US 101 and the Coast

If this isn't the most spectacular drive in the lower 48, I'd love to hear what beats it. It's the variety of scenery that sets it apart: the vineyards, the redwoods, the beaches, the rocks, the mountains, and the towns along the way. I've been moving far too quickly to do it justice, and I had a lot of rainy weather that took away some great opportunities for sightseeing. Still, it was excellent.

There is no end of RV parking places along the way of any type which one would desire. But, during the peak season, there is no end of RVs to fill those spaces. While I enjoyed fairly light traffic, that would be a much different situation in season. The highway from Eureka north is for the most part good, usually two-lane but a lot of 3 and 4 lane sections. Sometimes it gets slow as the road winds between trees or around a headland, but logging trucks use it regularly. I'm going to jump off 101 tomorrow and head over to Puget Sound, but continuing up the Washington coast and around the peninsula is just as spectacular.

I recommend this trip to my traveling friends if they haven't seen it yet. May or September can work, April or October if you can live with the rain. Allow a month.

Tomorrow I'll head for Quilcene for a visit with my friends hosting a forest service campground. I'll be "home" then, at least within striking distance of Seattle whenever I want to go over there.