Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Another Day at the Beach



We decided take another trip to the coast this past weekend, so we went to one of our favorite spots: Short Sands Beach in Oswald West State Park. The park is a few miles south of Cannon Beach, a nice little resort town. The beach is in a fairly small cove about a quarter mile from the highway and there's an old forest between the highway and the beach, so you feel like you are far away from everything else. The next morning we went to Cannon Beach and did some shopping and some more sitting around on the beach. Being so close to the coast has been one of our favorite things about Oregon, something we'll definitely miss when we leave.

No camping trip is complete without roasting marshmallows and making s'mores. You may notice the can of baked beans next to fire above; Aaron forgot the can opener, so he had to use some rocks to prove to Marjean that if cave men could open cans without can opener technology, we probably could too. I don't think she believed I could do it, but I showed her what two-thirds of a law degree could accomplish.



You can barely see some surfers out there. Apparently this is a popular spot for the local surfers. We think they must be nuts because we are sitting on the beach with pants and sweaters and still freezing.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love seeing your pictures, and stories of the beach. Aaron, way to be smart with the can. We can't wait until we can come and see you, it seems like it has been forever.

Jessica Davis said...

Looks absolutely heavenly! Oregon is one beautiful state. I think I would like sitting by a fire at the beach. Too bad I'm stuck here in the melting heat with no beach in sight!

Jaclyn said...

looks fun. we are excited to see you this weekend

Christina said...

Hey Mojo! You look great! What a fun camping trip! Do you have to pay when camp on the coast in Oregon?? I loved the can story...I am sure cavemen had cans... hehe

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