The journey was the trip. We covered a total of 2,500 miles in 13 days. When we began, both of us had fading memories of visiting some of the locations along the coast. We planned to focus on spending time at several of the beaches, including Cannon Beach, in Oregon. We disovered others, most of which had few people. The slope of most beaches are shallow, producing turbulent surf—no surfers, no swimmers. Afternoon winds from the Northwest or West were high for the duration of the trip. Trees are permamently bent by such winds. We visited several lighthouses. Most were new to us.