Before I show you all my shots from Cannon Beach in Oregon I have a burning question for you…
Did you put all your white shoes away? It seems the rules have changed over time and white shoes are now acceptable after Labor Day.
Cannon Beach was a stop along our way down the coast of Oregon but just to take some photos. In the future after seeing all the beaches from Astoria to Lincoln City we would choose Cannon Beach to return to.
“The City of Cannon Beach is located on the Pacific Northwest Coast of Oregon, 80 miles west of Portland and 25 miles south of Astoria, Cannon Beach is surrounded by the rugged natural beauty of forests, ocean beaches, and rivers. Only four miles in length, and with a population of 1,695, Cannon Beach is a popular and picturesque resort area, playing host to an estimated over 750,000 visitors annually. Although Cannon Beach was incorporated as a city in 1957, it has been occupied much longer: first by native cultures, and then, since the late 1800s, by American settlers. In 1806, Captain William Clark, of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, traveled south to our area in order to secure needed blubber from a whale beached near the mouth of Ecola Creek.”
This is the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse. It has some interesting history behind it and you can read about it here.
“Located near Cannon Beach on the North coast of Oregon, Haystack Rock is a unique monolith that attracts wildlife and tourists alike. Towering 235 feet over the beach, the Rock is home to nesting seabirds in the summer and marine invertebrates all year long. It is one of the largest “sea stacks” on America’s Pacific coast.”
I was excited to see these pelicans. It has been a long time since our weekly walks on the beach in California where we’d see pelicans all the time.
I’m looking forward to returning to Cannon Beach in the future for a whole weekend.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
My mom was just telling the girls about that ” don’t wear white after Labor day” thing. In my world that stopped when I was small. My mom probably still followed it for a few years while I was growing up but no more. Cannon Beach looks beautiful. Hope you have a grand week my friend!
How beautiful! I must be missing something important in the sartorial etiquette/custom — I am embarrassed to admit I don’t own any white shoes. I wore them as part of my school uniform growing up in SE Asia in grade and high school, but not after that. I would dearly like to know the story behind the white shoes.
Wow, this looks amazing! Thanks for sharing and have a great week.
We were meant to go there years a go…but somehow the trip did not come together…but you have my mind going in that direction once more…as I think of an anniversary get away.
I saw my first pelicans up at Pypher Lake west of Williams Lake for the first time about a year ago. They are amazing birds to watch.
White shoes? Nope…only my Birks and I wear them year round. I thought the date was moved to our Thanks giving weekend in Oct…
Long ago ladies often has but two pairs of shoes, a black for most of the year and a white pair to go with the white summer dresses. It was a no brained that white shoes didn’t fare well in day to day life so they were sensibly worn only in the brief summer months.
Later shoe production made for more readily available shoe color choices. Seasonal fashion changes were based on image verse practicality. Late summer/early fall colors tee up a chance to show off a new wardrobe for those who had the financial option…and white didn’t fit into that mix.
Now we have white snow boots and down jackets so white shoes actually get practically worn year around. A more contemporary white shoe guideline is: Shoes should be at least as shade darker than your hemline, otherwise the feet stand out more than the outfit.
More austere guideline: white shoes for adult women are only appropriate on brides and nurses.
I do own one pair of white Birkenstock sandals and one pair of white loafers, neither of which I wore this summer for some reason.
I do still agree women should always wear hats and gloves in public though…lol.
It looks a lot nicer that it did when we tried the Oregon coast. It was so foggy and gloomy, we headed straight interior and ended up in Yakima to enjoy the sun. LOL
You got some nice photos there.. I’d love to go back when the sun is shining.
Very nice photos! Your hair looks nice too. My hair was wild on our whole trip. No blow driers or straighteners for me..
You know you are killing me with those pics!!!! Luuuuuuuuv it. And in the 3rd pic, you are standing right in front of our hotel that we always stay at in Cannon Beach…we have that same view from our hotel room!!!! And now you are addicted to Cannon Beach too! YAY. We should have an Ocean Soul convention down there!
What a beautiful and wild looking beach! That is soemthing we don’t see on the east coast as there is so much development here. I love the lighthouse!
Beautiful pics of Cannon Beach. I remember it so well…we took our family camping along the Oregon coast a long time ago…and what I remember about Tillamook is the 10 cent ice cream cones at the cheese factory!
God outdid himself when he created Cannon Beach. It’s one of the loveliest places on earth!
My SIL use to go to Cannon Beach. She gave my hubby a shirt from there years ago. Looks like a pretty place!
I know that place? You’ll have to come visit us there sometime when we go there for our chilly spring vacation.
Oh ..about the white shoes. .It’s summer time. ..and I’ll wear what I want to. 🙂
PS..what did you do to your hair? I love it like that.
Ha! the hair? That’s my beach swept hair look. I also had my hairdresser go a little darker with it last time around.
I love your layers too!
White shoes? I don’t have any, but I’ll be wearing sandals until my toes get cold 🙂
I love Cannon Beach – there’s nothing like a walk there on a foggy morning, or going over near the rocks to see the star fish – it’s magical.
It seems the only white shoes women wear these days are runners ( tennis shoes to you Ellen)
Canon Beach – a place we’ll return to again and again. The last time we were there was spring 2010 with our neighbours,- both of us driving our convertibles. We had very little convertible weather but loved the trip regardless. I’d go back in a flash to the little shingled inn (with it’s aqua, white and red decor) right on the beach close to the Haystack rock.