Now that winter has decided to arrive and the temperature has turned colder, I’m starting to get back to the photos from our Northwest road trip. I’ve been shooting more than I’ve been processing, so I’m just a little behind but will eventually get caught up!
Kathy & I spent two nights in Cannon Beach, Oregon specifically to see the sea stacks along the coast. Probably the most famous stack is Haystack Rock, which sits just off the coast and literally in front of “downtown” Cannon Beach.
The size and scale of Haystack is a hard to capture in a photograph, but I did include some people in a few of my shots for scale.
Unfortunately, despite being there for two nights and nearly 48 hours, the smoke got so thick that when combined with the usual coastal fog, we only got views of the rock formations the very first night and the following morning. After that I “knew it was out there somewhere” but had to be satisfied with the photos I got.
I have a few images from my trip out there in 2003 with no smoke. Too bad you had to deal with the smoke. It is quite the place to stand, listen and watch. Looking forward to more images.
Despite the smoke we still really enjoyed ourselves in Oregon, found it to be quite beautiful and are anxious to get back there. Once we finish checking off the remaining states we’ll plan a trip out that way with a few weeks devoted to the area instead of just a few days.