We had expected rain (and maybe some snow) but we were a little surprised by the winter wonderland we encountered in the pass! Fortunately, we traveled during the day, and it was relatively easy to traverse.
We sure picked a blustery day! We found it hard to believe it was the end of Spring Break for most school goers. We enjoyed traipsing about Cannon beach though, and even found new places we had never been before. The only drawback was the periodic downpours we encountered - not only of rain but of HAIL! We were glad to have packed the BIG umbrella!
After a little shop hopping, we stopped to look at the wind blowing the sand on the beach. Looked like a good way to exfoliate...
Instead of wandering the beach, we decided to drive up to Astoria and check out the Astor Column. We arrived in between a couple of serious downpours, with the wind just whipping at us when we got out. When we got to the door - it was locked. We barely made it to the little gift shop across the parking lot before the rain came again in sheets. They said the column was closed due to high winds. Ummm...yeah. You could say that! We thought the little trailer that serves as the gift shop might take off down the hill!
We were disappointed, but we checked out some historical info from the gift shop and enjoyed driving around and looking at the old houses. We even found the home featured in the Goonies. :) We ended up in an antique store - with actual old antiques. I got to play an old mandolin (sounded AWESOME!) and we found all kinds of gadgets that intrigued us both.
We came back in the twilight. It was a lovely day.
