Portland OR – Northern CA JULY 8 – JULY 13 2020 trip
Portland Airport Enterprise Rent a Car – 7105 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 97218
Red Lion Inn & Suites Olympia, Governor Hotel
1 Night(s), 1 Room(s) 621 Capitol Way South, Olympia , WA
Thursday , July 9th 2020 Sunrise 5:27 AM Olympia, WA Sunset 8:59pm Corvallis, OR
Washington State Capitol Building and Campus 416 Sid Snyder Ave SW, Olympia, WA 98504
2.75 hours to Mount Saint Helens – Windy Ridge Viewpoint 46.249870, -122.136795
3.15 hours to Rowena Crest Viewpoint 6500 Historic Columbia River Hwy, Mosier, OR 97040 45.682379, -121.299500
- hours Trillium Lake – 45.268329, -121.738748
2pm Message Jessica Norick with time frame for arrival
1.5 hours to End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center – 1726 Washington St, Oregon City, OR 97045
5 minutes to Willamette Falls Scenic Viewpoint 120 McLoughlin Blvd, Oregon City, OR 97045
1 hour to Oregon State Capitol 900 Court St NE, Salem, OR 97301
Riverfront Park 200 Water St NE, Salem, OR 97301
42 minutes to Corvallis Oregon State University 660 SW 26th St, Corvallis, OR 97331
Friday , July 10th 2020 Sunrise 5:40 AM Crater Lake Sunset 8:27pm
3.5 hours to Crater Lake National Park – Watchman Overlook 42.945930, -122.169263
Rim Village Visitor Center 42.911039, -122.143605
1.5 hours to California Sign 42.003240, -121.889351
California / Nevada sign 39.673956, -120.001031
4.25 hours to Reno Arch Sign – 39.528144, -119.813699
30 minutes from Reno to Nevada State Capitol Building, 101 N Carson St, Carson City, NV 89701
4 minutes away Maybe – Lone Mountain Cemetery, 1044 Beverly Dr, Carson City, NV 89706 | 1C-32-6 Cuba Island Crutchfield
43 minutes away to Carl Young – storm chaser – Happy Homestead Cemetery, 1261 Johnson Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 38.935813, -119.969382 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111665918/carl-richard-young
Emerald Bay Main View Point – Lake Tahoe 38.948996, -120.109341
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Saturday , July 11th 2020 Sunrise 5:44 AM Lake Tahoe Sunset 8:52pm Crescent City, CA
Donner Pass View Point 39.318738, -120.318675
Historic Summit Tunnel 39.316690, -120.329819
Glory Hole 38.512300, -122.103610
Charles Schulz creator of Peanuts – 38.3799171,-122.8328781
Glass Beach Parking 39.451880, -123.810612, in MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg, California
40.882632, -124.130494 direct in line with house in Ohio
Chandelier Tree drive through redwood – 67402 Drive Thru Tree Rd, Leggett, CA 95585
Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway
Open sunrise to sunset; Paved; No commercial vehicles permitted.
Distance & Duration: 10 miles, one way; 20-30 minutes.
Directions: Signed exits off of U.S. 101 located 6 miles north of Orick, Calif. or 4 miles south of Klamath, Calif.
Description: This not-to-be-missed alternative to U.S. 101 passes through the heart of the old-growth redwood forest in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. North to south, features include numerous trailheads, Big Tree Wayside, Prairie Creek Visitor Center, Elk Prairie Campground, and a resident herd of Roosevelt elk.
Cal-Barrel Road and coast redwoods
Old-growth coast redwoods along Cal-Barrel Road.
NPS Collection
Cal-Barrel Road
Unpaved; Motorhomes/RVs and trailers prohibited.
Distance & Duration: ~1½ miles, one way; 30 minutes.
Directions: From Orick, Calif.: Drive 6 miles north on U.S. 101 and exit Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway; continue 1½ miles, passing the turn-off to Prairie Creek Visitor Center, to the signed Cal-Barrel Road on the east side of Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway. From Klamath, Calif.: Drive 4 miles south on U.S. 101 and exit Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway; continue ~8 miles to the signed Cal-Barrel Road on the east side of Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway.
Description: This narrow, winding road offers extraordinary opportunities to experience colossal old-growth coast redwoods by car (or on foot; great for pets, too!). Access to the Rhododendron Trail and the extensive trail network of Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park.
Northern area of the redwoods – Fern Canyon parking 41.400555, -124.065860 Short easy hike on mostly flat area. Some logs to walk or crawl over. Wearing water shoes so you can get is best. Allow about an hour in the main canyon area to look for different compositions as well as waiting for others to pass out of your way.
Lady Bird Johnson Grove Trail 41.303354, -124.018066
Klamath Tour Thru Tree 430 CA-169, Klamath, CA 95548
Redwood National Park sign – 41.722307, -124.138868 before Crescent City
Stout Grove Trailhead 17 West 4th Avenue, Crescent City, CA 95531
Fort Dick Post office – 6666 Lake Earl Dr, Fort Dick, CA 95538
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Sunday , July 12th 2020 Sunrise 5:27 AM
35 minutes to Natural Bridges – Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor 42.189946, -124.365972 https://www.instagram.com/p/B_TC5LzAoDO/
3 hours to Oregon Sand Dunes – 4971 Lake Dr, Florence, OR 97439
43.919242, -124.111905
40 minutes to Thor’s Well 44.277799, -124.112055
3 hours to Haystack Rock and The Needles – and park here 45.888143, -123.961307
Parking at Cannon Beach, OR 45.889619, -123.962754 for haystack rock photography haystack rock at sunset.
15 minutes to End of Lewis and Clark Trail 1806 Broadway St, Seaside, OR 97138 45.993175, -123.930320
30 minutes to Wreck of the Peter Iredale parking 46.178124, -123.979007
17 mins to End of US 30 sign and maybe drone of Astoria-Megler Bridge, U.S. 101, Astoria, OR Longest continual truss bridge in North America 46.188206, -123.852137
Nearby – The Astoria Column 1 Coxcomb Dr, Astoria, OR 97103
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Monday, July 13th 2020
2 hours to Mount Calvary Cemetery
Larry Keating 45.5177303,-122.7382401
19 minutes to River View Cemetery 300 South Taylors Ferry Road Portland OR 97219
Lola Baldwin Section 4, Lot 569, Grave 4
Virgil Walter Earp 45.4616203,-122.6741562
Henry Weinhard 45.4646416,-122.6732025
Nearby Harvey Whitefield Scott Sec 07, Lot 123, Grave 20
Charles Henry Martin
Maybe 40 minutes to Airplane Home 15270 SW Holly Hill Rd, Hillsboro, OR 97123
10 minutes to View of Portland – Eastbank Esplanade 45.514428, -122.668023
32 minutes to Vista House 40700 Historic Columbia River Hwy, Corbett, OR 97019
12 minutes to Bridal Veil Falls 45.553505, -122.183146
8 minutes to Multnomah Falls 50000 Historic Columbia River Hwy, Bridal Veil, OR 97010 45.578701, -122.117868
Voodoo doughnuts Portland or eugene, OR https://www.voodoodoughnut.com/