Summer Journey..West Coast
Summer Journey 2015- Calif., Oregon and Washington As of June 1,2015 I retired after 31 years of state service. We had been planning a trip to Alaska via our TC, this has stretched out to a summer...
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The next morning (06/16/15) Julie was up early, cooking breakfast and brewing that sweet black nectar we call coffee.
We’re headed this morning down to the Rogue River for a few photo shots, then off to see some of the beach area.
Our drive down the road was laden with fog making it harder to find one of the many access roads to the Rogue River.
Video link, click photo
An old man was fishing out on the Rogue; He was close enough to shore to talk. He has lived most of his life in Gold Beach.
We wished him luck on catching some fish, he raised the two he caught already, a fine catch indeed.
Leaving our river shore spot, up the highway and crossing the Rouge Bridge.
Once on the north side of the bridge, we made a quick right on Rouge River Rd, passing Saltwater Restaurant. We had a meal here when we first arrived in Gold Beach of some of the best clam chowder we’d ever had.
Access to the beach area was simple enough, Julie managed to get a photo of a Osprey in flight and since the tide was out we took a little walk along the beach.
Time was enjoyable here, but at last, it was time to shove off for Roseburg, Ore. to meet two aunts and an uncle for lunch. Continuing on the frontage road it soon was reduced to a single lane, for a while; somehow, I thought I had gotten on a bicycle trail
Our barely wide enough path joined back with the 101 highway
Traffic moved along as we motored down the highway.
Once reaching Roseburg traffic was congested as a head cold. We found the Sizzler were we meet our Aunts and Uncle at.
Lunch was good and seeing my Mom’s brother and sister was great. We said our goodbyes and off to Dayton, Oregon to see my cousins.
In a few hours we showed up at my cousin’s farm, Ken was mowing and Gwen came out to greet us.
It was pretty much end of the day, tomorrow my cousin Gwen was taking us over to Evergreen, it was to be a surprise as to what it is , we didn’t know.
06/17/15
Blackbirds became our alarm clock, waking us up from a sound slumber.
After breakfast, Gwen drove us to EverGreen, which turned out to be an Aviation Museum.
Also unbeknown to Julie and me it is the home of the Spruce Goose
The collect at EverGreen is huge; we wander around for several hours. In addition, there is a great movie on how airplane have done so much to change the world, a must see if you’re at EverGreen.
06/18/15
Today our end destination will be Sumas, Washington. This will put us next to the Canadian border. After a early breakfast with my cousins it, did our laundry. It was 12:30pm before we hit the road once again. It would be a few miles before reaching the I-5, going through several towns.
Not far to the north is Portland, Oregon and the traffic jam of this city.
A jeep with what looked like a pop-up tent feature was ahead of for a few miles
Soon the slow flowing interstate traffic crossed the Columbia River. I did note some warning signage, if flashing stop. Apparently, this was a drawbridge as well.
Once clear of Portland traffic flowed fair well for several hours. We arrived in the Seattle area just in time for the just too many vehicles on the road, it was like being back at home.
Finally making through the Seattle area (we took the 405 by-pass) we stopped at a rest area to stretch out our legs; it was a nice place to stop for awhile.
Back on the interstate, skies’ clouding up looked like rain was coming.
Getting off the I-5 onto SR9 included a quick stop at a Safeway store then off to Sumas RV Park were we spent the night and it did rain that night.
Tomorrow morning Julie and I will be leaving the United State for the first time in decades. Traveling into Canada will be new and exciting adventure.
We’re headed this morning down to the Rogue River for a few photo shots, then off to see some of the beach area.
Our drive down the road was laden with fog making it harder to find one of the many access roads to the Rogue River.
Video link, click photo
An old man was fishing out on the Rogue; He was close enough to shore to talk. He has lived most of his life in Gold Beach.
We wished him luck on catching some fish, he raised the two he caught already, a fine catch indeed.
Leaving our river shore spot, up the highway and crossing the Rouge Bridge.
Once on the north side of the bridge, we made a quick right on Rouge River Rd, passing Saltwater Restaurant. We had a meal here when we first arrived in Gold Beach of some of the best clam chowder we’d ever had.
Access to the beach area was simple enough, Julie managed to get a photo of a Osprey in flight and since the tide was out we took a little walk along the beach.
Time was enjoyable here, but at last, it was time to shove off for Roseburg, Ore. to meet two aunts and an uncle for lunch. Continuing on the frontage road it soon was reduced to a single lane, for a while; somehow, I thought I had gotten on a bicycle trail
Our barely wide enough path joined back with the 101 highway
Traffic moved along as we motored down the highway.
Once reaching Roseburg traffic was congested as a head cold. We found the Sizzler were we meet our Aunts and Uncle at.
Lunch was good and seeing my Mom’s brother and sister was great. We said our goodbyes and off to Dayton, Oregon to see my cousins.
In a few hours we showed up at my cousin’s farm, Ken was mowing and Gwen came out to greet us.
It was pretty much end of the day, tomorrow my cousin Gwen was taking us over to Evergreen, it was to be a surprise as to what it is , we didn’t know.
06/17/15
Blackbirds became our alarm clock, waking us up from a sound slumber.
After breakfast, Gwen drove us to EverGreen, which turned out to be an Aviation Museum.
Also unbeknown to Julie and me it is the home of the Spruce Goose
The collect at EverGreen is huge; we wander around for several hours. In addition, there is a great movie on how airplane have done so much to change the world, a must see if you’re at EverGreen.
06/18/15
Today our end destination will be Sumas, Washington. This will put us next to the Canadian border. After a early breakfast with my cousins it, did our laundry. It was 12:30pm before we hit the road once again. It would be a few miles before reaching the I-5, going through several towns.
Not far to the north is Portland, Oregon and the traffic jam of this city.
A jeep with what looked like a pop-up tent feature was ahead of for a few miles
Soon the slow flowing interstate traffic crossed the Columbia River. I did note some warning signage, if flashing stop. Apparently, this was a drawbridge as well.
Once clear of Portland traffic flowed fair well for several hours. We arrived in the Seattle area just in time for the just too many vehicles on the road, it was like being back at home.
Finally making through the Seattle area (we took the 405 by-pass) we stopped at a rest area to stretch out our legs; it was a nice place to stop for awhile.
Back on the interstate, skies’ clouding up looked like rain was coming.
Getting off the I-5 onto SR9 included a quick stop at a Safeway store then off to Sumas RV Park were we spent the night and it did rain that night.
Tomorrow morning Julie and I will be leaving the United State for the first time in decades. Traveling into Canada will be new and exciting adventure.
