On my third trip out here, I came in the middle of winter and took advantage of a mid-week deal at the Courtyard hotel (part of the Inn at Cannon Beach). There was a storm coming in, and I buckled down to finish a section of the book I was working on as the wind howled, the rain lashed the windows, and the fire crackled.

It was well worth it, and I’m hoping to go again in a couple of years.