A Run down Oregon's Coast

8/02/07
I started the morning near Astorai, OR. This KOA wasn't as clean as
the other one in Kent, WA. The restrooms were flooded this morning
and there was paper all over the floor. The breakfast wasn't as good
either. But, I did get out about 7:30. My first stop was right
across the street. Ruth told me that the AMA Tom Tom point was
somewhere in the park. I stopped at an open information desk and
asked what unique features were in the park. A junior ranger told me
the shipwreck and gave me directions to it. I went there and it was
the correct spot.
I then took a photo of Rte 101 sign for the AMA Roads tour.
I gassed up and headed to the Ft Clastop Historical Park. I went to
the sign where it said all visitors park and then asked a ranger which
way to go. I had about a 1.5 mile walk to get to the vc. I got the
NPS stamp and then headed down Rte 101.
The road was absolutely fantastic. The road was along the ocean where
I'd see the very rugged coastline and then the road would move inland
into forest. It wasn't clear but the fog made it even more beautiful.
I stopped to take photos regularly.
I also found a vendor selling cherries from a roadside stand and I
bought a bag. They were awesome and great to have for the day.
The only problem with the route was the traffic. For most of the
morning, the traffic was heavy and RV's made it slow. By 3 PM, I'd
only gone 200 miles. I'd gotten to the Seal Caves and I was going to
see them but I didn't realize there were a commercial vendor. I have
a problem with people exploiting natural habitats for their person
gain so I couldn't go in there.
I stopped for lunch about 4 and told Ruth how gorgeous it was. It
seemed that when I returned to the road, most of the cars had left. I
was able to ride the remainder of Oregon with relative ease.
I'm not in Gold Beach, OR. Its not quite into CA but is about an hour
away. I'll get there easily in the AM.

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Todd Ryan; Hudson, MA
Westborough HS Science Teacher
MSF RiderCoach