Lovely. It's funny how baby sea gulls are almost as big as the adults.

We rented a condo and stayed near Long Beach for a weekend last month. We really enjoyed visiting the Saturday market in Ilwaco, the Cape Disappointment state park, and the pretty town of Oysterville.

THANKS! When we were there, I looked across that river and imagined the early people, paddling in canoes, putting out fish nets, possibly collecting birds' eggs....nice thought.

Go there all the time for work. Beautiful drive!

Nice! I spent some time in various spots in Washington and Oregon for work back in the day, but never made it there.

I was in that area less than a month ago on vacation. Beautiful. But I am an odd duck - I don't dream of Hawaii - I dream of forests primeval. Or at least forests up north like this area. Where some see 'cold' I see colors and life and change of season - each one bringing different colors and shadows and lights. Where some see snow as being 'all white' I see it as shapes and forms and contrasts. Some think of the desert in this way. They love the color and beauty. But I think of that for the north in winter. But it is summer now, so I'm all about the green trees and hills and mountains. I really live in the wrong part of the country! That beach is pretty fun, as well. The river is beautiful as well upriver. Ah, I'm ready for another vacation!

To me, it's all north, dark, cold. Not somewhere I'd ever want to be. But some people prefer the cold so to each their own.