Tag: “Pacific”

21 places found.

  1. Oceanside beach

    There are far fewer people at the beaches in Oregon than in California, but Highway 101 running right along much of the coast here channels tourist from all over the state to sea-side resorts. Towns on that route have all the cheap t-shirts you could want, but my favorite places in Oregon are off of a road less traveled.

  2. Cape Kiwanda

    Cape Kiwanda is located just outside Pacific City and is the southern most cape in the three capes scenic route. It is a popular location for surfers, wakeboarders, and beachcombers.

  3. Astoria Column

    The Astor Column is an Astoria icon, towering 125’ above this historical and scenic little town. You will wind around the roads with gorgeous scenery to Coxcomb Hill.

  4. Port Vila, Vanuatu

    Port Vila is the capitol city of Vanuatu, a country comprised of an archipelago of islands in Melanesia that was inhabited for thousands of years before Spanish explorers arrived in the 17th Century. The French eventually granted independence to Vanuatu in the late 1800's.

  5. Chittenden Locks

    These locks provide passage for boats transiting between Puget Sound and the fresh water estuary of Seattle's Lake Washington. In the autumn the lock's adjacent ladders fill with migrating salmon that are swimming in from the ocean to their headwaters to spawn.

  6. Lake Crescent, WA

    A long crescent-shaped lake along Route 101 on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, Lake Crescent is surrounded by hiking trails for all abilities and is close to the snow-capped mountains, rain forests and hot springs of Olympic National Park

  7. Pt. Dume

    Pt. Dume state beach features some of the most beautiful scenery in LA county.

  8. Rockaway Beach

    This beautiful beach is well known by locals but if you didn't know it was there you would drive right past it. Just West of Highway 1 at Fassler Avenue in Pacifica California you will find ocean front hotels, dinning, numerous shops and a visitor center.

  9. Rowena Crest

  10. Ruby Beach

    Ruby Beach is one of the most spectacular beaches on the West Coast of North America. Keep in mind one thing...