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<\/a>GTW Hop 30: Canyonville OR to Tillamook OR<\/p><\/div>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Rest area tree<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Patience and 18-wheel buddies<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Rainbow<\/p><\/div>\n
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.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Dusk and the high-water mark at Wilson River<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
240 miles via I-5, OR 22 and US 101. Cumulative distance: 5,344 miles. 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 … Continue reading