We were headed to Route 66

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but went through North Dakota

and Montana

East Glacier Lodge

to the San Juan Islands

Salt Creek WA

LaPush WA

Tonight is the first time in 4 weeks we haven't slept in the VW, Mury, Lisa and I are in a cottage overlooking Westport WA harbor. WIFI, clean clothes, restaurants.
Headed slowly south on 101.
It's all good.

 

[Steve]

Looks like a great road trip! I really like your buddy in the first picture, by the way. Thanks for posting those photos, very nice!!

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Why does this song come to mind?

 

[TRMark]

What a great trip, I need to get my life of too many obligations and projects squared away so lovely and I can do something like that. Congratulations.

 

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Mark, south of Lewiston about 25 miles on gravel is Crystal Lake in the Lewis & Clark National Forest. Wonderful little lake stocked with trout, trails, private campsites for $5. A destination. Earlier photo is of road in.

This morning, our cottage.

 

[mikephillips]

Reminds me of a vacation trip a guy I used to work with took one summer with his family. Driving, 8000m in 10 days, west from Ohio alone the Canadian border to the coast, down to San Deigo, east along the Mexican border then back along the Mississippi to home. Told me he stopped to have the oil change twice. Wondered why he bothered since they didn't take time to stop and see anything.

 

[rick_ingram]

I grew up on Route 66 in Lincoln, IL (about 25 miles north of Springfield). I have a lot of good memories of that road!

One can still drive portions of the original pavement.

 

[sail]

Route 66 could be way home but don't know if we'll make it as far a Santa Monica at this pace. Originally was going south to north on 1 but every thing is on the right going north to south and you don't have to cross traffic. Nehalem Bay OR for a couple nights.

 

[PAUL161]

I remember Glacier Lodge and the beautiful country surrounding it! We rode the tundra bus, I think on the Canadian side, I guess they still have them, and drank water from the glacier we rode up on. Oldest water I ever drank and boy was it cold! PJ

 

[TRMark]

Not up on VW vans. Are you driving a conversion of some type, you mentioned you are sleeping in it. We kind of inherited a 97 RoadTrek 170.

 

[HealeyRick]

When you get to Squaw Valley, Buzz and Todd will be waiting:

 

[sail]

It's a 1999 VW Eurovan with a factory sponsored Winnebago conversion (EVC.) Similar to Westfalia and bay window pop tops but with FWD VR6 engine will cruise at 80. Sink, stove, 3 way fridge and furnace. Bucket for a head, your RoadTrek has me beat.
Mury sleeps on the floor which is great we're not crawling over his crate anymore. Lisa takes main bed which is tight for two and I sleep in the "loft" which has same size bed just no headroom. I'll post photos of it. We're seldom around wifi and haven't figured out how to post photos off iPhone yet.
Maybe when we see Tod and Buzz they can help.

 

[Banjo]

Epic journey! I hope I can do a similar trek in my 74 Westy some day. I'm jealous!

 

[sail]

Quick post with borrowed wifi. I see sizes are not consistent but gotta go.

we're in Oregon now

awning and removable sides gives privacy in crowed campgrounds

happy dog

sombeach

I thought they only rode horses on the beach in the movies

 

[John Turney]

When you are about cross the Colorado River from California to Arizona, there is some parts of the old Mother Road there. Very interesting. They used flagstone for curbs.

That's a natural gas compressor station up on the hill. It's a client of mine, but I won't be there.

 

[sail]

[SUB]​[/SUB]Trying an iPhone photo.

I didn't edit/size at all just dropped from iPhone to photobucket copied link and posted. Look ok on full screen?

 

[HealeyRick]

Great photo from a phone

 

[sail]

Thanks for the comments I make notes in the van atlas but for the most part have just hugged the coast and headed south. Currently in southern Oregon Harris Beach for a few days. Oregon coast is impressive at every turn.


This is a Cricket designed by aerospace guy, 1500 lbs good in wind

This is a monster built and shipped over by a guy from Sweden. Campground expert (there's one in every campground) was running interference and talking diesel prices so never learned the whole story.

 

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Be careful out there today!

 

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We had a private show in this tiny bay. They couldn't go out of it for danger of the rocks

Every evening is is the sunset ritual