Miles 21, Total 350
The plan for the next three days was to drive from Washington to California down the Oregon coast. I did want to take some time with it so Brandon could get to know the coast somewhat. That’s pretty much what happened. Saturday morning, we took a little time and went to the Mount St. Helen’s museum up the road a bit from our Castle Rock camp. It was very interesting to be there and remember that event in our lives.
We then began the trip down the coast. We did stop at a few beaches and a light house and drove 200 miles Saturday, 106 on Sunday and then 130 today on Monday. It was a nice trip down and we enjoyed some of it and spent plenty of time just driving. I hope when I read this in the future, I am reminded how terribly high fuel costs were on this trip and that they are no longer as high. We pretty much spent $6 for diesel in Oregon and in California, that price is over $7. That seems so crazy.
I think some highlights of the trip down was of course the beauty of the landscape, beaches and ocean. We did have a dinner Saturday night in which I ordered a Rueben and when it came it was encrusted with Parmesan cheese. That thing was really good. We also had plenty of rain that came our way. It was nice not to ride in it, but made for some soggy campgrounds.
We began out California ride right at the California border. Brandon dropped us there and we rode 21 miles into Crescent City. It was a pretty flat ride with strong winds at our back and a good warmup before tomorrow.
Here are some pictures of the last few days:
Just the wondrous Oregon Coast.
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