Thursday, March 31, 2011

Day 91 - Yakima, WA to Elgin, OR

Mileage 221e
Camp, Hun-A-Ha RV Park
Wallula, WA
     Ft. Walla Walla Monument
     Wallula Gap
Hat Rock State Park, OR
     Hat Rock - basalt monolith deposited in glacial flood
Pendleton, OR
     Pendleton Woolen Mills
     Tamastslikt Cultural Institute
          Museum sponsored by Umatilla tribes
          Describes effects on natives of influx of white settlers

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Day 93 - Elgin, OR to Baker City, OR

Mileage 223e
Motel, Best Western Sunridge Inn $70
Joseph, OR
     Old Town Cafe
     Wallowa Lake
          Mt. Howard Gondola
Hell's Canyon Scenic Bylaw
     Hat Point Viewpoint
     Oregon Trail Interpretive Center

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Day 94 - Baker City, OR to Biggs, OR

Mileage 250e
Camp, Deschutes River State Campground $5
Elkhorn Scenic Byway
     Granite, OR - virtual ghost town, pop. 22
Dayville, OR
     John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
          Visitors Center, Sheep Rock Unit

Monday, March 28, 2011

Days 95, 96, 97 and 98 - Biggs, OR to Portland, OR

Mileage 141e
Motel
The Dalles, OR
     The Dalles Dam, Visitors Center
     Columbia Gorge Discovery Center
Hood River, OR
     Port Marina Park - windsurfing on Columbia Riveer
     Hood River Fruit Loop
Mt. Hood, OR
Portland, OR
     Tri-Met transit system, $4.75 daily pass
     Hoyt Arboretum
     International Rose Test Garden
     Japanese Garden
     Forest Park
     Powell's City of Books
     Classical Chinese Garden
     Eastbank Esplanade
     Halibut's - fish and chips and chowder
     Nick's Famou Coney Island
Columbia River Gorge
     Historic Columbia River Highway
     Multnomah Falls

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Day 99 - Portland, OR to Florence, OR

Mileage 279e
Camp
Kalama, OR
     Kalama Narrows
Astoria, OR
     Astoria Bridge
     Astoria Column
     Fort Stevens
     Fort Clatsoop National Memorial - endpoint of Lewis & Clark Expedition
Three Capes Scenic Loop - Tillamook to Neskowin
Lincoln City, OR
     D River "shortest river in the world"  440 from Devil's Lake to Pacific Ocean
     Cascade Head Scenic Research Area
Depoe Bay, OR
     Sea Hag restaurant
Otter Rock, OR
     Devil's Punchbowl
Newport, OR
     Oregon Coast Aquarium
Yachats, OR
     Cape Perpetua Visitors Center
     Cape Perpetua scenic route

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Day 100 - Florence, OR to Proxy Falls, OR

Mileage 193e
Camp
Eugene, OR
     Mt. Pisgah Arboretum
Aufderheide Segment of West Cascades Scenic Byway
McKenzie Pass
     Dee Wright Observatory

Friday, March 25, 2011

Day 101 - Proxy Falls, OR to Crater Lake, OR

Mileage 261e
Camp
Redmond, OR
     Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint
          View of bridge over Crooked River Gorge
Bend, OR
     High Desert Museum
Newberry Volcanic National Monument, OR
     Paulina Lake
Crater Lake National Park, OR

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Day 102 - Crater Lake, OR to Oregon Caves Natl Mon, OR

Mileage 143e
Camp, Grayback Campground
Grants Pass, OR
     Rogue River Jetboat Trip - Hellgate Excursions
          5-hour whitewater trip
Oregon Caves National Monument, OR

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Day 103 - Oregon Caves Natl Mon, OR to Crescent City, CA

Mileage 72e
Motel
Jedidiah Smith Redwoods State Park
     Boy Scout Tree Trail
     Stout Grove

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Day 104 - Crescent City, CA to Redwoods Natl Park, CA

Mileage 0e
Camp
Klamath, CA
     Coast Road, 8 miles, unpaved
     Fern Canyon
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
     Newton Drury Scenic Byway
Redwoods National Park
     Tall Trees Grove
     Lady Bird Johnson Grove

Monday, March 21, 2011

Day 105 - Redwoods Natl Park, CA to Redding, CA

Mileage 218e
Motel
Shasta Dam, CA
     Pit River Bridge
Redding, CA
     Turtle Bay Exploration Park
     Sundial Bridge

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Day 106 - Redding, CA to Lassen Volcanic Natl Park, CA

Mileage 118e
Camp
Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
     Bumpass Hell Trail, 1.5 mi

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Days 107 and 108 - Lassen Volcanic Natl Park, CA to Mt. Shasta, CA

Mileage - 100e
Stay with George and Wilma
Everett Memorial Highway, Route A10
Mt. Shasta, CA

Friday, March 18, 2011

Day 109 - Mt. Shasta, CA to Bridgeville, CA

Mileage 196e
Camp, Grizzley Creek Redwoods State Park

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Days 110 and 111 - Bridgeville, CA to Ft. Bragg, CA

Mileage 276e
Motel
Humbolt Redwoods State Park
     Avenue of the Giants
Lost Coast
Shelter Cove, CA
Ft. Bragg, CA
     California Western Railroad Skunk Train
     Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Day 112 - Ft. Bragg, CA to Pt. Reyes Station, CA

Mileage 139e
Camp
Casper, CA
     Jug Handle State Reserve
Mendocino, CA
     Mendocino Headlands State Park
Pt. Arena Lighthouse
Salt Point State Park
Ft. Ross State Historic Park

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Monday, March 14, 2011

Days 114, 115 and 116 - Santa Cruz, CA to San Luis Obispo, CA

Mileage - 178e
Motel
Monterey, CA
Carmel, CA
Big Sur, CA

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Day 117 - San Luis Obispo, CA to Kings Canyon Natl Park, CA

Mileage 223e
Camp, Moraine Campground
Kings Canyon National Park, CA
     Zumwalt Meadow Trail 1 1/2 mile
     Grizzly Falls
     Roaring River Falls
     General Grant Tree
     Redwood Mountain Grove
     Grant Grove Visitors Center

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Day 118 - Kings Canyon Natl Park, CA to Sequoia Natl Park, CA

Mileage - 56e
Camp, Potwisha Campground
Sequoia National Park, CA
     Generals Highway
     Crystal Cave
     General Sherman Tree
     Giant Forest Museum
     Big Trees Trail
     Congress Trail
     Moro Rock

Friday, March 11, 2011

Day 119 - Sequoia Natl Park, CA to Giant Sequoia Natl Mon, CA

Mileage 137e
Camp, Redwood Meadow Campground
Sequoia National Park, CA
     Mineral King Road
Giant Sequoia National Monument, CA
     Visitors Center
     Belknap Grove
     Long Meadow Grove
          Trail of a Hundred Giants 1.3 miles

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Days 120 and 121 - Giant Sequoias Natl Mon, CA to Death Valley Natl Park, CA

Mileage 251e
Camp
Little Lake, CA
     China Lake Naval Weapons Station
Death Valley National Park, CA
     Furnace Lake Visitors Center and Museum
     Badwater Basin
     Artist's Drive and Artist's Palette
     Harmony Borax Works and Borax Museum
     Dante's View
     Darwin Falls
     Devil's Golf Course
     Twenty Mule Team Canyon
     Zabriskie Point

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Day 123 - Twenty-Nine Palms, CA to Yuma, AZ

Mileage 240e
Motel
Joshua Tree National Park, CA
     Joshua Tree Visitors Center
     Hidden Valley
     Keys View
     Cholla Cactus Garden
     General Patton Museum
     Cottonwood Springs Visitors Center
El Centro, CA
Yuma, AZ
     Yuma Territorial Prison State Historical Park

Day 124 - Flex day, use 10/6 to 11/3

Monday, March 7, 2011

Day 125 - Yuma, AZ to Organ Pipe Cactus Natl Mon, AZ

Mileage 197e
Camp, Twin Peaks Campground
Ajo, AZ
     New Cornelia Mine - largest tailings dam in US.
     New Border Patrol Station for 360 agents
     Ajo Mountain Drive

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Days 126 and 127 - Organ Pipe Cactus Natl Mon, AZ to Tucson, AZ

Mileage 155e
Motel
Pan Tak, AZ
     Kitt Peak National Observatory
          Visitors Center and Museum
Tucson, AZ
     Saguaro National Park, West
          Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
     Catalina (Mt. Lemmon) Highway Scenic Route
     Sabino Canyon Park and Visitors Center
     Tucson Botanical Gardens
     Tucson Tamale Company
     El Parador Mexican Restaurant
     Cafe Poca Cosa
     El Charro
     Feig's - corned beef sandwich
     Mariscos Chihuahua - Mexican seafood
     Pico de Gallo (South Tucson)

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Day 128 - Tucson, AZ to Silver City, NM

Mileage 331e
Motel
San Xavier de Bac, AZ
     Mission church
Green Valley, AZ
     Open pit copper mine
Tubac, AZ
     Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
     Tumacacori National Historic Site
     Mission San Jose de Tumacacori - oldest mission in Arizona
Tombstone, AZ
Bisbee, AZ
     Bisbee Mining Museum
Chiricahua National Monument, AZ

Friday, March 4, 2011

Day 129 - Silver City, NM to Kline Place, NM

Mileage 183e
Camp, dispersed camping
Trail of Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway
     Pinos Altos
     Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
     Santa Rita Copper Pit Mine, Turnersville
Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway
Truth or Consequences, NM
     Geronimo Springs Museum
     Hot springs in area

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Day 130 - Kline Place, NM to Clifton, AZ

Mileage 150e
Motel
Mogollon, NM
     Bursam Road
Glenwood, NM
     Cakewalk Trail
Clifton, AZ
     Phelps Dodge Copper Mine

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Day 131 - Clifton, AZ to Navajo, AZ

Mileage 204e
Camp
Coronado Trail Scenic Byway
Petrified Forest National Park

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Day 132 - Navajo, AZ to Navajo Natl Mon, AZ

Mileage 215e
Camp, primitive camping at Navajo National Monument
Canyon de Chelle National Monument, AZ
     White House Trail 2 1/2 mi r/t