The weatherman proofed to be spot on for today: sun and warm. 76-78 F in Portland and in the costal region around
65-68 F. Ideal !
I left the Portland region on Route 26 in an north-westerly direction towards Seaside ( name of a town ) where the
26 meets Route 101,the Pacific Coast Highway. Slowly the route climbed up into the Cascade mountain region
where it also morphed into a 2-line highway going upto a hight of 1500 feet. Thick forests on both sides of the
route explain the still visible logging industry. Having reached the summit the forests “cascade” into the Pacific Coast
and as I learned later during the day fall literally into the ocean. Having reached seaside I had to stop and walk the short
way to the beach. Mile long sandy beaches and dunes, unfortunately in case of Seaside with not very nice looking condos
along the beach.
I could now describe the roughly 145 mile long drive com Seaside to Newport, where I booked my motel for the night,
in detail but that would simply take to long. Only this: the route is breathtaking: forests, mountains which one has to cross,
mile long sandy beaches, hidden caves and bays. The two pictures scratch only on the surface but uploading all I took
is simply not possible.
All in all it took me about 5 hours instead of the by my GPS calculated 3 hours to reach Newport, the end point of today’s
journey.
And don’t forget: to get a more visual idea of my journey head to: https://trackmytour.com/ICFvw
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