240 miles via I-5, OR 22 and US 101. Cumulative distance: 5,344 miles.
GTW Hop 30: Canyonville OR to Tillamook OR
The weather broke enough for us to make the long trek to the coast on Monday. It was a long trip – 5 hours total, with a lunch break – but with the exception of one brief downpour, was mostly done in light rain. There were even a few sunny breaks that didn’t last long, but were welcome nonetheless.
Most of the trip was on I-5, but the last 50 miles were on OR 22 – a narrow, twisty 2-lane road, and US 101 (the Oregon Coast Highway) that wasn’t much better. Jett doesn’t like these roads and kept her eyes closed most of the way.
We stopped for lunch at a riverside rest area just south of Salem. There was a beautiful tree there which displayed well in one of the rare sunny breaks. We also got a rainbow.
Rest area tree
Patience and 18-wheel buddies
Rainbow
We arrived at our destination – the Wilson River RV Park – at dusk. The river was still high but had apparently dropped six feet from Monday’s peak. Debris on the shoreline showed that the water level topped out just a few feet below the RV pads.
Dusk and the high-water mark at Wilson River