Cannon Beach
(Haystack Rock) When we lived in Oregon all those years ago, the one thing I really wanted to do that never happened was make a trip up the coast to see where The Goonies was filmed. Obviously, stopping at Cannon Beach was a non-negotiable item on our road trip list of things to do. Hahaha. Part of me was a little worried -- there's always a risk whenever something is highly anticipated and idealized that it may not live up to the hype in real life -- but Cannon Beach not only met my { high } expectations, it exceeded them as well! (His little face right here just makes me smile.) (Building a cairn was one of the first things Alex did when we hit the beach.) Once we left Seattle on Day 2 of our West Coast Swing, we headed straight for the Oregon coast and arrived in Cannon Beach late in the afternoon. Adhering to our road trip protocol, we got right down to the business of finding food as soon as we checked int...