A trip to the Oregon Coast, 17-20 Feb 2023

The beach at Manzanita, Oregon, 18 February 2023. Minolta XD5/Minolta MD 50mm f/1.7 lens/Kodak Portra 400 It's the annual tradition: Head to the small beach community of Manzanita in northern Tillamook County on President's Day weekend. Emee's son's birthday is around this holiday weekend, so he brings a gaggle of friends to "the beach house"...

A visit to the Oregon Coast at Manzanita, 19-21 Feb 2022

While Emee and myself have been to the Oregon Coast several times over the past few years (our last visit to both Seaside and Newport was in November), it's been two years since we've visited Manzanita. This cute little town on the north end of Tillamook County is definitely a destination catering to Portlanders. What...

A Long Weekend at the Coast: 14-17 Feb 2020

Over the Presidents Day Weekend, Emee and I spent time on the Oregon Coast! It's a tradition to go out on this weekend, as it's her son's birthday. He has a party out there with his friends in a beach house in Manzanita. As much as I love the coast, I don't get out there...