[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
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Kent McLean
'56 100 BN2
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