Decision time, Mt St Helens, or the beach? The weather is still a bit iffy, if now dry. To see Mt St Helens we need a cloud base above 10,000ft and I don't think we will get that in the next couple of days, so we plump for the beach. we set out to drive the 108 miles to Tillamook, famous for cheese and icecream and having the largest hanger in North America. Also a crabbing area (I think most of the West coast is a crabbing area really). On the way out we took one last look at Mutnomah Falls, still awesome.
We stopped in Portland for supplies and lunch in Applebees, while there we decided to cut out Tillamook and head instead straight for Astoria. The scenery on the road to the coast was hilly rather than mountainous, but still quite dramatic. everything is green, green, apart from the brightly coloured azaleas and rhododendrons which are everywhere over here. We have ended up by camping in Old Fort Stevens SP, about 5 miles West of Astoria.
This evening we drove the mile down to the beach and sat and watched the pelicans play follow my leader across the wave tops as the sun was sinking in the West.
Nice to see the sea again.
I'd like to see the sea again! Photos stunning as ever
ReplyDeletethank you for the lovely blogs have enjoyed catching up while sat waiting for the verdict on the Dodge
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