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
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Oregon Coast Aquarium
Friday, September 20, 2019 Whenever an aquarium viewing opportunity occurs, I'm all in. While camping at South Beach State Park, a search result for a local aquarium provided the Oregon Coast Museum. The website looked good so we decided to go. The first parking lot, the one where the employees park, is the one furthest … Continue reading Oregon Coast Aquarium
Pacific Northwest Vacation
We spent 10 days in the Pacific Northwest with the idea that we would visit family, visit the places my deceased father hung out in, quietly celebrate my 60th birthday and check out Bend Oregon as a potential retirement community. On a Tuesday, from San Antonio, we flew Delta Airlines to Eugene, Oregon with a … Continue reading Pacific Northwest Vacation