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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/