http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Bandon/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Oregon , Bandon en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:28:07 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:28:07 UTC Another trip for golfers on the must do list are the fairly new golf courses in Bandon Oregon. The resort and golf complex is owned by and developed by the American Greeting Card owner from Chicago. In fact we can see him fly in from Portland on his private helicopter when he visits Bandon. There are three courses here now with a fourth being planned. The two courses on the ocean Bandon http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Oregon/Bandon/blog-336128.html One Last Taste Of HomeScene A scrumptious lunch served by the Taylor's bidding us farewell. A scenic drive down the Old Pacific Highway ending at the quaint town of Bandon OR. After a drawn out conversation with the power trippin State Park Ranger He had us pegged as a coupla' prissy sissies we came to Whiskey Run Beach.... A desolate dune lacking...oh my gosh can it be....NO FACILITIES http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Oregon/Bandon/blog-319572.html In Crescent City California we took a detour from the 101 and took Highway 199 to Cave Junction Oregon in order to visit Oregon Caves National Monument. Not only is Oregon Caves National Monument one of only a few National Parks in Oregon they are also very rare caves in that they are made of marble. Only 5 of the world's caves are marble most are limestone. As is the case with the major http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Oregon/Bandon/blog-319550.html The first leg of our driving trip up the coast to Vancouver was the wine region of Napa Valley. Napa lies about 90 minutes drive North of San Francisco so as you could imagine it becomes pretty hectic during the summer months with all the San Franciscans escaping the city to come and visit the country. The town of Napa is a somewhat kitschy affair sitting at the bottom of the valley which is dott http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Oregon/Bandon/blog-309195.html we are currently in a cute little coffee shop in bandon and i just wanted to tell everyone that gina just walked in on a very dashing young man in the restroom. he was standing not sitting. dont worry. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Oregon/Bandon/blog-210209.html SO here we are in BandonByTheSea and we are seeing sun for the first time in a week Its been very depressing because we haven't been able to do much. We tried hiking in the rain but then we were soaked and it took 3 days for our clothes to dry.Since Seattle we went to Olympic National Park and camped there for a night. We hiked in the rainforest and we thought all the moss was really coo http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Oregon/Bandon/blog-210203.html Hi EveryoneAs soon as I returned from riding the Ninja to Alaska I realized I wanted to go back this time with Linda. As I've stated previously Linda doesn't like 2wheelers so it only seemed natural for us to head out in an RV of some sort. We've owned a small one for the past several years a VW powered Winnebago Rialta great for two people and the occasional mutt. However while I was in Alas http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Oregon/Bandon/blog-82522.html