[Healeys] West Coast trip

Kent McLean kentmclean at comcast.net
Thu Apr 10 12:23:53 MDT 2014


John Rowe wrote:
>We have 4 days to travel from Point Arena CA to Seattle by car.
>What are your collective suggestions for things to see and places to stay.

I did a motorcycle tour of the area 2 years ago. Hug the coast, Highway 
1, until you get to Leggett.  Then head north to find the Avenue of the 
Giants, a 31 mile side trip through the tallest living things on the 
planet. Park in one of the rest stops, and take an hour to wonder among 
the trees. I was in awe. We went after Labor Day (1st Monday in Sept, 
the U.S.'s unofficial end of summer) and had the place to ourselves.

http://avenueofthegiants.net/

We stayed at the Eureka Inn in Eureka CA for a base camp. A century old 
inn with the lots of charm. It's not the Ritz (let's call it "quaint"), 
but I'd go back.

http://www.eurekainn.com/Pages/default.aspx

 From Eureka, you could detour east to Lassen Volcanic National Park. It 
last erupted 100 years ago. Are you feeling lucky?

http://www.nps.gov/lavo/index.htm

--
Kent McLean
'56 100 BN2


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