Trip to Redmond - The Oregon Coast

We had a great visit at my sister's place in Camas, WA.

We had to get up early the next morning and get Mom off to the airport. She was actually flying to my home (where I wasn't!). She would spend the next week or so until I got home with my wife Susan - who is an absolute saint for doing that. I didn't plan it that way, Mom had her ticket a month or 6 week ago and I only decided fairly last minute that I could actually do the trip. It just worked out that way.

Steve fixed another awesome meal of some special French toast. After sister Dixie left with Mom to the airport I got my gear together and loaded up the motorcycle and headed off for the coast about 10:30 or so.

I went west and then took highway 6 to Tillamook, OR. Then I took the "Three capes drive" and went up to Cape Mears. It was much cooler (about 60 or 65 and very windy). From there I rode south on the Cape Mears loop. It was quite a broken road but at times it curved through some trees that completely covered the road like a roof. Very neat!

Cape Mears - so windy and cold!

I eventually got back on the 101 (Oregon Coast Highway) and headed south. It was a very twisty, scenic drive through some small towns and hills.  I had heard about the famous clam chowder at Mo's so I stopped around 2 pm in Lincoln City at one of the 3 locations for Mo's.  I got a bowl of chowder, some garlic toast, and a hot apple cider. After a few hours of riding in the cool ocean spray it really hit the spot.

I kept going for quite awhile until I got down almost to Coos Bay. I stopped for dinner at a nice seafood restaurant and then made my way to the Tugman State Park and set up my camp for the night.

Here are a few more pics of the day along the coast.

About 280 miles in half a day, not too bad.