Quirky American Towns — West Coast

Cannon Beach in Oregon has a population of about 1,500. You don’t go there for the town, but for the beach, which is among the most beautiful on the west coast. When I first went there it was so foggy I couldn’t even see the famous Haystack Rock. Then it cleared and was spectacular. Nearby there are other equally gorgeous … Read More

Museum of Asian Art, San Francisco

On my final day in California, I visited with several friends. Michael is a volunteer at the Museum of Asian Art and suggested I meet him there. The current exhibit, he said, is a knockout. The show, Phoenix Kingdoms, displays recent bronze age findings from southern China. A majority of the pieces were excavated within the past twenty-five years, some … Read More