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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you love books, before you head out to the coast, stop by Powell's book store in downtown Portland.  It's a book-lovers dream.

There are some fun places on the Oregon coast. [b] Cannon Beach is a little too popular, but you can't beat a trip to visit Haystack Rock.  Our twins were 2.5 and we stopped by late in the afternoon on a low tide day and were able to walk out to the base of the rock.  They loved playing in the little puddles and walking out to the rocks and seeing all the dogs running up and down the beach). [/b] You can get a good diner style breakfast and lunch at the Pig N Pancake and it's very family friendly.

We stopped by and visited the aquarium and carousel in Seaside.   Be warned that the aquarium is not a big fancy aquarium like Baltimore, but a small-to-medium sized warehouse type building with a lot of aquariums set up inside.  But there was a huge tank where you could buy fish and feed to the sea lions (which the kids enjoyed).  And there were touch tanks for the starfish.  We had a nice lunch at the Crabby Oyster.

My inlaws love to vacation out at Manzanita because it's less discovered and overrun.  If you head down that way, make sure to stop by Bread and Ocean bakery as early in the morning as you can.  They bake fresh daily and the best things are gone by mid-morning.

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We went to Cannon Beach and loved it, although our DC was a bit older.  What I would have done differently is try to take beach toys so we could just park ourselves on the beach for a while.  I didn't think to do this because it wasn't hot beach weather, but families were hanging out on the beach with their windbreakers, and kids were playing in the sand.

Haystack Rock is gorgeous, and when the tide is low, the tidepools are great to explore.  The kids can see sea anemones and starfish up close - it's so cool!

I second the suggestion for Powell's.  Also a few blocks from Powell's at 10th and Alder is an entire parking lot filled with food trucks.  The food truck scene is huge in Portland, and actually you'll see food trucks in many locations.  Check them out - there is a lot of delicious stuff to be had.

Multnomah Falls is in the Columbia River Gorge, and there are lots of sights to see on the way.  I recommend stopping at Bonneville Dam, where your kids can see salmon swim upstream.  We may have enjoyed that more than Multnomah Falls![/quote]

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