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South Beach State Park

South Beach State Park

Thursday, September 19 Through Sunday, September 22, 2019 The drive from Fort Stevens State Park near Astoria Oregon south to South Beach State Park near Newport Oregon was along US-101.  Most sections of US-101 through Oregon are congested nearly year round with the northern section especially bad.  There are a number of tourist activities along the … Continue reading South Beach State Park

Fort Stevens State Park

Fort Stevens State Park

Monday, September 16 Through Thursday, September 19, 2019 The drive from Pacific Beach State Park to Fort Stevens State Park was mostly routine until Linda was told the US-101 Astoria-Megler Bridge crossing the Columbia River was one of those high scary bridges.  Not only that, winds along the Columbia can be epic.  Remember the story of Gregg … Continue reading Fort Stevens State Park

Pacific Beach State Park

Pacific Beach State Park

Thursday, September 12 Through Monday, September 16, 2019 Getting to Pacific Beach State Park turned out harder than expected even though  the shorter route with less traffic was taken instead of the longer more congested one. The route went west from Port Angeles to Forks along US-101.   It was raining.  The first challenge was getting … Continue reading Pacific Beach State Park