The Oregon Coast

The Oregon coastline is billed as some of the most spectacular shore line in the world. It certainly lives up to it's billing. Rough, rocky, imposing cliffs, beaches and scenic little seaside villages for miles upon miles. During the summer months this has to be superb; during a rainy fall it was quite the opposite.
Rough and angry surf on a rocky shoreline

While it's beauty comes through regardless of the weather and an "angry" Pacific Ocean crashing on the shoreline most of our 10 day trek along the coast was in cold and rainy conditions. We selected several towns to stop in and sample the rugged beauty and uniqueness of the region.

Haystack Rock - Cannon Beach

The end of the Lewis & Clark Trail

Where the Columbia River meets the Pacific

The Columbia River end !

Cannon Beach, Lincoln City and Florence Oregon are all quaint seaside villages with special characteristics each. Cannon Beach has Haystack Rock and the convergence of the Columbia River and Pacific Ocean as well as an old growth forest. Lincoln City is a collection of what was several smaller villages and is now sprawled over 7 miles and offers some sandy beaches and spectacular sunsets. Florence offers a quaint seaside village and harbor setting while being the gateway to the Oregon Dunes National Park and miles of fabulous sand dunes.

The new Delta kite flys in Lincoln City

Riding the Dunes
Miles of fun riding in the sand

Unfortunately, most of our ten day visit was in rainy and cool conditions but we persevered and the sun came out on rare occasions making the beauty even more spectacular.

A quick stop toward the end of the coast road

The sun sets over the Pacific

We'll let some pics tell the rest of the story of our days on the coast. We'll head south to California and the redwoods. We'll talk again soon.