We headed north one last time to Astoria, in the northwest corner of Oregon where you might be asking yourself, “why are they going up there?” Well, two reasons: (1) it is the start of the Pacific Ocean Scenic Highway; (2) it is the place where movies such as, The Goonies, Kindergarten Cop, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, among others, were filmed. We stopped by the Goonies house, where the map leading the Goonies on their adventure, was found in the attic. It was pouring when we arrived and only shot a quick video clip of the house. We then started our long scenic journey down the Oregon Coast to the Redwood forest – which will take two days.
Even though there was overcast and rain the whole way down to the Redwood Forest, just being along the coast was enjoyable. Large rocks jutted out of the sand as they are still being worn down by earth’s elements, wind and water. The surf here was very strong, tides rippingin and out every 12 hours or so. We would totally go back to the Oregon Coast - especially to see it when the sun in shining!!
The drive along the coast was amazing, and the drive through northern California was just as cool; curving roads that made ‘S’s across the state al the way to Reno. I will say that I have never been car sick before, but these roads were starting to get both me and Bryan a little queasy. We decided to take I-5 south and I-80 east to get to some straight roads and a chance to stop by Sacramento. It’s hot there, but still a nice looking city and suburbs.
We then made our way to Lake Tahoe where large desert mountains surrounded this large blue lake. Bryan compared the area like the Adirondacks, where the population triples in the summer months and little shops and homes are filled with people. From there, we were only 40 minutes from Reno, the “biggest little city in the world”. Nice city and all – old casinos…we stayed in Circus Circus for 60 bucks (well worth it right there). We didn’t gamble more than 10 dollars between the two of us as our funds are running rather low. To us, this seems more like a town that got what was left over from Vegas – no offence to those of you that live here. But we visited Vegas last year and it blew our minds with the amount of lights and casinos and people around – and smack in the middle of the desert.
We are leaving Reno right now and headed for Salt Lake City. It’s going to be a long day on the road – but on the highway – it may go faster than we think (we haven’t been on a straight highway since Alberta, besides yesterday. I’m sure we’ll be in SLC in no time.
Stay posted for pictures and videos. Thanks for your patience!
Once we are home – updates, ‘what’s next’ and a special thanks page will be added.
Word from Reno!
Matt & Bryan
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