We were getting tired of staring into the fog at home so I went online and found some great off-season room rates in Cannon Beach. It turned out to be a great choice because the temperature inversion in the mountains applied to the coast as well. They had just had a week of sunshine and unseasonable warm temperatures with very little wind and we caught the tail end of it. We spent all afternoon on the beach and caught a pretty spectacular sunset.
Haystack Rock
Cannon Beach
sunset
sunset
sunset
The next day we drove a little south to one of my longtime favorite beaches at Hug Point. The tide was high, so we decided to continue on to Oswald West State Park and do some hiking. Neahkahnie Mountain offered a 5 mile hike with bit of elevation gain and a view so we headed up there. Great trail with a little scrambling at the top.
beach
Neahkahnie
Neahkahnie
Neahkahnie
Neahkahnie
After Neahkanie, we headed down to Nehalem State Park and walked the sand dunes down the spit. The weather looked threatening but it was still pleasantly warm with no rain the rest of the day.
Nehalem
Nehalem
Nehalem
Ecola
Tillamook Rock Light
If you head there - be aware that most of the restaurants and stores are closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Cannon Beach during the winter.
State Parks are $5 daily or $30 for an annual pass.
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
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"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
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"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
I love Cannon beach and the Oregon coast. Reasonable prices, taxes low or none, lots of dog-friendly lodging, and surprisingly good winter weather. Your pictures capture it very well. Oswald West SP is a favorite. The hike down to Short Sand beach is a must-see. OW was Oregon's first governor, it was largely due to him that all Oregon beaches are public property.
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