Pacific City, OR

Yesterday's outing was a 30 minute drive southbound along the coast to Pacific City.  We strolled the beach, visited an art gallery, had lunch at a brewpub.

One of very few places on the OR coast that allow vehicles on the beach, it can get quite crowded on nice summer weekend days.  This shot was taken at 11:30 AM when the crowd was still sparse. 

Surfers and paddle-boarders in wetsuits, Haystack Rock in background.

Those who know the north OR coast are now thinking, wrong!  Haystack Rock is in Cannon Beach.  They're right, it is.  And it's here, too.  There are 2 Haystack Rocks on the OR coast, and they're only 40 miles apart.  Go figure.

The 4 pilgrims.

Pelican brewpub.

We had clam chowder and the microbrew sampler: seven 3-ounce glasses.