the oregon coast

way back when, about 2 or 3 weeks ago, deeann and i went out to the oregon coast. our plan was to just drive up and down highway 101 with the possibility of staying out there over night. so we packed up our hiking and camping gear and jumped in the car for the beautiful hour-long drive. once you get out of the portland area its mostly flat with farms and vinyards spreading across the countryside with the backdrop of mountains. then about half way between the city and the ocean you get into forests and mountains. ups and downs and dense conifers surround you. its gorgeous! as we went higher in elevation the weather would change from a mist to snow and back to a mist again on the way back down.

once we got to the coast we went down past cannon beach to manzanita, back up through to seaside and back down to cannon beach with all sorts of stops along the way. we were going to find a state park to stay in, but our stomachs were begging us to drive back for some delicious portland grub. so we stayed and watched the sun go down into the pacific and hopped back into the car for the drive back.

beautiful.