Think Outside - ignore the box!
We spent most of the day outside and it's been wonderful! We woke up to fog and cool temperatures. Eventually the fog lifted and the temperatures reached about 60 degrees.
We stopped at the Myrtlewood Factory store. Myrtlewood trees only grow in two places in the world. One is the Oregon/Northern California region.
The next stop was at Tillamook Cheese. After the self-guided tour and some great taste-testing, we bought cheese of course! and were on our way.
We headed north on the Pacific Highway.
Some driving was along water. Some was on the cliffs with the overlooks. And some was through trees.
We stopped at Center Diamond, a fabric store in Cannon Beach. I really did restrain myself - I wanted some of everything! I walked away with 3 pieces of fabric - a Philip Jacobs, a Brandon Mably, and a Kaffe Fassett. One of these days I'll post photos of my treasures.
We went to Ecola State Park just north of Cannon Beach.
The tide was out and just starting to come back in.
We went back to Cannon Beach and just happened to stop by Coastal Yarns, a great little yarn shop! Yes, one of these days I need to share my treasures - this one is an Oregon yarn that is hand-dyed.
We spent most of the day outside and it's been wonderful! We woke up to fog and cool temperatures. Eventually the fog lifted and the temperatures reached about 60 degrees.
We stopped at the Myrtlewood Factory store. Myrtlewood trees only grow in two places in the world. One is the Oregon/Northern California region.
The next stop was at Tillamook Cheese. After the self-guided tour and some great taste-testing, we bought cheese of course! and were on our way.
We headed north on the Pacific Highway.
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| View from an overlook |
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| Interesting cloud bank from an overlook |
We stopped at Center Diamond, a fabric store in Cannon Beach. I really did restrain myself - I wanted some of everything! I walked away with 3 pieces of fabric - a Philip Jacobs, a Brandon Mably, and a Kaffe Fassett. One of these days I'll post photos of my treasures.
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| Center Diamond quilt shop |
We were on the beach at various times - it was cool and windy but a gorgeous day.
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| Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach |
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| Cannon Beach |
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| Can you see the moss on the trees? |
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| Beach at Ecola State Park |
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| On beach at Ecola State Park |
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| Ecola State Park - I love the rock with the hole |
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| Better view of the rock with the hole |
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| Beach at Ecola State Park - tide pools |
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| Coastal Yarns in Cannon Beach |
Tonight's dinner was homemade soup in the slow cooker from dehydrated food that I brought along. It was so good after the cool day. Then we walked the 1/2 block to our beach and watched the sunset.
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| Rockaway Beach sunset |
What a lovely day you had! Your photo's are stunning. Thanks for letting us 'join' you on your trip with them.
ReplyDeleteFabulous photos! You are definitely having a wonderful adventure. The Tillamook Cheese Factory (I love their white cheddar!) was as far north as we got when we visited Oregon. I desperately wanted to go to Cannon Beach, but as I said previously, we were traveling with my sisters and my dad, so we weren't able to choose the itinerary. :-( Someday I'd like to go back and see the sights we had to miss previously.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful views you found along the way! I've always wanted to see the Northwest coast. Thanks for sharing all the lovely photos!
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