This was the view for day one of my plein air workshop on the Olympic Peninsula. It featured some great atmospheric effects as it was steeped in fog all day long. The moist air made it tough for our paintings to dry, but made for an eery classroom and an awesome place to spend a…

One remarkable seastack makes Cannon Beach very recignizeable. We caught a very late sunset here, but enjoyed the bonfires on the beach.

This place holds special memories for me after our last visit. We found great sunset views here and neat rocks on the beach. Also there is a giant "Octopus tree" for those adventurous enough to seek it out.

On our last western adventure we followed the pacific coast from Vancouver BC down to central Oregon, but had to turn east after Coos Bay and head for home. We only saw it in the dark, but heard the sea lions barking in the moonlight. This trip I was determined to be in Coos Bay…

The nicest coastline we found in Oregon was in the sleepy town of Bandon. We caught sunset and sunrise here with the dramatic sea stacks. This is definitely a place we need to come back to and spend more time!

For some reason it seems odd to see the cool old Victorian houses in northern California, but they are everywhere along the coast. This huge place is in Eureka where we spent the morning at the farmers market.

I'd seen pictures of cars driving through these massive trees and figured our van was way too big. As I crept up to the opening it looked like an incredibly tight squeeze. The "no-stress express" has carried us 204k miles so far and I didn't want to end our journey with her wedged into a…

In Garberville CA we took the Avenue of the Giants through the Humboldt Redwoods. The magnificent giants dwarf even our big van.

Up the highway from Mendoccino is Fort Bragg, a charming seaside town with a Starbucks and a glass beach. Thanks to a recommendation from Birgit O'Conner, we found the glass beach and collected pocketfuls of jewels.