On your next outing, choose these rentable get-abouts for the whole family.
By China Williams
Instead of carting the family around in a car to see the sights on your next vacation, skip the traditional get-abouts and cover ground with these curious contraptions that provide amusement no matter how far you travel.
Rent a Funcycle in Cannon Beach, Oregon
Pedal power gets a playful makeover with these recumbent tricycles, perfectly suited for cruising Cannon Beach's nine-mile stretch of packed sand. The trikes come in all sizes: minis for the toddlers and stretches for tall grownups.
Two locally owned companies, Family Fun Cycles (503-436-2247) and Mike's Bike Shop rent recumbents and cruisers for around $12 per hour.
Wait, you've never heard of Cannon Beach? It's one of Oregon's most adorable beach towns, and the humpbacked figure of Haystack Rock had a cameo appearance in the movie "The Goonies" — a favorite for parents who were once kids themselves back in the dark ages of the 1980s. Plus, Cannon Beach is an easy daytrip from Portland, Ore., only 69 miles away.
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