Mi Viaje

Clatsop County is a Wonderland

Today, with the weatherman's promise of a gloriously hot day, Evan, Laura, Maite, and I set out to beautiful, clement Clatsop country with the primary purpose of enjoying the beach. On the way we stopped by the World's Largest Sitka Spruce (where I've been several times, yet by which I am still amazed). Finally arriving in Cannon Beach after some fierce traffic, we hung out on the beach. By the end of the day we had secured four bodies' worth of lightly burned skin and were famished, so we went to Pizza Oasis on Burnside. Mmm. Here are the pictures:

The first is a far away view of the Sitka, looking perfectly unassuming. The second is Laura, Me, Evan, and Maite posing in front of the Sitka, lending a bit of perspective. The third is the view from below. The fourth features Maite, Evan, and I being awestruck by the Sitka's great height. The fifth is in Cannon Beach, which Maite loved. She was continuously taking pictures of everything, so I thought I'd capture her in a bit of metaphotography. The sixth is the view to the North on the beach. The seventh is the view to the South. The eighth features some very strange trees over some very expensive houses. The ninth is Laura enjoying the sun. The tenth is my "candid" portrait. The eleventh is Evan enjoying the sand. The twelfth is Maite, not so enjoying the fierce wind.