Headed South on Oregon 101

Ed Hackenbruch · December 11, 2015, 12:54:06 AM

With the rain and winds that they are forecasting i would expect that there will be trees down and mudslides on the highway in places. You might be there for longer than you think! Stay safe.

tomhamrick · December 11, 2015, 01:58:14 AM

Sean,
Glad to see the Eagle is still running strong. We were in that area this spring and enjoyed all of it. Also visited Tillimook, bought bread and cheese and it was good eating. Tell Angie and the kids Hi for us and have safe travels.
Tom & Karen Hamrick

Iceni John · December 11, 2015, 05:16:19 AM

If you choose CA 1 south of Leggett, you can head inland towards the 101 either at Jenner (there's a big climb between Fort Ross and Jenner, but the views are fantastic) and follow the Russian River on 116 to Santa Rosa, or push further south on 1 to Bodega and Bodega Bay (where Hitchcock's The Birds was filmed) and head inland to Petaluma, or keep on 1 until Tomales Bay (good oysters there) or Point Reyes Station and then head inland on quiet back roads to get back onto the 101. Don't go as far south on 1 as Stinson Beach (even though the Steep Ravine hike there is probably the most beautiful short hike you'll ever take, anywhere) because 1 becomes very narrow and steep as it climbs over the coastal hills to reach the 101 at Mill Valley. The Golden Gate Bridge is charged for southbound traffic (but free going north), the opposite of the San Rafael - Richmond bridge that is free southbound.

Whichever way you go, it's all beautiful.

John

Seangie · December 11, 2015, 06:41:25 AM

We don't "have" to be anywhere until the 9th of January.

I think Angie was hoping to be further south (east of LA) at the least by the 1st of the year.

But at the rate you guys are throwing up suggestions its starting to sound like a month long trip!

RJ - We are all so hoping to see you at some point. Would LOVE to see your bus! Thanks for all the suggestions. We are definitely adding them to the list.

John - Pie is all you had to say. Its on the list. Will post pictures. I'd mail some pie back to you but don't think it would be what you remembered by the time it got there!

ED - For sure. Angie wanted to run out to Eugene yesterday to get some "must haves" from a store there. We were going to take the bus but I'm glad we didn't. She almost didn't make it home from the washouts in the roads going over those hills. 101 has been good south of Tillamook. But lots of freshly cut timber on the roadside as we travel.

Tom - Wow! Did you all drive my next bus...er I mean your new Prevo over to the West Coast? That's such a great trip if you were able to do that. Good to hear from you. Bus is running great. Its needing a bit of exterior loving with the 60 inches or so of rain we have seen since the end of October. But we love it. Its been very very good to us.

Angie's taken most of the pictures from her phone. Ill see if I can steal some from her and post them here later.

If you follow instagram she is "fruitytoenails" a few pics there.

-Sean

Dreamscape · December 11, 2015, 01:06:38 PM

If you make it to the LA area, we are now in Murrieta off the 15. It would be good to see you guys again.

Be safe and have fun. You have a lot to see and do, just enjoy it!

Cary and Don · December 12, 2015, 12:14:12 PM

If you do the Leggett cut off, there is a state park at Westport you can actually get into with the bus. It overlooks the ocean. We use this a a base to see the stuff in the area. There isn't much of the kids to do other than explore the beach, but it will be the only place you can park in the area without going into an RV park.

There is an airplane museum in Oregon along your route where the Spruce Goose is. I have heard that it is interesting.

Cary

Lee Bradley · December 12, 2015, 08:07:10 PM

The Evergreen Museum is well worth the visit http://evergreenmuseum.org/the-spruce-goose It is in McMinnville in the heart of Oregon wine country.

Seangie · December 13, 2015, 04:21:42 AM

Quote from: Lee Bradley on December 12, 2015, 08:07:10 PM
The Evergreen Museum is well worth the visit http://evergreenmuseum.org/the-spruce-goose It is in McMinnville in the heart of Oregon wine country.

We drove past this museum last year when we were here. Its on the todo list for me. Wifey wasn't the least bit interested when I told her about it. We will get to it at some point. Right now we are parked off the side of the highway just North of Gold Beach.

Who knew the bus came with Oceanfront Timeshare?

joel_newton · December 13, 2015, 04:26:03 AM

If you follow 101 through Santa Rosa you are only a few minutes from our house in Penngrove. Love to meet you and the family.

HB of CJ · December 13, 2015, 07:57:45 AM

So, how are you enjoying our Oregon winter weather? You might be there until May or so. Yikes!

easystreet · December 13, 2015, 08:44:03 AM

To bad the weather was so awful when you were in Tillamook. One of the blimp hangers is still standing there from the former Naval Air Station Tillamook. It has an aircraft museum in it that also contains history and items related to its active service. I think it is still one of the largest open area wood truss structures in the world. My mother was the telephone switchboard supervisor during its construction and for the first several years after the Navy took possession. Below is the website for the museum.

http://www.tillamookair.com/

tomhamrick · December 16, 2015, 06:22:28 AM

Hi Sean,
Karen and I took a 4 month loop around the country this spring. We drove the coast from San Francisco to Ilwaca, WA, but had to backtrack some of highway 1 in the Jeep. So your next bus has been exposed to that area and performed perfectly!!

Tom & Karen

Oonrahnjay · December 16, 2015, 07:48:27 AM

Quote from: easystreet on December 13, 2015, 08:44:03 AM
To bad the weather was so awful when you were in Tillamook. One of the blimp hangers is still standing there from the former Naval Air Station Tillamook. It has an aircraft museum in it that also contains history and items related to its active service. I think it is still one of the largest open area wood truss structures in the world. My mother was the telephone switchboard supervisor during its construction and for the first several years after the Navy took possession. Below is the website for the museum.

http://www.tillamookair.com/

Thanks for letting us know this. We have an existing hangar at Elizabeth City NC (near the airport that's now the EC Coast Guard Air Station), the one in NC is not open to the public, it's used by defense blimp makers (civilian), the "Canon" and "Shamu" blimps, and a company making moored blimp radio/radar antennas. I am a pilot for the NC Forest Service and I was assigned up there for a few years 2009-2012 and flew by it everyday. By chance, its "twin" was also destroyed by fire in the 1990's. Now I have to add Tillamook to my travel list!

(PS if you go into your ID summary and add your name and general location, it will help people here get to know you and locate you if you or someone needs help in your area.)

rusty · December 17, 2015, 02:13:07 AM

If I remember correctly the contract to build the hanger was for 11 acres of roof. That is one amazing building.

Wayne

Dave5Cs · December 17, 2015, 03:59:49 AM

Rusty,

I may be wrong and quite frequently I am but 11 acres seems pretty large. I saw the pictures and maybe the property is that but the roof itself is a little less than that? I stood in the one in Long Beach California for lighter than air and it had 2 very large blimps in it and it was only about an acre. LOL, Maybe there was more back then that has been removed?
Cool if it is that big.

Dave5Cs