The pictures speak for themselves

Tim: As you all know, it has been a while since we last posted on the blog. Our apologies...we have been soaking in what could be the most amazing coastline anywhere. We have had a great time here in Cannon Beach. We will be heading out for eastern destinations tomorrow morning.

We arrived here four days ago and have been staying in a nice, cozy hotel in Cannon Beach on Ecola Creek. The hotel is supposedly on the very camp site used by the Lewis and Clark expedition team when they arrived here in 1806.

We had an incredible trip from Eureka up the Oregon coast. We have been to a lot of coastal towns/destinations in our time together, but nothing compares to the Oregon coast. The beaches are sandy white beaches much like the Gulf Coast, but the beaches are much bigger and the coastline is very rocky.

The beaches have been perfect for Chase. He has had an incredible time here and he is in good company, as it seems everyone has a dog here and they are not on leashes. He has been swimming everyday and has been a tired puppy every night. Here is a good picture of everyone's favorite travelin' puppy dog in front of the Pacific Ocean surf (he is a pretty good looking dog if you ask me):

Cannon Beach is known for Haystack Rock, a 250 foot rock formation right off the coast here. Here are some pictures of it (the first one here was taken at night on the hood of the Element- forgot the tripod):

The rock with Ecola Creek in the foreground:

The pictures below are of the northern part of the Cannon Beach area (lots of birds in the area as you can see in the pictures):

By the way, isn't Candy an incredible photographer? I know...I am a little biased!

We have also been up to the more well known Oregon coastal destinations of Seaside and Astoria during our stay. All of these towns are similar to resort towns anywhere, yet they are very quaint and have a lot of interesting shops and restaurants. In fact, Oregon to us seems like the west coast equivalent of Vermont. We will definitely come back here in the future.

We are heading back east to visit with family in Candy's native Minnesota. We will stay tomorrow night in Spokane, Washington.

Monday marks the end of the first month of our journey. As throughout the entire trip, we are unsure what will come after the visit to Minnesota. Have a good Sunday!