California Redwoods

to

Columbia River Gorge
Mile 4435 to mile 5055

Waypoint 51 to waypoint 65

  We have done bits & pieces of this stretch before. 

  Grants Pass was an unplanned stop because roads around Crater Lake were still blocked with snow & we needed somewhere to be for the busy Memorial Day weekend

   In the Redwoods we stayed at the same CG as 4 years ago but drove area roads that we did not do last time. Newport was a first time stop. A neat town with an economy divided between commercial fishing & recreational fishing with some tourism like us thrown in for good measure. Shortly after checking in to the CG the resident CG host came by loaded with brochures & info about Newport. 5 star service & quite the character he was.

The Spruce Goose Air Museum was much more than expected & took a whole day to see.

The Columbia River Gorge was also a first time stop for us. Long story short, but this is where we discovered that we had a cracked brake rotor on one of our truck rear wheels. Not good & potentially dangerous. Discovered one afternoon & repaired by noon the following day.

Drag boat on the Rogue River, OR. wp 53

Sprint boat racing on the Rogue. Loud & wild to watch.

Grants Pass, OR. wp53

Sunset Bay State Park, OR. 

One of the prettiest SPs we have been in. wp56

Shore Acres State Park, OR wp56

Shore Acres SP

Shore Acres SP

The local rock sitters, Shore Acres

Shore Acres SP

An oldie. Newport, OR wp58

Sunset over the Newport marina. wp58

Newport, OR

Newport Bridge. Marina & CG under arch

Part of the large Newport fishing fleet.

Dockmaster

Saying his piece

The Mexican stand off. One more step closer & he was gone

Mural on one of the fish plant walls, Newport, OR wp58

Catch of the day. Halibut

Howard Hugh's Spruce Goose. Yes, it is HUGE. wp59

Business class in the early 1930s.

A Ford Tri Motor.

The Ford is center left.

Spruce Goose with reproduction Wright Flyer to the left.

A DC3. All aircraft were in beautiful condition.

One of the numerous falls into the Columbia Gorge. wp61

Columbia River Gorge. wp61

Columbia River, WA/OR