Yup, theres gold on them there beaches. Unfortunately, It is so fine you work your tale off to get just a smigit. Black sand and and gold.From Long Beach enroute to Randle on Hwy 4it is a wonderful , beautiful trip following the Washington side of the Columbia River .  Everything is in bloom.  Every shade of green imaginable .  Driving in the morning with the dew sparkling off everything and the sun just rising.  Pictures every turn in the road. Old fa...

Went to the air museum in Tillamook OregonThis is our truck and the guppy and largest wooden structure in the USA. It was used for hangers for planes.Full of WWII memories.Then on to cheese.There are two factoriesThe Blue Herron and TillamookDo you know that if you go in the morning you have lots of room to look, but if in the afternoonyou can hardly turn around it is sooooooooooooo busy.They have lots of Cheese to choose from and at Tillamook Ice Cream!!!Thank...

This stretch along the coast of CA,Oregon,and Wash, is some of the most beautiful scenery you will ever see.There is beach combing, Jade hunting , rock hopping, hiking galore. Lovely camps at reasonable prices (until northern CA).I love this tour. Just taking our time. Finding the best prices we can for camping. Finding any treasure along the way. I have pictures of rocks and more rocks, of ocean scenes and more ocean scenes.The roads are winding, but so worth th...

Once we left Plaskette Creek campground we stayed at Bodega Bay State Campground $35 !!!! ouch!not very nice at all for the price. All the rest of California State campgrounds were high priced so we moved on more quickly than planned to Oregon. We felt that was a bit much. Headed for Oregon where you have very nice State campgrounds at a reasonable price and full hookups, hot showers, laundry. We will spend our money and time in Oregon. Beautiful here.Will post...

The trip down the CA coast is awesome.Beautiful ragged rock cliffs, lovely beaches. Terrific sceneryWe came to a lovely campground had resident Democrats in it.  We had a lovely campspot . Walked to several different beaches.  Jade, Jade and more Jade. Bloodstone and lots of rocks.Lots of hiking, lots of Jade( but you have too look for it)Beautiful scenery, lots of hiking and of course Jade.The scenery is lovely, the hiking is fantastic and the Jade is there,...