Redwood National Park Adventure

Day 1	Tuesday	April 25th
9:00 p.m.	Depart:	Spokane	143
11:15 a.m.	Arrive:	Kennewick
	Do:	Lunch-Arbys
12:00 p.m.	Depart:	Kennewick
4:00 p.m.	Arrive:	Portland	210
	Do:	Pick-up Rory and Zelda 11754 E Burnside
Guys:
	Do:	Pro Photo Supply (9-6) 1112 NW 19th Ave	10
Ladies:
		Voodoo Donuts 1501 NE Davis	8
	Lodge:	Clarion Hotel Portland International Airport $126.49 each K lakeview room Cancel by 4/24 @ 4 p.m.	(370)

Day 2	Wednesday	April 26th
7:00 a.m.	Do:	Full breakfast
7:45 a.m.	Depart:	Hotel
	Do:	Pick-up Rory and Zelda
8:00 a.m.	Depart:	Portland
		(G right on Burnside. Turn right on 22nd and right again on Stark. Go left/south on I-205. Enter I-5. Take exit 233 east on Hwy 20. In Lebanon turn lefton on Wheeler at Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant. Turn right on James. Go left on Grant. After crossing the river take the first right on Berlin Rd. Turn right on Plagman Dr. On the left side.)
10:00 a.m.	Arrive:	Lebanon	95
	Do:	Pick-up Jen 39415 Plagman Dr. Lebanon, OR 97355 Pull out lunch to eat in the car when hungry.
10:15 a.m.	Depart:	Lebanon
		(Go left on Plagman Dr. Take the right across the river on Waterloo Rd. Turn left a block on 1st and right on Gross St. It will becom Waterloo. Turn right on the Santiam Hwy/20. Go left on Crowfoot Rd. Turn left on Central. It will become Rock Hill Dr. Go lefton Sandridge Rd. Go right on Harrison Rd. It will go left. Turn right on Linn W Dr. Go left on Ogle Rd. Turn right on Halsey-Sweet Home Hwy/228. Go left into I-5. Take exit 162 onto Hwy 38. On the right side.)
12:25 p.m.	Arrive:	Umpqua Wayside	122
	Do:	Lunch-Chicken, Potatoe Salad, Chips
1:00 p.m.	Depart:	Umpqua
		(Continue on Hwy 38. Turn left on Hwy 101.)
2:10 p.m.	Arrive:	Bandon	60
	See:	Shops
3:30 p.m.	Depart:	Bandon
		(Continue on Hwy 101 south. Turn right on 8th St to 780 8th St SW.)
	Do:	LFL-Flying Letterbox
		(Continue south on Hwy 101. When the one ways converge in Crescent City, on the left side.)
5:40 p.m.	Arrive:	Crescent City	110
	Lodge:	Lighthouse Inn 681 Hwy 101 Crescent City, CA 95531 (707) 464-3993 (Refrig, micro, CM, blow dryer) Almanza King $102.37; J,R&S Q & 2 Kings $91.41 Booked on 1/16/23, Cancel by midnight on April 24.	(387)
	Do:	Dinner-Seaside Restaurant & Bar (7-9) 100 A St https://seasiderestaurantbar.com/order-online/

Day 3	Thursday	April 27th
8:15 a.m.	Do:	Breakfast-breads muffins, coffees, teas, cocoas, fruits, cereals, and juices.
9:00 a.m.	Depart:	Crescent City
		(Go south on Hwy 101. Turn right on Newton B. Drury Scenice Pkwy..)
		Big Trees Wayside-two-minute-75 yards walk to stunning old-growth redwood trees. A viewing platform and interpretive signage is located by the "Big Tree". It is estimated that this tree is more than 1,500 years old. Many other equally impressive trees will be found on all the nearby trails.	33
		(Continue on right Newton B Drury. Turn right onto Hwy 101. Shortly turn right on Davison Rd.)
10:00 a.m.	Do:	Fern Canyon-Hikers can stick to the bed of Home Creek and within quarter of a mile see the steep, leafy walls of Fern Canyon. This in-and-out option has a 30-foot elevation change. Pets	18
		(Continue on Hwy 101. Turn left on Bald Hills Rd.)
45 min.	See:	Thomas Kuchel Visitor Center (9-5) Store, picnic area	16
	Do:	Lunch-Tuna, fruit cups, chips
		Redwood National Park Sign	1
	Arrive:	Eureka	25
		(After Bayside Inn and Suites, turn right on M St.)
45 min.	See:	Carson Mansion (outside view only)	42
		(Turn left on Hwy 254.)
37 min.		Avenue of the Giants North Entrance	33
4 min.		Grieg French Bell Grove -Prettiest grove in Humboldt Redwoods, mainly because of its incredibly thick and dense groundcover of redwood sorrel. The unusually lush groundcover might result from the grove’s location at the fog-prone northern edge of the park. The sorrel completely covers a forest floor that, unusually, consists of little rolling mounds, and also covers fallen logs.	2.7
		(Turn left on Dyerville Loop Rd.)
9 min.		Founders Grove Nature Trail- .5 mile loop, no dogs	8
		(Turn left on Pesula Rd.)
8 min.		Humboldt Redwoods State Park Visitor Center- Gould Grove Nature Trail This short interpretive trail is in a small old-growth grove across from the park visitor center and the main campground. The trail gets a steady stream of visitors; you might see a group every 2–3 minutes or so.	4
7 min.		Shrine Drive Thru Tree Fee	4
10 min.		Franklin K Lane Grove (.4 miles 20ft)	8
		(Continue on Avenue of the Giants. Enter Hwy 101. Take exit 639 B right and then left into town on Redwood Dr. On the left side.)
11 min.	Lodge:	Best Western Plus Humboldt House Inn 701 Redwood Dr Garberville, CA 95542-3104 (707) 923-2771 (Us-2 bedrooms with a queen and 2 queens $234.49, Rory-King $173.90 Cancel by 4 p.m. 4/26/23	9
		(Turn left on Redwood Dr. Turn right on Sprowl Creek Rd.)
		Dinner- Aztec Grill
		https://www.humboldtbayinn.com/en/dining/ Other restaurants	(204)

Day 4	Friday	April 28th
8:00 a.m.	Do:	Full Breakfast-Hotel
		Il Forno Bakery (6-3)
9:00 a.m.	Depart:	Garberville
		(Go north on Hwy 101.)
11:45 a.m.	Arrive:	Crescent City	151
		(Just past The Lighthouse Inn.)
	Do:	Lunch-Peanut Butter and Jelly, Fruit, Chips
12:45 p.m.	Depart:	Crescent City
3:00 p.m.	Arrive:	Coquille River Lighthouse 56487 Bullards Beach Rd Bandon, OR 97411	115
	Do:	Replace letterbox
3:30 p.m.	Depart:	Coquille
		(Continue north on Hwy 101. Turn left on Beaver Hill Rd. Go left on Cape Arago Hwy 540. Turn right into the park.)
4:10 p.m.	Arrive:	Shore Acres State Park	26
	See:	Gardens
5:00 p.m.	Depart:	Park
		(Go back on Cape Arago Hwy 540. Turn right on Ocean Blvd. Go left on Central Ave. Go right on 7th and left on Anderson Ave. Go right on Hwy 101. l/2 block on the left.)
5:30 p.m.	Arrive:	Coos Bay	14
	Do:	Dinner-Pueblo Nuevo Restaurant (11:30-9) 252 S Broadway Coos Bay, OR 97420 (541) 266-9311
		(Go right on Hwy 101. Turn left on Johnson.)	1
		Edgewater Inn and Suites (541) 267-0423 (Rory- Accessible Q-$109.89, Paul 2Q-$113.89, S&R 2 Q-$113.89 micro, fridge) Cancel by 4/26 @ midnight	(307)

Day 4	Saturday	April 29th
		(Go back to Hwy 101 and turn right. Turn left on Stanton.)
8:00 a.m.	Do:	Breakfast-Pancake Mill Restaurant (6-3) 2390 Tremont St-Hwy 101 North Bend, OR
		(Continue north on Hwy 101. In a couple of blocks turn left on Washington. Go left on Union. On the right side.)
		LFL-Justice Letterbox
		(Go back to Hwy 101 and turn left.)
9:30 a.m.	Depart:	Coos Bay
10:00 a.m.	Arrive:	Umpqua Lighthouse State Park 1020 Lighthouse Rd Winchester Bay, OR 97467	22
	Do:	Tour (9-7)
		Replace Letterbox
11:00 a.m.	Depart:	Umpqua
11:45 a.m.	Arrive:	Heceta Head	39
		Heceta Head Lighthouse B&B Letterbox
	Do:	Tour lighthouse base (11-2) (.5 mile)
		Replace letterbox
		Lunch-Chicken salad, fruit, pudding cups
1:00 p.m.	Depart:	Heceta Head
1:55 p.m.	Arrive:	Newport	38
2:30 p.m.	Arrive:	Lincoln City	25
		(Continue on Hwy 101. Cross Little Nestucca River. Turn left on Brooten Rd. In Pacific City, go left on Pacific across river. Turn left on Sunset Dr. On the right side.)
3:05 p.m.	Arrive:	Pacific City	22
	Lodge:	Ocean Front Sunsets 35730 Sunset Dr Pacific City, 97135 Confirmation ZQ49Z25Q	(150)

Day 5	Sunday	April 30th
	See:	Pacific City
		(Cross the brdige and take the 2nd left on Brooten. At the end of the block.)
		Pacific Coast Candy (10-5) 34950 Brooten Rd
		(Continue left on Brooten. At Ferry St on the right.)
		Grateful Bread Bakery (8-2) 34805 Brooten Rd
		(Go back left on Brooten just past Pacific on the right.)
		Megpies Bakery & Cafe (9-3) 6425 Pacific Ave
		(Go back to Pacific and turn left. Cross the bridge and turn right. On the right side.
	See:	Cape Kiwanda Marketplace-fudge, ice cream and gifts
		(Go right and an immediate left on Hungry Harbor Rd.)
		Pacific City Beach
		(Go back on Kiwanda Dr. At Pacific jog right, then left on Sunset Dr. On the right side.)
	Lodge:	Ocean Front Sunsets

Day 6	Monday	May 1st
10:00 a.m.	Depart:	Pacific City
		(Go left on Sunset, jog right and an immediate left on Cape Kiwanda. It will become Sandlake Rd. Stay on the road going right at Cape Lookout Rd. Go left on Hwy 101. Watch for Scenic Byway sign on the right just past Yellow Fir Rd.)
		Tillamook Quilt Trail #8- Salem Letterbox
		(Continue north on Hwy 101. Look for Rest Area at MP 70.6)
		RD TRP Series: Food Ahead! Letterbox
		(Continue on Hwy 101. On the left side.)
		Tillamook Quilt Trail #43B-Cumberland Gap Letterbox 11880 Hwy 101
		Tillamook Quilt Trail #42B-Daisy Flower Letterbox
		(Continue on Hwy 101. Watch for the jet at Long Prairie Rd.)
		Tillamook Quilt Trail #10- Westward Ho Letterbox
		(Continue on Long Prairie. Go right on Blimp Blvd. Left on Officer Row. It will go right to the park.)
		Tillamook Quilt Trail #38B-Fool's Puzzle Letterbox
		(Continue on Hwy 101 north. Look for Latimer Rd on the right.)
		Tillamook Quilt Trail #1 - Card Trick Letterbox
	Do:	Lunch-Tillamook Creamery (10-6) 4165 N Hwy 101 https://assets.ctfassets.net/j8tkpy1gjhi5/4Vgie077ewBVvI6Ptwl9KM/982eec73744975d6f5c1ed3118e34780/Tillamook-Creamery-Dining-Menu-02.21.23.pdf
		Goodwill
		(Heading back towards town on the right side is Tillamook Farmer's Coop.)
		Tillamook Quilt Trail #19B-Classic Blue Letterbox
		Tillamook Quilt Trail #20B- Crossing Winds Letterbox
	Depart:	Tillamook
		(Continue south on Hwy 101. Turn right on Sandlake Rd. Jog right on Pacific and left on Sunset Dr.)
	Arrive:	Pacific City	25

Day 7	Tuesday	May 2nd
		(Go north on Cape Kiwanda Dr. It will become McPhillips Dr, then Sandlake Rd. Turn left on Whalen Island Rd.)
	Do:	Heads or.... Letterbox
		Kurious Gene Thief Letterbox
		(Go back to Sandlake Rd and turn left. Turn left on Cape Lookout Rd. Look for Anderson's Viewpoint.)
		Ghost Bike Letterbox
		(Continue left/north on Cape Lookout Rd. Turn left towards the campground.)
		Lookout Ivy! Letterbox
	Lodge:	Ocean Front Sunsets

Day 8	Wednesday	May 3rd
Everyone:
10:00 a.m.	Depart:	Pacific City
		(Go right on Sand Lake. It will become Cape Kiwanda. Turn left to cross the river. Turn right on Brooten Rd. Turn right on Hwy 101. Just past Hwy 20 on the left.)
11:15 a.m.	Arrive:	Lincoln City	25
	Do:	Antiques 3128 N Hwy 101
		Pocket Treasures: Vintage Subway Token Letterbox
		Grannys Attic (11-4) 1520 NE Hwy 101
		Goodwill (10-7) 1000 SE Hwy 101
		Penny Wise Thrift (10-6) 1800 SE Hwy 101
		Beach Bum Vintage 4235 SE Hwy 101
		(Continue south on Hwy 101. Cross the bridge after 52nd. On the right side.)
		Siletz Delicacy Letterbox 5344 S Hwy 101
	Do:	Lunch- Tastebud Bistro 6042 S US 101 Menu: https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/e445f1f6-f454-4eb9-a5c2-0da36b594c38/Menu%202023.pdf
2:30 p.m.	Depart:	Lincoln City
3:00 p.m.	Arrive:	Newport	22
Jen:
3:20 p.m.	Depart:	Newport
	Do	Coast to Valley Bus $6 (541) 766-6700 M-F 8-5
5:00 p.m.	Arrive:	Albany Amtrak
Everyone:
		(Turn right on Hwy 101. Turn right on Hwy 20. Turn right on Fogarty and right again on Bay Blvd.)
	See:	Shops
	Depart:	Newport
		(Continue on Bay to the bridge. Turn right to enter Hwy 101 north. Take Otter Crest Loop just past Beverly Beach..)
		A Whale @ Cape Foulweather Letterbox
		(Continue north on Hwy 101. Just past Salishan take the next right on Immonen Rd. Park at the entrance.)
		Threading the King Tide Letterbox (may be gone)
		(Continue on Hwy 101. After crossing some of the Siletz Bay bridge. On the right. Park by the sign.)
		Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge Letterbox
1 hr 10 min	Arrive:	Pacific City	51
	Lodge:	Ocean Front Sunsets

Day 9	Thursday	May 4th
		(Go north on Sunset Dr. Turn right across the river and right again on Brooten Rd. Go right on Hwy 101. After cross the Little Nestucca River go right on Christiansen Rd.)
	Do:	I've Run Out of Cute Names Love Letterbox
		(Go back to Hwy 101 the turn left. Turn right on Meda Loop Rd.)
		Doggy Style Love (G Rated) Letterbox
		(Go back to Hwy 101 and turn right. Cross the river. At the next road turn right on Little Nestucca River Road. On the left side.)
		Bare Moon Farm 40105 US 101 Cloverdale, OR 97112
		(Continue right/north on Hwy 101. Go left on Brooten Rd. Go left across the bridge and left again on Sunset.)
	Lodge:	Ocean Front Sunsets

Day 10	Friday	May 5th
	Do:	Rest Day
	Lodge:	Ocean Front Sunsets

Day 11	Saturday	May 6th
10:00 a.m.	Depart:	Pacific City
		(Go left on Sand Lake Rd. It will go right to Hwy 101. Go left. Turn right on McCormick Loop Rd. It will go left. Turn right on 3rd St and left on Olsen Rd. Go right on Hwy 6. Go right on Hwy 26. Go right/south on I-405. Take exit 300 north on I-5. Exit onto I-84. Take exit 6 right onto I-204. Turn left on Glisan. Go right on 102nd, then left on Burnside.)
12:00 p.m.	Arrive:	Portland	106
	Do:	Drop off Rory and Zelda's things
		Lunch-
	Depart:	Portland
		(Go right on Burnside and left on 122nd. Go right to enter I-84 east. Take exit 179 onto I-82 north. Take exit 113 right on Hwy 395.)
	Arrive:	Kennewick
	Do:	Dinner-Arbys 3506 W Clearwater Ave
6:30 p.m.	Arrive:	Spokane	348

Date	Fee	Jen	Paul & Autumn	Rory & Zelda	Ray & Sherry
April 25th	Clarion Hotel Portland International Airport		$126.49		$126.49
April 26th	Lighthouse Inn	$30.47	102.37	$102.37	$60.94
April 27th	Best Western Humboldt House Inn	$78.16	$134.40	$134.40	$156.33
April 28th	Edgewater Inn and Suites	$37.96	$110.63	$110.63	$75.93
April 29-May 6th	Sand Serenity $2,438.84	$209.84	$786.95	$786.95	$786.95
	Gas (1900 miles) (To be determined)
Total		$356.43	$1,260.84	$1,134.35	$1,206.64