
Scratch Pad
The Monthly Stack: Beards Hollow, Pt. 1
In few places would it make sense to stumble onto a tall, mountainous island on a trail of ... Read more
In few places would it make sense to stumble onto a tall, mountainous island on a trail of ... Read more
In March, daffodils bloom by the road signs to the Astoria Bridge and a 6 p.m. walk along ... Read more
Drifting southward along the edge of Willapa Bay on U.S. Highway 101 — the coast route, coast highway, ... Read more
“Proofs are in,” called a voice from the back, behind the cork board wall where copies of the ... Read more
In 1977, when Joe Fritsch’s family bought one of the oldest cabins in the Presidential Streets neighborhood of ... Read more
In a cedar shingle cottage situated near Cannon Beach’s Tolovana Park neighborhood, a weekly selection of scratch-made breads ... Read more
“This trail leads through a temperate rainforest to the edge of the continent,” begins one interpretive sign on ... Read more
This region where the river meets the sea is fortunate enough to play host to a resilient band ... Read more
Each morning, in view of the Pacific from Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain, hosts Dennis and Peggy Awtrey prepare a full ... Read more
Imagine for a moment if Ernest Hemingway were to wash up on the shore of Cannon Beach, greeted ... Read more