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Driving California’s Redwood Coast – 2022.

Scenic Corridor – Gold Beach to Brookings, Oregon.

This is my last blog from traveling along the Oregon Pacific Ocean Coast — U.S. 101, for a week since leaving Vancouver. Those previous photos are typical. I have no regrets from those adventure visits, except, to spend more time hiking and viewing several of them. Weather and available time resulted in better photographs fromContinue reading “Scenic Corridor – Gold Beach to Brookings, Oregon.”

Rogue River, Gold Beach, OR.

Sunday afternoon, September 25, 2022 I drove over the Rogue River on the Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge into the port of Gold Beach. The weather was nice with perfect visibility that Sunday afternoon as can be seen below. I found one nice restaurant I felt comfortable in for dinner on the south side of theContinue reading “Rogue River, Gold Beach, OR.”

A Scenic Pacific Coast Byway – Otter Rock to Florence, Oregon.

A Scenic Oregon Pacific Coast Byway road trip from Otter Rock, Oregon to Florence, Oregon on Saturday, September 24, 2022. Sunday morning, September 25, 2022, while in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area within the Siuslaw National Forest, I was the first customer at Sand Dunes Frontier and I told the lady behind the deskContinue reading “A Scenic Pacific Coast Byway – Otter Rock to Florence, Oregon.”

Crater Lake National Park.

On Friday, September 23, 2022 I drove to the Crater Lake National Park from Cottage Grove. 20 square mile Crater Lake is in the Cascade Mountains of southern Oregon. It is known for its namesake Crater Lake, formed by the now-collapsed volcano, Mount Mazama. Wizard Island is a cinder cone near the western edge ofContinue reading “Crater Lake National Park.”

Astoria, Oregon – A few photos.

On Wednesday, September 21, 2022 I drove from the Olympic National Forest in Washington to Crater Lake National Park in Oregon with an overnight stay in Astoria, Oregon. You have to cross the Columbia River to get into Astoria on the 4 mile long Astoria–Megler Bridge. The top of my list in Astoria was toContinue reading “Astoria, Oregon – A few photos.”

Olympic National Forest – Washington.

When I was looking for a route from Bellingham, WA to a drive along the Pacific Ocean, I looked at adventure options if I visited the Olympic National Forest. I found three hikes that were just the lengths I could handle with nice scenic views, that seemed appropriate. Good decision! Except! Except, I did notContinue reading “Olympic National Forest – Washington.”

Cottage Grove, OR – Covered Bridges.

In planning my September, 2022 adventure I found information on the beautiful 1880 bridges in Cottage Grove, Oregon. They are listed on the National Historic Register around this charming town of Cottage Grove over rivers and creeks. This is the home of the largest collection of Covered Bridges in the West, and known as theContinue reading “Cottage Grove, OR – Covered Bridges.”

Ketchikan Heritage.

Sled-Dog Summer Camp at Skagway.

On Thursday, September 15, 2022 we immersed ourself in the wondrous world of dog mushing from a cruise excursion. After the bus ride to the Sled-Dog Summer Camp, we boarded our 4×4 German military vehicle for a wild ride up the mountain where we were greeted by Mushers and several ecstatic Sled-Dogs! We enjoyed aContinue reading “Sled-Dog Summer Camp at Skagway.”