Summer time Sunsets

Cape Kiwanda, Pacific City, Oregon, originally uploaded by dibec.

How do we tell what time of year it is on the beach? Well, in our, still tiny beach town of Pacific City, we look to see where the sun sets. North of Haystack rock in the Summer, South in the Winter. If you want a shot like this in your portfolio, make your plans to visit us at The Craftsman B&B.

Pacific City, Sunset Set-up Package

We have had wine packages to include with your stay here at The Craftsman B&B from the begening. We are changing the Pacific City Package to suit the wants of our guests. We created a Sunset package. Grab a back pack including a bottle of our Bin #50, Basket Case Syrah. Inside will be 2 keepsake wine glasses and a beach blanket. Just $20.00

Head out to the beach and watch the sunset while sipping on Syrah from Pacific City's own winery, Basket Case. Not just an Oregon Coast experience, and Pacific City experience.

If you don't finish your wine before it gets dark, no worries, you can wait for the stars to come out.

Surfing in Pacific City

The past few days and next few days are perfect for surfing in Pacific City.  There are prevailing east winds from the gorge and valley that have made Cape Kiawanda a surfers paradise.  Whether a novice or experienced wave rider, you must wear a wet suit, the water temperature is quite chilly.  Hang ten on your surfboard or boogie board and spend some time catching the waves rolling in, rising tide is best.  You can rent gear as well at our favorite surf shop, Seven Surfboards.

Getting wet, as the surfers say, not for you.  Try flying down a 45-degree vertical slope at Cape Kiawanda on a sand board, card board works too.  We have even seen old snow board gear.  You would think you were on Oregon's Mount Hood.  In fact, there is no snow and the sound of waves from the Pacific Ocean is pounding in your ears.  The cool breeze will keep you core at a reasonable temperature as you hike up the dune for run after run.  Boarding down the dune is not mandatory and only advisable for the young and fit.  You can roll, jump or skip down too.

Just hanging out on the beach offer spectacular views of Haystack Rock.  It's 327 feet tall, takes up 10 acres and is said to be the third largest monolith in the world.  Us locals call it Chief Kiawanda.  The area was inhabited by the Nestugga Tribe up until the late 1800's with Chief Kiawanda as their leader.  The Cape and Rock was referred to as "Chief Kiawanda's playground".  If you look closely, you will see the profile of the Chief with this face pointing south and his "ponytail" being the loop on the north side of the rock.  On the beach for sunset with the “Chief“ and sky painted in hues of crimson and amber is magical.  This time of year, the sun is setting directly behind Haystack Rock.

So still too much adventure?  There is another kind of surfing here at The Craftsman B&B.  You can surf our high speed Internet via wi-fi.  And don't forget to rub my belly.

Photographer Guests

Here at The Craftsman B&B we get a lot of guests with different hobbies.  People visit the coast because it is so scenic, so we get a lot of photographers.  We encourage them to get up early, Cape Kiawanda, Haystack Rock and the Oregon Coast are awesome at sunrise.  They're not to shabby at sunset either, ask Mike for the time of the sunset, he always knows.

Here is a tip for calculating the time of a sunset.  If you hold out your right hand, put your pinkie at the horizon.  When the sun is at the top of your index finger, you have one hour until sunset.

We are always on the lookout for mentions of our B&B on the Internet.  I wrote about it here.  So the other day, I run across this image.  It is a shot of the Sun Deck from the deck in The Prairie Room.  I love it.  This is something I see every time Mike cleans The Prairie Room, I go out on the deck and oversee my domain, by that I mean look, sniff and finally take a nap.  And because I see in black and white this is the view I get.

So don't be shy, we love to see your pictures of The Craftsman B&B, Pacific City, the beach, Cape Kiwanda and forest.  Share them with the world on your own blog or post them to TripAdvisor.com.  You can e-mail me the link or the image and I will make sure my readers see your captures of our little town.

Thanks to James Muirhead for the photo links in this post.