A Different Wesht Coasht

From the cold, snowy mountains of Utah, I came back to the dismal rain of Seattle. After a few gloomy days, however, it started to lighten up and promise a cracking weekend. It would have been a shame not to take advantage of the good weather, so I headed down to the City of Roses. A place that is better known as Portland, Oregon.

What made it even better is that the city is now home to an old friend. Visits to hip, new-American style food joints and a late-night performance of dive bar karaoke led to a stunning Sunday morning, a morning spent on the long shores of Cannon Beach.

Several hours of sun lounging later, our group took the required pictures at Haystack Rock and proceeded to a viewpoint on the north end of the beach. As you can see, it provided quite a view. It's a different "wesht coasht than the one I'm used to seeing, but as wild of a one as any.