Partial West Coast Tour

[SeaPaddle]

My S.O. and I will be taking the bike from San Jose, CA to Arlington, WA in August. Any recommended routes? We are not in too much of a hurry so I want to stay off the freeways.
Thanks.

[kluts]

Try the ride report and trip planning sections and look for entries regarding the north coast and Oregon. Lots of them.

Some very general points of interest:

California:

• Yeah, the Redwoods. Still good.
• Coleman Valley Rd. between Occidental and the coast. A goat road that even a pillion will like.
• The Leggett leg above Bragg to 101.
• Irish Beach.
• Mendocino and the point.
• The coast around Trinidad, Elk meadows

Orygun:

• Coos Bay, the Dunes
• Newport Oregon
• The lighthouse. Forget the name but when you see it you'll know what I mean. Not far south of Newport if I remember.
• Astoria and the Columbia River Bridge across.
• Powell's Books, Portland. THE bookstore. Period.
• Multnomah Falls, about an hour up the river from Portland.

Washington:

• Mt. St. Helens interpretive park
• Rainier
• Ferry from Mukilteo to Whidbey, through Oak Harbor. To Mt. Roosevelt on Anacortes Island for a non-pareil view of the Sound, the San Juan Islands, Mt. Baker, the Cascades.
• Since you'll be in Arlington, go up to the N. Cascades Nat Park.
• Eat in Fairhaven Harbor, Bellingham. Sunsets from the neighborhood above Fairhaven are great.
• Check out Newport, Washington via the Whidbey ferry.
• Pikes Place Market, Seattle.

Have a good trip

[TripleTee]

Make sure you stop in Ferndale for lunch - also check out the ancient cemetery there.