Wow! If you have not yet experienced the OR coast, it's time to add it to your Bucket List. Better yet, make plans to do it ASAP. Today I rode from Crescent City, CA to Vancouver, WA and the scenery along the entire Oregon Coast was nothing short of breathtaking. It reminded me of Carmel by the sea, Big Sur and Moro Bay, but with less people. Your Stimulus dollars have also repaved Hwy 101 throughout OR and the highway surface is pristine and twisty. It was a sky blue day, cool and breezy, but gorgeous. If you've ever experienced buffeting from gusty winds in a car, imagine what it's like on a 450 Lb. motorcycle. I got used to it after about an hour or so and when the road veers inland 100 yards or more, the thick pines block the wind considerably. One thing that makes the OR Coast so stunning is that virtually every beach has rock outcroppings and giant Rocks peppering the ocean just off the shore.
I had to stop at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort and I hiked up to a high spot and snapped a few pics. When I golfed there 10 years ago there was just one course - Now there are four courses and the golfers come by the busload. Apart from the lodge, there are no structures on the courses, no carts, no cart paths; Just golfers and caddies, the way God intended it. It's the closest thing to the original [St. Andrews] except it's more scenic and better maintained.
There are not as many Indian casinos in OR, but the ones they have are definitely of the jumbo Rancheria variety.
Tomorrow I will try to hook-up with some friends in Portland and then head up to Seattle.
Good night.
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