We got to Cannon Beach on July 15th. we will stay here for four nights. Our Campground in a short walking distance to town, the beach, and Haystack Rock and accompanied by a two mile swath of beach. A must see for visitors in Cannon Beach is the town's famed Haystack Rock right on the beach, the world's third-largest monolith at 235 feet. The other monoliths near Haystack Rock are called the Needles
Cannon Beach was named for a cannon that washed up on the beach in 1846.
Have to admit that this was a beautiful place to walk every morning. It is also ever changing! One minute we would be walking along the beach and it was a beautiful day and then the next minute the sea fog would roll in and cover the shore. The pictures just don't seem to do the area justice!
On Friday, Jul;y 17th we rode up to the town of Seaside.
Seaside was Oregon's first seashore resort, and remains one of the coast's most popular yer-round destinations. We did walk along the Promenade. This famous 1.5 mile walk separates the beach from the town, and nearly everyone stops to feed the seals at the Seaside Aquarium along the way.I have to say that I enjoyed Cannon Beach much more than Seaside.
In the last blog I told you that we drove up to Astoria, I forgot to mention that when we stopped to see the mouth of the Columbia River along the water, we did see whales off the coast. There must have been a large pod of them traveling north. Also the beach had so many birds, it was incredible!
From here we are heading to Port Townsend, Washington for several nights before heading over to Anacortes. We are planning on taking the ferry across the water to save driving all the way around Puget Sound. More on that stop in the next blog.
Love for now,
Candy and Johnny
