About 90 minutes south of Lincoln City on the Oregon Coast lies the Oregon Sand Dunes National Recreation Area. According to several sources, these are the largest coastal sand dunes in North America, stretching 40 miles north to south along… Read More »The Oregon Coast, Part 2
I can predict the weather in Coastal Oregon for any day in August, any year in the near future. It will be partly cloudy, with humidity in the 70 to 80 percent range and daytime temperatures in the mid 60s. … Read More »The Oregon Coast Part 1
As I mentioned in my first post, our ultimate destination on this trip was Seattle, Washington. We went to visit our son who lives there and to spend a few days in the Yakima Valley area, east of Seattle, which… Read More »Yakima Valley and Seattle Washington
From Paso Robles, we headed to the Russian River Valley, a wine growing region that lies in Northern Sonoma County and Southern Mendocino County. In addition to being known for its many wineries, the area is also a popular destination… Read More »Russian River/ Sonoma & Mendocino Counties
Our journey began in Palm Springs August 9th, 2023. We were ultimately headed to Seattle, approximately 1200 miles from where we began, so we were focused more on moving up the road than we were in stopping to explore along… Read More »The Road Trip Begins…