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Paul's Ocean Potion


"Thou alone art the LORD.
Thou hast made the heavens,
The heaven of heavens with all their host,
The earth and all that is on it,
The seas and all that is in them.
Thou dost give life to all of them
And the heavenly host bows down before Thee." 
Nehemiah 9:6

 

Day 1 Monday July 2nd  

7:00 a.m.

Depart:

 Spokane  
    (Go west on I-90.  At Ritzville go south on Hwy 395.  Just outside of Pasco enter Hwy 12/I-182 going right/west. Take exit 12 A onto Hwy 395 again.  Cross the Columbia River and follow the highway into Kennewick.)  

9:15 a.m.

Arrive:

 Kennewick

142
 

Do:

 Gas  
    Lunch or Snack-
Arbys, Burger King,, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut-turn right on Clearwater
Taco Bell and McDonalds-left on Kennewick Avenue
Dennys-right side of highway		  

9:45 a.m.

Depart:

 Kennewick  
    (Continue south on Hwy 395.  Enter I-82 going south.  It will cross the Columbia River.  Stay on it until you come to I-84.  Go right onto I-84 going west.  If doing the option, take exit 31.)  

Optional:
1:15 p.m.

Arrive:

 Multnomah Falls

175
 

See:

 Starting Up the Trail
                  Multnomah Falls		  
    Snack or a meal  

2:00 p.m.

Depart:

 Multnomah Falls  
    (Continue on I-84.  Take exit 17.)  

2:20 p.m.

Arrive:

 Troutdale

15
 

Do:

 Gas and Dinner  

3:30 p.m.

Depart:

 Troutdale  
    (Continue west on I-84.  In Portland enter I-5 going south/Salem.  Watch signs for I-405 north or Hwy 26 west.  You may go north on I-405, then west on Hwy 26.  Watch carefully as only a couple of lanes enter Hwy 26.  Take Hwy 6/Wilson River Hwy exit.)  

6:00 p.m.

 Arrive: Tillamook

90
    (Enter Hwy 101 going right/north.   
 

Do:

 Grocery Shopping-Fred Meyers- left side of road  

7:00 p.m.

 Depart: Tillamook  
    (Continue north on Hwy 101.)  

7:30 p.m.

 Arrive: Rockaway Beach

16
    (Turn left/west on South 4th Ave in Rockaway Beach.  Take the 1st left after crossing the railroad tracks.)  
 

Lodge:
Lifesaver
425 S. Miller
Rockaway Beach, OR
(Queen in bedroom 1, Double in bedroom 2, twin-double bunkbed in bedroom 3, VCR, small BBQ.)
Code 1956		  
       
Day 2 Tuesday July 3rd  
 

Do:

 Free Time  
 

See:

 Options 1 & 2 below  
 

Lodge:

 Lifesaver  
       
Day 3 Wednesday July 4th  
 

See:

 Rockaway Beach Shops  

11:00 a.m.

   Parade  

Dusk

   Fireworks  
 

Lodge:

 Lifesaver  
       
Day 4 Thursday July 5th  
 

Do:

 Clean Lifesaver  

11:30 a.m.

Depart:

 Lifesaver  
 

Do:

 Options 1 & 2  
    (South of Rockaway Beach look for the walkway over the highway.  Turn west on Shand, across from the church camp.  Turn left right after the railway tracks.  It is the 2 story house on the left side with a large cement slab for parking.)  

3:30 p.m.

Check-in

 Falcon's Nest  
 

Do:
Beach		  
 

Lodge:
Falcon's Nest
18550 Old Pacific Hwy.
Rockaway Beach, OR 
Code 1956		  
       
Day 5 Friday July 6th  
 

Do:

 Options 1 or 2  
 

Lodge:

 Falcon's Nest  
       
Day 6 Saturday July 7th  
 

Do:

 Options 1 or 2  
 

Lodge:

 Falcon's Nest  
       
Day 7 Sunday July 8th  
 

Do:

 Clean Up House  

11:30 a.m.

Check-out

 Falcon's Nest  
    (Go south on Hwy 101 towards Tillamook.  Turn left on Hwy 6/Wilson River Hwy.  It will eventually join Hwy 26 into Portland.  Enter Hwy 405 probably going south.  Look for signs to I-5 north and I-84 going east.  Take exit 301 east onto I-84.)   

2:00 p.m.

Arrive:

 Troutdale

90
 

Do:

 Gas and Lunch  

3:00 p.m.

Depart:

 Troutdale  
    (Continue east on I-84.  Take exit 179 onto I-82 going north.  Cross the Columbia River.  Take exit 113/Hwy 395 into Kennewick.)  

7:00 p.m.

Arrive:

 Kennewick  
 

Do:

 Gas and Dinner  

8:00 p.m.

Depart:

 Kennewick  
    (Continue north on Hwy 395/Ely St.  It will cross the Columbia River.  Follow signs to Spokane as you enter Hwy 12/I 182.  Again follow signs to Spokane as you take exit 14 onto Hwy 395 going north.  At Ritzville enter I-90 going east.)   

10:15 p.m.

Arrive:

 Spokane  
 

Do:

 Fill up Gas to full  
       
Option 1:
North

Depart:

 Rockaway Beach  
    (Go north on Hwy 101.)  
 

Arrive:

 Wheeler

8
 

See:

 Laknes's Pieffenschneider - antiques
431 Nehalem Blvd, Wheeler, Oregon  97147, phone: (503) 368-5197		  
    Ekahni Gallery
47 Gregory St, Wheeler, Oregon 97147, phone: 503-368-7959, email: ggitzen@nehalemtel.net		  
    Gypsy Fire Art and Mercantile
65 Rorvik St, PO Box 103, Wheeler, OR 97147, phone: 503-368-4308, email: gypsyfire@nehalemtel.net 		  
    The Lighthouse Gallery & Books
695 Highway 101, Wheeler, OR 97147, phone: (503) 368-5545		  
    (Continue north on Hwy 101.)  
 

Arrive:

 Nehelem

3/11
 

See:

 Nehalem Antique Mall
Highway 101. Nehalem, OR 97131, phone: (503) 368-7190		  
    Pete's Antiques
35990 Highway 101, Nehalem, OR 97131, phone: (503) 368-6018		  
    Robin's Reliques
36055 7th St, Nehalem, OR 97131, phone: (503) 368-4114		  
    Three Village Gallery Inc
35995 Highway 101 N, Nehalem, OR 97131, phone: (503) 368-6924		  
    Nehalem Harbor (candy)
35900 7th St, Nehalem, OR, phone: (503) 368-5822		  
    Sarah Jo's Candy
35900 7th St, Nehalem, OR 97131, phone: (503) 368-5234		  
    (Continue north on Hwy 101.  At Manzanita turn left immediate onto Laneda Avenue.)  
 

Arrive:

 Manzanita

2/13
 

See:

 Bread and Ocean (Bakery)
387 Laneda Avenue, Manzanita, OR 97130, phone: 503-368-5823		  
    Bad Woman (Gift Shop)
123 Laneda Ave, Manzanita, OR 97130, phone: 503-368-4717		  
    It's Only Fair (Gift Shop)
306 Laneda Avenue, Manzanita, OR 97130, phone: 503.368.3638		  
    Nehalem Harbor (Gift Shop)
35900-7th Street, Manzanita, OR 97130, phone: 503-368-5822		  
    Salt & Paper, LLC (Gift Shop)
411 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, OR 97130, phone: 503-368-7887		  
    Syzygy (Gift Shop)
447 Laneda Avenue, #2, Manzanita, OR 97130, phone: 503.368.7573		  
    Treasure Cave  (Gift Shop)
594 Laneda Ave, Manzanita, OR 97130, phone: (503) 368-7909		  
    (Continue north on Hwy 101.  Look for the parking lot on the right side of the road for Oswald West. Walk towards the north end of the parking lot.  A paved trail goes under the highway going west towards the beach.  
    Low Tides: 
July 3rd  10:37 a.m.
July 4th  11:15 a.m.
July 5th  11:54 a.m.
July 6th  12:35 p.m.
July 7th  1:19 p.m.
 
 

Arrive:

 Oswald West State Park-At low tide you can climb the rocks on the left side of the beach.  There are starfish and sea anemones.

3/16
    (Continue north on Hwy 101.  Turn left at Hug Point State Park.  Park closest to the ocean.)  
 

Arrive:
Hug Point State Park-At low tide walk down to the beach.  Go around the walk and rocks on the right side to the next beach.  There is a Model T road built in the ocean just past the caves. 

4/20
    (Continue north on Hwy 101.  Take the last exit into Cannon Beach.  Park on the main street/Hemlock or go left/east one block and park on Spruce.)  
 

Arrive:

 Cannon Beach

4/24
 

See:

 Shops  
   
Bruce's Candy Kitchen
256 N Hemlock St, Cannon Beach, OR 97110, phone: (503) 436-2641		  
   
Cannon Beach Bakery
240 North Hemlock		  
    Osburn's Ice Creamery
240 North Hemlock		  
    (Continue north on Hwy 101.  Turn left on Broadway in Seaside.)  
 

Arrive:

 Seaside

8/32
    (Turn left on Broadway Avenue.  After crossing the river you can turn left one block to find parking lots.)  
 

Do:
Promenade and Shops		  
    (Go back up Broadway to Hwy 101.  Turn left.  Continue on Hwy 101 to 11th Avenue.)  
    Seaside Factory Outlet Center (10-8)
1111 N Roosevelt Dr		  
    (Continue north on Hwy 101.  Turn left/northwest on Hwy 101A/Ft Stevens Hwy.  Follow signs to Fort Stevens.)  
 

Arrive:

 Warrenton

13/45
   

 

  
 

Do:

 Tours
Fort Stevens $3 per car
Military Museum (10-4)
The Historic Area, Military Museum, and the Gift Shop are open at seven days a week. Guided tours are available during the summer tourist season. Visitors are free to explore the concrete batteries and to check out the progress on the reconstruction of the Battery Pratt gun carriage. The gun tube and breech is already there for your inspection. This is a-one-of-a kind project in the nation, maybe the whole world!!! Watch for announcements of special events.		  
   
Peter Iredale		  
    (Continue north on Hwy 101.  In Astoria take the Lower Columbia River Hwy exit onto Hwy 30 heading east.  It will jog over to Commercial St.  Turn right on 16th or watch for signs.  Go left/east on Coxcomb Dr.)  
 

Arrive:

 Astoria

5/50
 

See:
Astoria Column $1 donation (Dawn to Dusk)
2199 Coxcomb Dr.
Buy a small plane before climbing tower to throw off the top.		  
    (Drive back down Coxcomb, then turn right on 16th.  At Hwy 30/Commercial St turn right/east.)  
   
Columbia River Maritime Museum-$8.00 (9:30-5)
1792 Marine Drive
The Museum features interactive exhibits that combine history with cutting-edge technology. Visitors of all ages will experience what it is like to pilot a tugboat, participate in a Coast Guard rescue on the Columbia River Bar, and live in Astoria during the height of the salmon fishing. Huge windows make the Columbia River a living backdrop for classic fishing vessels and Coast Guard rescue craft.  Experience first hand how the Bar Pilots work the dangerous wind and waves during a fierce winter storm in the award winning orientation film The Great River of the West.  Walk on board the bridge of a WWII era US Navy Destroyer, see the world class collection of maritime artifacts, and then walk out to the dock to explore the Lightship Columbia, a floating lighthouse.		  
   
Riverfront Trolley-$1 (40-45 minutes roundtrip) Can catch anywhere on the waterfront from Basin to 36th.  		 
    (Go back south on Hwy 101.)  
 

Arrive:

 Rockaway Beach

50
       
Option 2:
South

Depart:

 Rockaway Beach  
    (Go south/right on Hwy 101.)  
 

Arrive:

 Garibaldi

5
 

See:

 Shops  
    Antiques At Large
410 Garibaldi Ave, Garibaldi, OR 97118, phone: (503) 322-3744		  
    Country Store Antiques
406 Highway 101, Garibaldi, OR 97118, phone: (503) 322-3225		  
    Bay Front Bakery
302 Garibaldi Ave, Garibaldi OR 97118, phone: 503-322-3787, email: bayfront@pacifier.com		  
 

Arrive:

 Tillamook 11/16
 

See:
Tillamook Cheese Factory (8-8) Free Gift Shop, Self-guided tour, ice cream		  
    (Continue south on Hwy 101 past the town.  Watch for the blinking light with the A-4 aircraft is displayed on a post.  Turn left/east.  
   
Tillamook Air Museum (9-5) $11 Adult/$6.50 ages 6-17
Air Base Cafe (9-4) The café serves a lunch menu of burgers, fries, shakes, sandwiches, soups, salads, and chili along with hot and cold drinks.		  
Side Trip      
    (From downtown Tillamook follow the signs to Cape Meares.  Go west on 3rd Street, then right/north on Bay Ocean Rd. )  
 

Arrive:

 Cape Meares State Park

7/23
 

See:
Cape Meares Lighthouse (11-4)
1890s lighthouse		  
     
   
Octopus Tree- (See map below)		  
    (Continue south on the Cape Meares Loop Rd.  It will become the Netart Oceanside Hwy.  In Netarts turn right/west on Netarts Bay Drive.  Continue south as it becomes Whiskey Creek Road.)   
 

Arrive:
Cape Lookout-watch for viewpoints of the ocean

10/33
    (Continue on Cape Lookout Rd.  At the next junction go left/east on Sand Lake Rd.  Then turn right/south on Hwy 101.)  
End of Side Trip      
    (Continue south on Hwy 101 after the side trip or from Tillamook)  
 

Arrive:

 Beaver Mercantile
24747 Highway 101 South
Antique store with free popcorn and bottled pop

14/30

 
    (Continue south on Hwy 101.  Big red barn on the right side of road.)  
 

Arrive:

 Cloverdale

8/38
 

See:

 Red Barn Flea Market (Saturday and Sunday)
33920 Hwy. 101 S		  
 

Arrive:

 Lincoln City

19/57
 

See:

 Tangar Outlet Mall (10-8)-over 65 shops  
 

Arrive:
Boiler Bay State Scenic Viewpoint-Boiler Bay is a great place to watch wild surf action on the rocky spurs. This splendid panoramic viewpoint presents a good opportunity to see migrating and resident gray whales. Take your binoculars -- this is one of the best sites in Oregon to see ocean-going birds (like shearwaters, jaegers, albatrosses, grebes, pelicans, loons, oystercatchers and murrelets). In 1910, an explosion sank the J. Marhoffer, and you can see the ship's boiler at low-tide. A short, rough trail takes you to some of Oregon's richest tide pools.

11/68
 

Arrive:

 Depoe Bay - many fun shops to looks at.  Smallest navigable harbor.
www.depoebaychamber.org/Shopping/index

2/70
    (Continue south on Hwy 101.  Take the Otter Crest Loop to the right.)  
 

Arrive:

 Otter Crest Wayside Loop

2/72
 

Arrive:

 Cape Foulweather  
 

See:
Lookout Observatory and Gift Shop-A good place to look for whales

1/73
    (Continue south on the Otter Crest Loop.  At the Devil's Punchbowl park closest to the ocean.)  
 

See:
Devil's Punchbowl		  
    (If it is a low tide, go back up the road to the park on your left.  Park and walk over to the sign on the ocean side of the park to the north.  Read the sign, then walk down the path to the ocean.)  
 

Do:

 Marine Garden - Go into the punchbowl, then walk out and to your left to the caves.  You can walk in them at low tide.  There are many starfish.
Low tide: 
July 2nd 8:25 a.m.
July 3rd 9:03 a.m.
July 4th 9:41 a.m.
July 5th 10:20 a.m.
July 6th 11:01 a.m.		  
    (Continue back on the Otter Crest Loop until you join Hwy 101.  Continue to the right/south on Hwy 101.  Just before entering Newport, turn right at the Yaquina Head Lighthouse.)  
 

Arrive:

 Newport

9/82
 

See:
Yaquina Head Lighthouse $5 per car (9-4)
Interpretive Center (9-5)
The 93 foot tower, Oregon's tallest, is located on a narrow point of land jutting due west into the Pacific Ocean north of Newport, at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area.  Winds and rain have buffeted this lighthouse since its beginning in 1872.  It took approximately one year, and over 370,000 bricks to construct Oregon's tallest lighthouse. 		 
    (Continue on Hwy 101 into Newport.  Go through town.  Turn left on SW Alder St, a few blocks before the bridge.  The road will end at SW 11th.  Follow it right, then will go left on Fall Rd.  Turn left on Bay Blvd.)  
 

See:

 Mariner's Square (9-8) One attraction $9.95/$5.95 child or three attractions $21.90/$12.90 child
250 SW Bay Blvd
Newport, OR

Oregon Undersea Gardens-Descend... into the magic submarine world of the Oregon – home of the largest collection of local marine life to be found anywhere! You’ll come face to face with the excitement, the wonder, the magic and mystery of the underwater world.
Ripley’s Believe It or Not-You can experience all the wonder of the world’s most bizarre sights right here in Newport, from the “live” stageshow to shrunken heads to the magic harp. And be careful not to step over the edge of the universe in the deep-space hall of mirrors.
The Wax Works-Hundreds of sculptures, each elaborately molded and detailed, delight visitors from around the world. Where else can you see Hollywood legends and sci-fi creatures just by turning around?		  
    (Go back to Hwy 101.  Just before crossing the bridge, look for the sign to Yaquina Bay Lighthouse to your right.)  
 

See:
Yaquina Bay Lighthouse (11-5) Donation
Built in 1871 and decommissioned in 1874.  Inside the lighthouse, two flights of stairs lead to the watch room.  The lantern room is not open to the public.  The basement is open to the public and features a video about the lighthouse.  Our Interpretive Store offers many new and exciting educational items about lighthouses and the surrounding coastal habitat.		  
    (Go back to Hwy 101 and turn right/south.  Cross the Yaquina Bay Bridge watching for a sign to the Oregon Coast Aquarium.  It will turn left on 32nd.  At the T turn left on SE Ferry Slip Rd.)   
 

Do:
Oregon Coast Aquarium (9-6) $13.25/$7.75 3-12 years 		 
    OR  
 

Do:
Mark Hatfield Marine Science (10-5) Donation -Small aquarium

3/85
    (Go back to Hwy 101 and turn right/north.)  
 

Arrive:

 Rockaway Beach

85

 

 

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