Number 1 • 2012 •
www.discoverourcoast.com Feature stories by these four well-known Northwest travel writers
Nooks & crannies Discover treasure on Our Coast
BY BECKY OHLSEN Writer for the Lonely Planet Guide to the Pacific Northwest PAGE 12
Beating the winter rain Surviving the Pacific Northwest weather
BY MATT LOVE Publisher of Nestucca Spit Press PAGE 22
Just over the next mountain Once you’ve climed one coastal peak,
you’ll want to climb more
BY PAUL GERALD Author of “60 Hikes Within 60 Miles of Portland” PAGE 30
Tasteful choices abound Our critic’s picks for dining and lodging
from Oysterville to Wheeler
BY MJ CODY Author of “Wild in the City” PAGE 34
PUBLISHER STEVE FORRESTER DESIGN JOHN D. BRUIJN EDITOR KATHLEEN STRECKER ADVERTISING DIRECTOR BETTY SMITH
PHOTOGRAPHY ALEX PAJUNAS DAMIAN MULINIX
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS GARY ADAMS CATE GABLE VALERIE RYAN MARILYN GILBAUGH JERRY OLSON KATE GIESE
DWIGHT CASWELL JOHN GOODENBERGER MIKE PATTERSON
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www.chinookobserver.com All contents copyrighted ©2012 Our Coast
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Inside Our Coast
Nooks & crannies Discover treasure on Our Coast
What’s that bird? Year-round birdwatching opportunies
Beating the winter rain Surviving the Pacific Northwest weather
Just over the next mountain Discover spectacular coastal hikes
Tasteful Choices abound Dining and lodging on Our Coast
Snug pubs Local brewpubs with personality
Take a Goonies pilgrimage Visit the set locations of the film
Tee it up! Visit eight coastal golf courses
Seaside/Gearhart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Astoria/Warrenton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Long Beach Peninsula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
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Day Trip: Museums From homespun to world-class
Keen on green The Long Beach Peninsula walks the talk
Where authors grow like chanterelles Coastal writers pen a variety of genres
Edgy, stormy or barely there Find distinct art cultures on Our Coast
Curtain up! Year round Enjoy several live coastal theater venues
Can you dig it? Clamming on Our Coast
Climb aboard – for $1 The Astoria Riverfront Trolley
History is more than skin-deep Preservaton is Astoria’s calling card
plus regional maps and directory
Cannon Beach/No. Tillamook Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Our Coast Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
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