If I had to pick a favorite town on the Oregon Coast, it would probably be Cannon Beach, Oregon. I am sure that many of you who have traveled that magnificent coastline would say the same. It is what I call “Artsy-Cutesy.” Whether by design or by good fortune, the city attracts a ton of tourists every year. It is an enjoyable place to walk around and window shop as its filled with art galleries and boutiques of all kinds.
For me, it is an ideal place to walk with my camera to do both cityscapes and ocean landscapes. The oceanfront is famous for its long sandy beach, with Haystack Rock and the south end and the beautiful Ecola State Park on the north end…a state park that offers both beach front and rain forest scenery. It is a the perfect setting for city like Cannon Beach.
This image shows a a real estate office, if you can believe that. The time of year is late summer and the flowers have been percolating for many months to show you their full glory. In another month, they will pass away, only to be reborn the following spring. To their credit, the business owners work hard to keep the town looking beautiful all year round.
The first white men to explore this area were part of the of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Cannon Beach is only 20 miles south of the mouth of the Columbia River, where Lewis and Clark wintered after completing their journey to the Pacific Ocean. William Clark bartered with the local natives and bought 300 pounds of whale blubber and whale oil. Today, the town has about 1,700 full time residents. It is definitely worth a visit if you come to the northern Oregon Coast. There will be more pictures from this area in the near future.
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