Pacific Way Café

One of the greatest places to eat on the Oregon Coast is Pacific Way Café in Gearhart. Gearhart is just a few minutes (3) north of Seaside.

Kathy and I discovered this place a few years ago and it’s a favorite, planned stop anytime we go to the Northern Oregon Coast.

I usually have the Pacific Club Sandwich. All of the bread at the Pacific Way is made right there. They serve lunch and dinner. We’ve never been there for dinner but hear they have the best pizza in the area.

Prices are reasonable, $25 dollars for two for lunch. They also serve beer and wine. If you get there before two in the afternoon, there’s a little bakery next door. It’s owned by the same folks and has the best bakery goods and coffee in the area.

As you can see by the pictures, the atmosphere is perfect for a romantic lunch or dinner. Pacific Way is located in downtown Gearhart at the four ways stop on…..you guessed it, Pacific Way.

Life at the End of a Pole

Mountain Get Away: Now this is the place to stay this Fall/Winter. (video)

6-bedroom Home/Sleeps 14 people

Two Master Suites/Fireplaces.

3-½ bath/One with Jacuzzi Tub.

3 Fireplaces/Two Car Garage.

Located at “The Resort at the Mountain”

Welches, Oregon

The home is rented two different ways.

Studio Suite:

Includes Fireplace, Full Bath, Vaulted Ceiling, Huge Room plus tub, shower, wet bar, small fridge, coffee maker, hot water for tea and a microwave.

Also Included in rental of the home is a two-car garage, which comes in handy for storing ski’s or golf clubs.
We have Cable TV, Local Phone Service, and DVD Player.
Located on the Foxglove Golf Course Its time to plan that Fall/Winter Getaway and have we got the place for you to stay.

This home is located  on the 5 Tee (Foxglove) at the Resort at the Mountain. For those unfamiliar with “The Resort” it’s located at Welches, Oregon. http://www.theresort.com/rec_heal_golf.php
The home has two master suites and four other bedrooms including a dormitory in the basement with bunk beds and a half bath. The home has three full baths and a half bath.

Both of the master suites have propane fireplaces, vaulted ceilings and all the privacy you want. The downstairs suite has a surprise, an indoor Jacuzzi tub.

The home sleeps 14 in beds. The three stories provide plenty of privacy and work perfectly for a couple of families looking for a place to get together.

The great room has a rock fireplace that goes all the way to the ceiling and windows that give you a great view of the mountains around you.

For the Golfer this is a perfect place to be. The Resort at the Mountain is one of the finest groups of courses in Oregon.

For the Skier there is not better place to stay. “The Suite on the fifth Tee” is located 12 miles from Government Camp and is a Thirty-minute drive from Timberline Ski area or Mount Hood Meadows.

In the Fall you are just an hour from Hood River and a drive through some of the most beautiful orchards in the world.

You also have a key to the pool at the Resort during the summer and an outdoor hot tub year round.
There is a spa/exercise area nearby (extra cost)

This is not your average rental home. Step inside and you will definitely say to yourself “now this is a nice, relaxing place to stay.

For more information or to book time  go to  http://www.vacasarentals.com/Unit.mvc/Details/53569

Check out the video for more pictures. Sorry no pets.

Alaska: Part Five – My Final Thoughts (video)

There is something buried deep inside each one of us that seeks to find great adventure. I wonder sometimes whether that’s not part of the reason so many people are so bored with their lives. We get comfortable and fail to step outside ourselves, for just a few days, and look at the possibilities. Sometimes you have to get away. Sometimes you have to get out of your neighborhood, your social circle and the things you are good at and find something new. Alaska gave me that opportunity. Watch.

The Alaskan Furrier

Living in Eugene, Oregon, where animals are almost equal to humans, imagine my surprise to see aFurrier while visiting Alaska.

Jess and I walked into the store, and here is this old man, who has been creating clothing, out of fur and pelts, for most of his life.

He had a Beaver Pelt in the store that was the softest thing I have ever felt. He had fox, wolf, beaver and all sorts of creatures.

He even showed us a picture of President Ford wearing one of his coats made out of a wolf hide.

He showed us an Elk Hide and told us that this guy was good with the ladies. How could he tell? Experience. He knows that the cow bite the bull on the neck when they like them. You figure out the rest.

It was funny because Jess and I could not stop listening to the old guys stories. He was trying his best to sell and we were having a great time just listening.

Oh, Jess and I ran into these guys on the streets of Anchorage. Couldn’t resist taking a  picture. And Look who I ran into in the store in Alaska.

Alaska: Part Four — My Fish (video)

I’m not the worlds greatest fisherman, that would be my son Jess. He’s the kind of guy who will slip out of the house, head down the road to the Mckenzie River, get his fishing rod out of the truck and fish. On our recent (July 2010) trip to Redoubt Mountain Lodge I got an understanding of why he loves fishing so much.