotel really was great. The atmosphere is kind of a mix between a historic hotel, B&B, and Grandpa's cottage. The whole place is very eclectic with a variety of old wooden tables and chairs in the dining area, with cloth placemats and all the lounge seating areas around the hotel have a real hodge podge mix of chairs and couches with cushions and blankets and piles of books and board games everywhere. All of the staff and the owners are very friendly and attentive and even Fat Cat and Pixie the old Golden Retriever were very welcoming. The meals were all excellent from the oysters and scallops to the eggs, cranberry sausages and coffee. The Tokeland is a VERY warm and homey place and I would strongly recommend that you do ... read more

July 12, 2013 Fun day today! Got up and headed to Seaside, a small, popular town about 20 miles from here. Walked around and enjoyed seeing where Lewis and Clark finished up their trek with a statue right on the beach. Checked out the little shops and then headed for Cannon Beach and Mo’s, a favorite seafood place we love – only in the NW. Salmon for Marge, shrimp for Will. Then we walked on the beach and took pictures of THE HAYSTACK, the big one. Tried to get pictures of the Puffins but they flew too high. They come once a year and land on the haystack, burrow a hole and lay their eggs; right about now, the eggs should be hatching. Wish we could have been closer to see. Then to a Farmer’s Market ... read more

We coninued North through Salt Lake City and spent the 4th of July in a little Mormon town. Fortunately for us, we brought the makings for Happy Hour with us. To our surprise friends Cheryl and Allen were also there to share the holiday. While there we made a day trip to the Transcontinental railroad East/West connection at the Golden Spike. It would have never happened without the help of the Mormons. We left there and followed the Columbia River Gorge West to the Oregon Coast. This was a windy drive and it was all Tom could do to keep our new rig in our lane and on the road. We go to the Holiday Rambler factory next week and expect to get the squirrely steering fixed. The Pacific coastline is spectacular, albeit foggy. I won't ... read more

Day 50 We left the Seattle area behind on Sunday the 25th after having an excellent adventure with Mark. This visit was great timing for us since Mark will be leaving this area himself on Nov. 6, for his new job in Philadelphia. He got a call offering him a terrific job while we were driving along the shores of Crescent Lake. This has to be one of the most scenic areas on the Olympic peninsula - it is a huge lake surrounded by mountains. As he was ending his call a perfect rainbow appeared that spanned from one mountain peak to another - no kidding - it was like a good omen. We had to pull over and celebrate! The Olympic peninsula is a temperate rain forest- it gets 11 feet of rain a year ... read more