San Jose to Seattle

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Originally Posted by Judy

Gosh, I've written tons of threads about the Oregon Coast. You might want to do a search for posts I've written on this matter. I've also written a few posts about SW Washington so you might want to search for these as well. Sorry I can't be more help right now.

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I picked places and have made a note, Judy. We don't have specific plans and have decided to stop at almost every place on the map. 3-4 days may not be enough, but will grab whatever is possible.

thanks,
cool

I have been down the Oregon Coast numerous times and I could still take 5-6 days to do it because there is LOT to see and do. Heck, 2 weeks wouldn't be enough time. :-)

But you should be able to see quite a bit in that time. Here are the "must see" stuff off the top of my head (sorry I didn't have the brainpower to list these for your last night. I was really tired from work. Braindead.)

Roughly north to south but I'm not looking at a map right now:

Fort Clatsop: near Astoria, where Lewis & Clark wintered. Unfortunately, the re-created fort burned down last winter. I don't know when they will rebuild but there is a great museum there, too.

Seaside: funky seaside town with lots of goofy touristy stuff. Also, on the beach, is a re-creation of the salt still Lewis & Clark built there to get salt from the sea water.

Cannon Beach: lovely town. Watch the hang-gliders fly from the cliff above down to the beach

Tilamook: Tillamook Cheese Factory. Watch them make cheese and get some yummy ice cream.

Depoe Bay: The Littlest Harbor in the World. Darling place. Great place to get a boat ride on the beach. Short trips only take just over an hour. Lots of fun. Cute town to walk around.

Newport: the aquarium there is very good

Sea Lion Caves: Ride an elevator down to a huge cavern filled with sea lions. Very cool.

Bandon: Very cute little seaside town

Gold Beach area: if you have time, a trip on the river is fun to take

Have a great time, cool!

I missed out on the cheese factory tour and the beach ride. Interesting.
Thanks a bunch!

cool

I was in Bandon, OR just last week. As Judy mentioned
they have a cute downtown. The sea stacks near Facerock
are very photogenic.

We had clear skies with lots of wind.

The best sea stacks are at Facerock off of Beach Loop Drive.

Pictures of Bandon and a few other images here.

If you like lighthouses, Oregon has many. My favorite is
Haceta Head just north of Florence.

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Originally Posted by roadie

I was in Bandon, OR just last week. As Judy mentioned
they have a cute downtown. The sea stacks near Facerock
are very photogenic.

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...Of course, it helps if you are a darn, fine photographer! Awesome shots!

Mark

roadie,
Amazing is not the word. I got your camera specifications. I am going to try my hand at some, myself.

Thanks for sharing.
cool

Thanks Mark and Cool for your nice comments.

Bandon is a great place for photography. There were so many photogenic
places in Oregon that we wanted to visit on our recent trip but for
one reason or another, we didn't have the time to do more exploring.

We had intended to drive Hwy 62 along the Rogue River to Crater Lake.
In particular, we wanted to see the Rogue River Gorge (near the town of Union
Creek) and the Natural Bridge. At the Natural Bridge the Rogue River enters
a lava tube and disappears. It reamerges later downstream.

We had planned on taking Hwy 62 to Crater Lake then swing back to I-5 via
Hwy 138 with the intention of seeing Toketee Falls.

We'll do it for another trip when we have more time.

We had an early start on Friday afternoon, and got to Seattle by early morning. I had to do this, coz I am soccer savvy and did want to watch the matches.

Sat evenin:took ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island. I would recommend the Mt. Constitution here. Nothing else looked spectacular.
Sun morn: Off to Edmonds/Kingston ferry to Olympic Park. We saw Port Townsend, and then went to Port Angeles. Hiked Hurrican ridge and were lucky to see a bear, and tons of deers. The weather was wonderful, and the sunshine stays on until 10PM. Camped at Heart of Hills.
Mon morn: Drove to Lake Crescent. Next stop was Sol duc hot springs. After this we went to the Mosses land (Hoh) and did some hiking. Saw a Lhama here.
Then we went to Ruby beach. Thereafter passed the Indian reservation at Quinault.

We drove back on Tue. I was really happy with the trip.

I was at the Quinault reservation on Monday. Small world.

I'm glad you had a great trip.