This is admittedly just me being nosy. We visit Seaside pretty often, two or three times a year, and there’s one shop that’s always been closed every time we’ve been by. It’s on the main drag right by the carousel mall and has a lot of Chinese-style souvenirs in the window, like fans and things. Last time we were here everything was covered in a thick layer of dust, but it has appeared to have been dusted off since, but the store still shows signs of not having been open in a long time. Does anyone know what the story is? Just a place for the building owner to store their extra stuff?

Next summer, my family will be gathering at a rental south of Cannon Beach celebrating a milestone anniversary. We’re looking to surprise the happy couple with an extended family photo shoot.

First priority is a good photographer who can speak up and guide everyone (less than 15 people). We’re kind of a boisterous bunch, but tend to feel awkward in front of cameras.

Second, I would really like to find someone who will also take a good number of unposed, natural shots. Of course we will want some of the traditional posed group photos, I think some of our favorite family pictures have been the playful ones we didn’t even realize were being taken.

If possible, I would also really love for this session to be fairly long. Like absolutely dreamy to me would be sunset photos on the beach, followed by a bonfire continuing the photos with casual, candid shots. Or maybe moving inside the rental and getting shots of us playing card games and having fun together. Of course, this is a ways off, so I don’t need exact details ironed out yet, just trying to give any idea of what we’d like to find.

What we are NOT looking for: a short, highly posed, stiff photo session; that’s simply not who we are. We are also not looking for someone who is going to work on a super tight schedule. Again, none of us are super comfortable with photo sessions (this is not something we do regularly), so a photographer in a hurry will probably not get us to relax enough to act naturally.

If you are a photographer who offers services like this, or if you know of a photographer who does similar work, please drop a link. Thanks!

Oh, and worth noting, we are traveling from out of state, so we will not have an opportunity to meet with photographers in person prior to the trip, so someone who communicates well online would be greatly appreciated.

I'm thinking of hiking from Fort Stevens to Tillamook next summer and I like the idea of treating the OCT as a hut-to-hut hike rather than camping each night. The benefits include a much lighter pack weight and the ability to hike more miles in a day as a result. I also quite like the idea of spending every evening in a town, exploring local shops and brewpubs. Is this possible? What would the longest day's mileage be to make it happen?

As the title says we were taking engagement photos at canon beach this morning and my fiancés ring slipped off! We know the area where it is, does anyone nearby have a metal detector?

UPDATE: We found it!! We talked to some locals and found someone with a metal detector who helped us!

Rockaway, Oregon

When visiting our beautiful beaches, please keep your dogs on a leash and always carry poopy bags. I take my dogs to the beach frequently and only take off leash when there's nobody within 100 yards. I trust my pups, they have great recall, but not all dogs are trained. For safety, please stay leashed, especially when there's a crowd.

Hello everyone. I have decide to take a trip to Harris Beach State Park in 2 weeks and would like any advice or suggestions on what to do. This will be a solo trip and my 1st time visiting. I will be flying in from TX.

Update: I BOOKED THE TRIP. CANT FUCKING WAIT!!

are there any high quality art supply stores on the central coast? or maybe even inland a little? i don’t mean michael’s or joann’s. i’m specifically looking for stained glass and glass fusing supplies, like edco copper foil and novacan patinas, etc. i’m tired of paying a bunch for shipping and then having to wait a week or longer for arrival, if it even arrives, and my only other option has been driving all the way to portland. thanks in advance!

Did see a whale, but i had optics, and it was pretty far out.