Oregon Coast

We drove up the Oregon Coast from northern California today. We had thought it would be more of the same, but the coast was really different from what we saw in California. It was especially striking around the Oregon Dunes- these huge coastal dunes in the Pacific Northwest which are designated a National Recreation Area. This part of the coast seems to have everything all in one place: deep woods, mountains, rivers and oceans.

On the route, we crossed over several really beautiful concrete bridges in an elaborate art-deco style that seemed more like something you would see in NYC rather than the Oregon Coast. We googled them, and it turns out these bridges are kind of famous: they were built by a man named Conde McCullough in the 20s and 30s. Here's a link to some info about the bridges: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/BRIDGE/docs/SpanningOregonsCoast/newest_spanning_brochure.pdf

Two other things worth mentioning about today's leg of the trip:

1. Best Fish and Chips Ever: At a little place called the Crazy Norwegian, it's by the side of the road in Port Orford OR. The fish tacos, lemonade and pie were also terrific.

2. Worst Campsite Ever: At the KOA in Waldport, Oregon. We booked a tent site and what we got was- literally- a double-wide parking spot behind a utility shed. It was so genuinely awful, it was worth a photo (picture above). It's actually worse than it looks in the picture. We ended up staying in a hotel instead.