How to see the state of Washington
We will be going to the state of Washington for a month or longer in the August through September time frame. We will be coming into the state from the south from Oregon on I82. I'm thinking o...
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No doubt you will get many route suggestions but here's a good start.
I would take US-2 west from Spokane to Grand Coulee Dam via WA-174 from Wilbur to the Dam. At the Dam inquiry about tours and see if they still do the nightly light show.
From Grand Coulee Dam you can either make your way up to WA-20 or down to US-2 to cross the Cascades. Be aware if you cross WA-20, and if your objective is to get to Seattle, when you reach Burlington that I-5 lays at the bottom of the Skagit River between Burlington and Mt. Vernon. I would avoid this by taking WA-530 at Rockport through Darrington to Arlington. That sets you up to get to Seattle.
Boeing Tour: google the 747 plant tour in Everett where they also make the 767, 777, and 787. There is also a flight museum there, but the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field in Seattle is a better bet.
You want to get to Astoria and to Florence. I love the Long Beach Peninsula in S.W. WA across from Astoria/Seaside. Great camping there includes Ft. Disappointment SP on the Washington side and St. Stevens SP on the Oregon side. Personally I have always liked the beach at Long Beach better than those in Oregon...to each his own. Long Beach is 25 miles of flat, continuous beach.
There is so much to see in the big, beautiful state. No doubt many will weigh in after me. I am a native. You are welcome to PM me for more particulars after you've read what others have written.
I would take US-2 west from Spokane to Grand Coulee Dam via WA-174 from Wilbur to the Dam. At the Dam inquiry about tours and see if they still do the nightly light show.
From Grand Coulee Dam you can either make your way up to WA-20 or down to US-2 to cross the Cascades. Be aware if you cross WA-20, and if your objective is to get to Seattle, when you reach Burlington that I-5 lays at the bottom of the Skagit River between Burlington and Mt. Vernon. I would avoid this by taking WA-530 at Rockport through Darrington to Arlington. That sets you up to get to Seattle.
Boeing Tour: google the 747 plant tour in Everett where they also make the 767, 777, and 787. There is also a flight museum there, but the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field in Seattle is a better bet.
You want to get to Astoria and to Florence. I love the Long Beach Peninsula in S.W. WA across from Astoria/Seaside. Great camping there includes Ft. Disappointment SP on the Washington side and St. Stevens SP on the Oregon side. Personally I have always liked the beach at Long Beach better than those in Oregon...to each his own. Long Beach is 25 miles of flat, continuous beach.
There is so much to see in the big, beautiful state. No doubt many will weigh in after me. I am a native. You are welcome to PM me for more particulars after you've read what others have written.
