Day beach trips are our thing. You will hardly ever find us staying over night at a hotel anymore. It was a few years ago that we discovered yurts and to us, is the best mix between a hotel and camping. We are camp lovers, there is something about a tent and sleeping outside that we love, but the rain and sea air is much more enjoyable in a yurt. The beach means throwing the chuck it in the sand, hikes, views, and an awesome bowl of chowder and thats exactly what this trip called for.
Cannon Beach is such a cute little town, and being the closest commuting beach from our house we end up visiting it often, as many Portlanders do. From Sandy, getting through Portland takes about half the time of getting to the beach, once we hit Forrest Grove we know we are half way there. Two hours and fifteen minutes, not bad for a Saturday and stopping twice.
Once we got into Cannon Beach it was beach and ball time to help take the edge off of Dakota.
My pup, I love her so much! She loves beach days, or pretty much any day she gets to chase after her ball.
After some beach time we headed south on 101 about 10 miles to Oswald West State Park. There is a parking lot after mile marker 39 that takes you to Short Sand Beach enroute to the Falcon Point Trail, our destination for the day. We passed a lot of surfers.
The guide book that I found this trail in said to expect it to be muddy. I can agree with that statement. Be sure to wear good hiking boots, preferably ankle or higher and waterproof. You will have no fun in tennis shoes although they would work if that's all you have but expect to bring a change of shoes and socks. The beginning of this hike is very muddy. Navigating around the mud is almost impossible. I had mud up to my ankles, Dakota didn't seem to mind one bit.
A Peek-A-Boo view
My handsome man in his element.
Yes, I still have to take selfies.
Just passed the mountain you can see the long beach of Manzanita.
This view was amazing
This is a nice little day hike if you have about 3 hours to really enjoy it, sit an relax and take in the view and maybe eat some lunch. From the parking lot we think it is about 4 miles. It is pretty easy, there are a few steep switchback to help you break a sweat but other than that it is a slow elevation climb.
We drove back into town with a very muddy but tired pup. Bills Tavern and Brewhouse is our favorite place to eat at. I am no chowder expert but their clam chowder has to be the best. Do not go to Mo's for chowder, yuck.
We had just enough time to walk back down to the beach with Dakota and watch the sunset, then we made our way back home. Not a shabby Saturday if I say so!
| Heather & Wayne |
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