I thought the stores in Cannon Beach used to be more up-scale. We didn't find much of interest. To the town's credit though, they try to keep the small-town feel. The closest Safeway store is several miles up the highway - and I don't know (or care) where the nearest McDonald's is. One thing I like about Oregon in general is that they make an effort to avoid urban sprawl.
Salt water taffy seems to be big in the States, at least in Oregon and Washington. Bruce's Candy Kitchen has bins full of all sorts of flavours: banana, blackberry, butterscotch, cherry, chocolate peanut butter, cinnamon, huckleberry, licorice, molasses mint, orange, peach, root beer, etc.
The town has lots of hydrangeas... 
... and nasturtiums. Although the official end of the Lewis and Clark Trail is a bit farther north in Seaside, Oregon, I believe Cannon Beach was as far south as the expedition went, back in 1806. At the end of town is Whale Park (with a whale statue) where supposedly Captain Clark had his first close up view of a whale.
From there we look across Ecola Creek. It appears that it stayed cloudy in Cannon Beach all day.
What a grand place for horseback riding! Lawrence of Arabia anyone?
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