Blogs from Oregon, United States, North America - page 129

It was raining hard when we left camp yesterday, which made the goodbyes quick and unemotional! Everyone pulled out at about the same time. Bob and I traveled down the Pacific Coast Highway, and it was absolutely stunning. I am not going to give a lot of detail, because I don’t know the words that would describe the beauty, and I would sound like I’m babbling. Every time we’d see a view that we’d think couldn’t be more gorgeous, the next one would be. The trees are beginning to change, and in a couple weeks it will be even more beautiful. I'm kind of glad the fall colors weren't there yet, because I don't think my eyes could have held any more sights. (Side note: we saw a 2.5 acre lot in Cannon Beach advertised for ... read more

Onaxthiel writes: Leaving Hood River in the morning showed that heading for a motel had probably been the right move. There was quite a bit of moisture on the ground from the nearly incessant rain the previous night. The dawn was looking promising though, with the sun out already and only partial cloud cover. Driving across the border into Washington again proved that the Pacific Northwest never really lost it's drizzle, but at least it was a mere drip this time, rather than the opening of the heavens we had experienced the day before. Our destinations for the morning were two sites we had seen on the map just about 30 miles inside the Washington border, Ice Caves and Lava Bridge. Both sounded interesting to us. The first town we passed through in Washington was called ... read more

I leave in one week and have just started packing. All I can take is one backpack so I am trying to figure out what to bring. What do you need in new zealand? I'm thinking hiking boots and Glamdring - Sword of Gandalf (thats a little Lord of the rings joke). Anyway I can only fit four pairs of nikes so I'm pretty much f%#*ed. ... read more

Travel Trivia Question and it is an easy one. What is the picture of? And you can't say, "a field." It's a specific type of field. Bonus Question: Where was this picture taken. As in, state and location within the state. The most specific answer wins so adding cities, towns, etc. to your answer will improve your chances, or not, depending. Susan has racheted up the quality of the gifts, mainly because she didn't leave it up to me, so just be aware this could be worth something good. Good luck. Moose and Squirrel ... read more

We write from the Prospect Inn and Motel, a Historic Inn on route 62 to Crater Lake. We are in the Zane Grey Room (he apparently stayed here). I don't think I've ever read a Zane Grey novel but that wasn't a requirement. I thought I would recap our trip over the last week or so. After we left the Hoh Rainforest, home of the Banana Slug, we hit parts of the Washington coast on our way to Astoria, OR. The WA coast, where accessible, is mostly shallow inlets and mudflats, filled with Canada Geese, ducks and herons. Not quite as scenic as Oregon's. The area, in general, appeared somewhat economically hard-hit with shacks and trailer parks. Maybe the decrease in logging has caused problems (although you wouldn't know it from the number of trucks on ... read more