BUCKET LIST 101 ( May 5 - June 13, 2021 )

After a brief stay in Indiana and Missouri we headed to the great Northwest.  It was time to work on our bucket list.  This time we were headed to U.S.  Highway 101 with the goal of traveling a significant portion of this beautiful coastal ribbon.  We used the World Mark by WYNDHAM in Seaside, Oregon, as a base for six days.  Nice resort on the Ocean. Lots of good eateries close and Pacific sunsets. From there we headed north into Washington and up to the Olympic National Park.  Ruby Beach was the terminus of our northward journey. Several stops were enjoyed including; Lewis and Clark National Park, Long Beach (Scoopers Ice Cream), and Astoria, Oregon (Silver Salmon Grille) The six days were a perfect blend of relaxing at the resort and exploring highway 101.

The second part of our wanderings were south bound.  This time our base was the historic Eureka Inn, in Eureka, California.   This celebrated hotel has hosted three presidents and dozens of famous folks.  The 15,000 nightly WYNDHAM REWARD POINTS were a bargain.

The southern part of our odyssey took us through Redwood country.  An excursion down the Avenue of the Giants was awe inspiring.  These mammoth trees, reaching toward the expansive, blue sky, are reminders of days gone by and of how small we humans are.

When our dream drive was finished we had driven 674 miles on U.S. 101 through Washington , Oregon, and California.  It was all that we thought it would be.  From the ocean, white with foam, to the lofty mountains, and Redwood forest, we were blessed.