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Seattle on a Whim

Leavenworth Celebration

Christmas at Disneyland-2008

Future Trips:

New England 2009

British Isles Invasion-2010

France Option

Ireland Option



Maui and Kauai-2011 or Alaska/
Caribbean Cruise



Trips for Friends:

Spectacular Yellowstone-2009


Optional Trips:
Long Trips-

Florida Sights

Great Britain on the Run-2008

Ireland

plus Key West Attractions or Key West Restaurants

Hawaii

Oregon
Coast-a-Thon


Oregon Coast from Rockaway Beach North and South

Oregon Coast Websites for Vacation Rentals

Waterton-Glacier National Park

Yellowstone National
Park-Long
Trip

 

Short Trips:

Ainworth Hot Springs


Glacier in a Weekend


Lighthousing Around Puget Sound


Seattle-Whidbey Island Adventure-2006


A Week in Walt Disney World-2008

Yellowstone National
Park-
Short Trip

 

Oregon Coast-a-Thon

 

Day 1

8:00 a.m.  Depart:  Spokane
                                                      (Go west on I-90.  Take the turn-off at Ritzville
                                                       onto Hwy 395.  Enter the freeway at Pasco for 
                                                      Hwy 12/Hwy 395/I-182.  Exit onto Hwy 395
                                                      following road through Kennewick.  )

10:30 a.m.  Arrive:  Kennewick                          142

                Do:  Gas
10:45 a.m.  Depart:  Kennewick
                      
(Continue south on Hwy 395.  Enter I-82
                                                        going south, then west on I-84.  Take e
xit 35-
                                                        Ainsworth State Park onto Columbia River
                                                        Highway going west.)

 2:15 p.m.  Arrive:      Rowena State Park in the fall
                                            
             Columbia River Highway                                     170

 

                                                

                                           Horsetail Falls
                            
See:                               Horsetail Falls
                                                          
(176 Ft.) -View from turnout on highway

                                            Starting Up the Trail                                                                  Multnomah Falls (620 Ft.)                        2.5 

                                                                       
                                                                     Wahkeena Falls                                          
.5
                                                              (242 Ft.) –See from picnic area      

                                         Bridal Veil Falls
                                                    Bridal Veil Falls State Park
                                        4.4
                                                                   
(100/60 Ft.)-.2 mile walk 
                                             
Bishop’s Cap (Cut in rock)                                            .6

                                             
                                   
            Shepperd’s Dell Falls  
                                                   
(80 Yds. to view)-Seen from bridge crossing park)             .1 

                                                   Latourell Falls
                                         
               Latourell Falls                                                    1.3
                                                 
(249 Ft.)-  (150 Yds. To base in picnic area)

 

                                         Crown Point
                                                               Crown Point & Vista House                                 
2.1
                        
(Continue on Columbia River Highway to
                                                               freeway entrance.)

            Arrive: Troutdale                            9.9
            Arrive: Portland                            20
                Do:  Gas
            Depart:  Portland
                       
(Continue on I-84.  Go south on I-5.  Watch
                                                           for signs to Hwy 26 via I-405.  Once you are
                                                           on Hwy 26, just outside of North Plains,
                                                           exit onto Hwy 6 going west.)   
                            
Arrive: Tillamook                            75  
                      
(Go north/right on Hwy 101.)
            Arrive:  Rockaway  Beach                    16
             Lodge:                                   (444.4)

 

Oregon Coast Sights: 

Day 2
Option 1-

10:45 a.m.  Depart:  Rockaway Beach

                      (
North of Hwy. 101)
11:15 a.m.  Arrive: 
Hug Point                             21

                    
11:22 a.m.           Low Tide-
                                                        
(Go around the rocks on the right. 
                                                          You will see a cave on the right. 
                                                          Next to the ocean will be an
old road
                                                         
carved in the rock for Model T cars to
                                                          drive on at low tide.)

11:39 a.m.     See:  Road in Ocean and Caves

12:30 p.m.  Depart:  Hug Point
                       (
North on Hwy. 101 to 3rd exit to
                                                            Cannon Beach
)
12:45 p.m.  Arrive: 
Cannon Beach,OR                      5
                Do:  Shops, Bakery, etc.
                    

                     
Haystack Rock
                     Lunch-

                                                    (Picnic Tables at entrance to Cannon
                                                     Beach just
North of the Gas Station)

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 5:00 p.m.  Depart:  Cannon Beach
                                                        (South on Hwy. 101
)
 6:00 p.m.  Arrive:  Rockaway Beach,OR               26       
                Do:  Dinner                         (52)

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Day 3
Option 2:

 9:00 a.m.  Depart:  Rockaway Beach

 9:30 a.m.  Arrive:  Tillamook                         16

                Do:  Gas

                    (
South on Hwy. 101)
10:45 a.m.  Arrive: 
Boiler Bay State Scenic Viewpoint           58

                                                           

               See:  Whales

                       (This little jaunt is best taken at low tide. Park at

                                                         the Boiler Bay State Recreation Area and take

                                                         the steep trail to the beach. At low tide you can 

                                                         see the old steam boiler that washed ashore when

                                                         the J. Marhoffer wrecked in 1910, and many

                                                        tidepools can be observed for sea life. This area

                                                        is a protected reserve, so nothing is to be removed

                                                        from this beach.)   
11:15 a.m.  Arrive:  Otter Crest Wayside                 8

11:20 a.m.  Arrive:  Cape Foulweather

               See: 
Lookout Observatory and Gift Shop                        (Look for Whales)
11:40 a.m.  Depart:  Cape Foulweather

                       (
South on Hwy. 101)
11:50 a.m.  Arrive:  Otter Rock                          5
               See: 
Devil’s Punchbowl
12:02 p.m.           (
Low Tide)
                       (
At low tide go down into the punchbowl
                                                            to see starfish.  Turn right at the picnic
                                                          area.  Look for signs to the Marine Garden
                                                          path on your left. This is down, so remember
                                                          you will need to hike back up it.  Also has

                                                          restrooms and a picnic area.  At high tide
                                                          go to the end of the road and look over the
                                                          edge to the ocean.)
                                                                
                                                     The Punchbowl
                Do:  Lunch- 

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1:00 p.m.  Depart:  Otter Rock
                     
(South on Hwy. 101)
1:15 p.m.  Arrive:  Newport, OR                         8
                      
(South on Hwy. 101.  Look for sign on
                                                           the right side before entering Newport
                                                           to lighthouse.)

              See: 
Yaquina Head Lighthouse $5 Car
                     
Interpretive Center (9-5)
                     
Lighthouse Tour-(9-4) 110 steps
                    

                 

                  

 

 
 

 3:00 p.m.         Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site-Lighthouse
                     
(11-5) Donation
                      
(Continue South on Hwy. 101 watching
                                                          for signs for turnoff to lighthouse-just
                                                          before the large bridge.)
    

                                                            

                                                           

               

 4:00 p.m.     See:  Oregon Coast Aquarium (9-6)
                       
$11.25 Adults/$9.50 Senior/$7.00 (4-13)
                      
(South on Hwy. 101 crossing the tall bridge
                                                           as you are leaving Newport.) 
                                        OR   
Hatfield Marine Science Center (10-5) Donation
                                                       (Across from the Oregon Coast Aquarium)

 6:00 p.m.  Depart:  Newport
                Do:  Dinner-(
Picnic area on the way back)

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 7:30 p.m.  Arrive:  Tillamook, OR                     70
                Do:  Gas
 8:00 p.m.  Arrive:  Rockaway Beach, OR                16

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Day 4
Option 3:

12:00 p.m.  Depart:  Tillamook
                       (
North on Hwy. 101)
12:30 p.m.  Arrive: 
Oswald West State Park                 15
                      
(Look for parking lot on the right side of
                                                           the highway and park)
                                                    

                Do: 
Rainforest Walk
                       
(Walk towards restroom at the end of
                                                           the parking lot.  Paved trail goes left
                                                           under the highway through the rain
                                                           forest to the ocean.)

                     Low Tide-
(After reaching the ocean,
                                                          walk to the left to large rocks.  Climb
                                                          them to see Starfish and Sea Anemones
                                                          in the tidepools.)

                    Picnic Area
(above ocean)
                      Lunch- 

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 2:00 p.m.  Depart:  Oswald West State Park
                      
(North on Hwy. 101)
 2:30 p.m.  Arrive: 
Seaside                            18
               See:  Shops

                                                            
 6:00 p.m.  Depart:  Seaside

                       (
South on Hwy. 101)
 7:00 p.m.  Arrive:  Rockaway Beach                  32

                Do:  Dinner      
                  (65)

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Day 5
Option 4:

10:00 a.m.  Depart:  Rockaway Beach
                      
(North on Hwy. 101)
11:15 a.m.  Arrive: 
Fort Clatsop National Memorial          43
                       (8-6) $5 adult 
                      (
Purchase a 5 day pass for $10, which
                                                          includes the following:

  • Ft. Stevens State Park,  Ecola State Park, Nehalem Bay State Park, Cape Lookout State Park, Fogarty Creek State Recreation Area , Heceta Head Lighthouse Viewpoint , Ft. Clatsop National Memorial, Oregon Dunes Nat'l Recreation Area , Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, Hebo Lake

                       Visitor Center
                                                          Canoe Landing
                                                          Fort Replica

                Do:  Lunch 

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                     Fort Stevens Military Reservation $3 Car      5
                      
Blacksmith
                       
Underground Gun Battery
                      
Military Museum (10-6)
                      
Tours
                      
Peter Iredale Shipwreck (Beach)
                       

                    
Coffenbury Lake
                      
Rents Canoes, Paddle Boats, Bicycles

 *MOVIE TOURS:  Movies filmed around Astoria include: Kindergarten Cop, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, The Goonies, Short Circuit, Come See The Paradise, and Free Willy. Get a guide to movie locations at the Astoria Chamber, Warrenton Visitor Center, and Heritage Museum or Flavel House.

 5:00 p.m.  Depart:  Fort Stevens
                       (
South on Hwy. 101)
 6:15 p.m.  Arrive:  Rockaway Beach, OR                 48

                Do: Dinner                             (96)

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Day 6
Option 5: 

10:00 a.m.  Depart:  Rockaway Beach
                      
(South on Hwy. 101)
10:30 a.m.  Arrive:  Tillamook                         12
                      
(Continue South on Hwy. 101.  You will
                                                           see Museum on your left.)

               See: 
Tillamook Air Museum (9-6)                3
                                                         $10.50/$9.50 65+
 $6.00 (6-17)
                                                         7 & under Free                                                         
                                                         Air Base Café (10-4)  

                


  
 

                     Munson Creek State Natural Site-Falls        4
                                                         (Look for small sign on your left. 
                                                          Go l l/2 miles East)
                                                     

 

 

 

 

 
                                                        l/4 miles to base of falls  & picnic table
                                                        3/8 miles to higher viewpoint
                Do:  Lunch
-(One of the state parks below) 

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                     Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area
                     
  (Jct. After Hebo.  Look for Three Capes
                                                          Scenic route.  Turn right.)

                    
Cape Lookout- $3 day pass
                    
Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint                                     

             2 Cape Meares with cloesup
                      
Cape Meares Lighthouse (11-4) Free

                       
                      
Interpretive Gift Shop(11-4)
                                                      
Octopus Tree                                                35
                                                             (Follow signs back to Tillamook, then turn
                                                               left on Hwy. 101)   

                      
Tillamook Cheese Factory (8-8)Free
                       
Tour of factory.  Large gift shop sells cheeses,                                                            ice cream, fudge, etc.
                        
(East-right side of Hwy. 101 after downtown)
            Depart:  Tillamook
            Arrive:  Rockaway Beach, OR                16
                Do:  Dinner                            70

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Option 6: (Side trip south)
Day 1

 9:00 a.m.  Depart:  Rockaway Beach
                      
(South on Hwy. 101)
 9:30 a.m.  Arrive:  Tillamook, OR                     16
11:30 a.m.  Arrive:  Newport, OR                       70
                      
(South on Hwy. 101 heading out of town)                                   Do:  Lunch-South Beach State Park

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12:30 p.m.  Depart:  Newport
                       (
Continue South on Hwy. 101)
 1:30 p.m.  Arrive: 
Heceta Head Lighthouse State
                       
Scenic Viewpoint (11-5)
                                                                         $3 per car
                 40
                    
(Go up to Lighthouse for a ticket first)
                     
 Keeper’s House

                                                     
                See: 
Lighthouse

                                                       
                                                     

               See:  Sea Lion Caves (9 a.m. on)
                      
www.sealioncaves.com
                      
$8/$4.50 6-15/under 5 free 
                                                       (Continue South on Hwy. 101)

               See: 
Darlingtonia Wayside
                                                       
(Insect eating plants)
                                      
Do:  Dinner-Picnic Area 

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            Arrive:  Florence, OR                      13
             Lodge:                                  (139)

Day 2
10:00 a.m.  Depart:  Florence
                       (
Go south on Hwy. 101)
                Do:  
Sandland Adventures (9 a.m.-) 
                                                    
    Sand Rail Tours (4-5 passengers) l/2 hr. 12 miles $22            
                                                        
Long Travel Sand Rail Tours (7-10 passengers)
                                                                                                       1 hr. $40   
                                                               20 miles dunes, 1 mile beach    
 
                      
Giant Dune Buggy Tour $12 each/1 Hour
                                                               15 miles dunes, 3 miles beach
                       Go-Kart Track $6/$3.50 Double 58”
                      
Bumper Boats $5/$2 Rider  44”
                      
Miniature Golf $6
                                                        
 Train RideTrain Ride 15 minutes $4
              &nbs