Photos by Don Best
Category: Don Best Photos
Restoration of Garibaldi Lions Lumbermen’s, Railroaders Park – The Last Hurrah for Pat Patterson
By Laura Swanson, Editor, Tillamook County Pioneer At 94-years-young, (Gerald) Pat Patterson arrived in Tillamook County as a Coast Guardsman in 1943 at the brand new Garibaldi station during World War II. During his three-and-a-half years of service, he rode horse patrol on the beaches (his first horse was “Garibaldi”), rescued several people, and was the last of the Coast…
Memorial Day Service at Sunset Pioneer Cemetery in Tillamook May 28
Panoramic photos by Don Best of the Memorial Day services at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Trask River Road, Tillamook, May 28, 2018
Rockaway Beach Stories As Told to Me – Don Best Gallery Show at Hoffman Center Reception May 5th
Join Don R. Best and Mike Arseneault at the Hoffman Center Gallery Artist Reception in Manzanita on Saturday, May 5th, from 2-5pm. Free admission and light refreshments will be served. Photos are available to purchase including some new panoramas from Don. Prices range from $70 – $150. 30% of all sales go to the Hoffman Center. Don Best’s photography is…
Emily Reed Shipwreck Making Appearance on Rockaway Beach Again
Every now and then the sands on the beach shift just right, revealing a shipwreck more than 100 years old – actually nearly on the anniversary of it’s wreck, 110 years ago. CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO of the Emily Reed today (2/2/18) IMG_5201 Only a few feet beneath the sand, just south of South 2nd in Rockaway Beach are the…
Adventurous Wind Surfer in Rockaway Beach – 1/25/18
Photos by Don Best With snow on the Coast Range, many coastal residents were stoking their fires today, but Don Best caught this adventurous wind surfer taking advantage of continued big surf and a blustery southwest wind today, January 25, in Rockaway Beach.