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 birthday on the beach (but not my birthday), 26-29 November 2021

Bromptons on Nye Beach, Newport OR. 28 November 2021. Minolta Freedom Zoom 160/Fuji Superia Xtra 400 The long holiday weekend (Thanksgiving here in the US) is also the occasion of my love Emee's birthday. To celebrate another trip around the sun Emee wanted to head to the coast. I can never say no to that!...

Another Oregon Coast Tour, 11-16 August 2021

Cape Lookout State Park, from our 2018 tour. Yep, we'll be hitting up this awesome campground again on this trip! It's been a bit since I toured the Pacific Coast, three years ago to be exact. While biking US 101 isn't the bestest of on-bike experiences, the scenery makes it epic. After last month's tour...

A trip to Rockaway Beach

Emee and I had a busy time last weekend. Right after I led my Slough Country Ramble, we high tailed it to the coast! The main reason was that her son was having a birthday celebration at his dad's house in Manzanita, located on the north Oregon Coast. The ride out to the coast wasn't...

A weekend on the coast

Despite some of you readers who think I live a life of leisure (snicker) and am travelling all the time, I really don't. Sure, I have trips, but they are spaced apart. My last extensive time away from town was in August.* So, it was time for Emee and I to get away. Where to?...

A trip to the Long Beach Peninsula, 1-3 July 2018

It's summer, so a great time to sneak out to the Coast* when I can! This time, it was Emee and myself heading to the small town of Seaview on the Long Beach Peninsula in Washington State, about a half-hour outside of Astoria, Oregon. I've explored a little bit of the peninsula before, but have...

A new edition of the Cycling the Pacific Coast book is out!

I've got some exciting news: They finally updated the "bible" of touring the Pacific Coast! Yes, there is a new edition of Cycling The Pacific Coast out. Published by The Mountaineers in Seattle, the first four editions* were written Tom Kirkendall (aka The Guy With The Mullet) and Vicky Spring. They retired from the book...