Showing posts with label cannon beach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cannon beach. Show all posts

Saturday, August 11, 2012

NW Oregon's Coast (Seaside, OR)

We have been spending a lot of time outdoors visiting the area.  Seaside is just as lovely as we remember it.  We walked along Seaside's Promenade along the beach and then around the downtown area.  So here are a few of the sights we saw on one walk...

Quaint gingerbread style beach houses...



 

Love birds in the garden.


 People and birds mingling together.
Psst!  Can I have the extra coffee?
 Retro and bright colors....


Along with lighthouse style buildings adds a wonderful festive feel to the downtown area.




We stopped by the Carousel Mall to watch the carousel.


 Flowers everywhere....




 We visited the Ecola State Park south of Seaside on Hwy 101 and just north of Cannon Beach.   
 

We had a great view of the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse.  The story of building the lighthouse and maintaining it is quite a defeat against weather and sea.
Tillamook Rock Lighthouse
Wind bent trees

Last, but not least...this little guy was sitting pretty on what looks like a dry Queen Anne's Lace flower. He is missing patches of feathers, but that seems to add to his character.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Wheels Waves, Seaside, OR

Ah the smell of salt air mingled with car exhaust, the crashing thunder of waves blending with rumbling car engines vibrating off Seaside’s downtown buildings. Even the weather was cooperating – no rain! If you love cars, this was the place to be. Most of the cars were older than 1962. Chevy, Ford, Chrysler, Dodge – you name it, they were probably there. Most were modified hot rods and hand built customs. They lined the streets, the alleys, and the convention center’s parking lot.

Starting around 1 pm, our plan was to spend a couple of hours looking at the cars, have an earlier dinner, and go home. It took us almost five hours and I don’t think we saw all of them! Around 6pm, the cars started a Cruise parade. It was a blast! Taking us back in time to our teenage years.

We also drove down the coast of Oregon on Hwy 101. We stopped in Cannon Beach and at Hug Point so we could walk the beaches. Sandy has uploaded pictures of the Wheels & Waves car show along with a couple of the beaches we visited while staying in Seaside, OR.