Normally we surf Short Sands cause it tends to get some pretty good surf, even though it can get crazy busy. Hiking down with all your gear and three kids tends to be a bit of a drag so most of our days spent surfing on this trip were at Ecola. I would have taken...
Out of our kids, Isabelle reigned supreme when it came to braving the freezing waters of the Oregon coast. It didn’t matter how cold, or how windy, Isabelle was always splashing, jumping and running!
We camped it out in a gigantic tent that easily slept five of us with all our gear. I was lucky enough to have Ben sleep beside me – in his trusty playpen of course. These two photos were taken just after waking up from his one and only, afternoon nap.
We spent the morning at Cannon Beach just wandering around browsing through the shops, after wards, everyone went to Arcadia Beach.
On our way down to Nehalem Bay we stopped off at Trader Joe’s and stocked up on supplies. I mean food and of course a weeks worth of knock off Coronas and two buck… I mean three buck Chuck. The prices and selection of alcohol in the United States never ceases to amaze me. My...
After a long drive with plenty of stops, we arrived at Nehalem Bay State Park. Guess what? The sun was shining! We were rained out last year so this was no small miracle! After setting up camp we headed for the beach. This series of photos was taken within a five minute walk from our...
Our kids fought like cats and dogs today… it was sheer madness. A big reason for their craziness is because tomorrow morning, at 6:30am, we leave for our annual Oregon surf/camp trip. We’ll be spending a whole week camping (in a tent) in one of our favorite campsites in Oregon – Nehalem Bay State Park....
Me. By the way… it’s crazy hard getting yourself in focus when shooting at f/1.8. Yikes. Nikon D2xs with 50mm f/1.4 :: 1/80 @ f/1.8 :: ISO 100 :: edited in Lightroom 3
My niece… #2. Nikon D2xs with 50mm f/1.4 :: 1/800 @ f/1.8 :: ISO 100 :: edited in Lightroom 3
My niece… #1. Nikon D2xs with 50mm f/1.4 :: 1/200 @ f/1.8 :: ISO 100 :: edited in Lightroom 3
According to Isabelle, everything in this world would be better off pink – I’m not so sure I agree!
Christa. Nikon D2xs with 50mm f/1.4 :: 1/640 @ f/1.4 :: ISO 100 :: edited in Lightroom 3
