4th of July 2011

We are in Seaside Oregon this 4th of July. We haven't attended 4th of July formal festivities in several years, usually foregoing the crowds. However, this year we decided to go for it! There was a wonderful parade through town and I took a lot of fun photos. The photo of the beach was early in the day. You can see how long the beach is and believe me, that night it was covered with people! After the parade, there was a community festival with food, live music, games for the kids, and a silent auction. We went to the beach in the evening for the fireworks. There were thousands of folks on the beach with tents, firepits, fireworks and music. Many people had their own fireworks displays and many were spectacular! At 10 p.m. the city put on its own display and it was so beautiful and amazing! We had a great time, though we were bundled up in sweatshirts and caps. The crowds were friendly and well behaved. Walking back to our car we saw lots of families with sleepy babies and excited kids. The crowd was just huge... I couldn't get over it... what a great celebration! Hope you all had a great 4th. We leave Seaside on 7/13 and will be in Enumclaw shortly thereafter. Happy trails...