[LargeFormat] road trip

[johnfrost]

I did US 2 a couple of years back. We connected at Grand Forks and spent 
three or four days getting to Seattle. Here is a short version that may 
interest you.

North Dakota had nice stuff (fields of sunflowers streching forever). 
And then Great Falls, Glacier National Park, Waterton, North Cascades. 
Can't say much about I-5 south to Medford, though. Close pass to Mt 
Rainier if your interested, and Johnston Ridge Observatory @ MSH is only 
about an hour out of the way.

East of Portland is Multnomah Falls and several lesser falls. And a 
little farther east is is Hood River, home of the wind surfing set.

About 20 miles east of Salem is Silver Falls State Park, with several 
falls in excess of 200 feet high, with a nice paved trail about 3 miles 
long that comes out at the parking lot, so no hills to go up! The rest 
of the trip to Medford is mostly trees, at least as seen from I-5. 
Crater Lake at sunset comes to mind, too, and is near there. I suspect 
that some of the Oregon members can provide a better list, for I don't 
get down there too often.

I did a trip to Yosemite in August a few years ago, and dicovered theat 
the famous waterfalls are turned off during the summer. The tour guide 
said they were waiting for rain, or something like that. Nice place, but 
no water.....

john (:>))) beaming in Bothell....

Les Newcomer wrote:

> On relatively short notice, I'm going From Detroit to Medford taking 
> about 4 days and a family heirloom to my Sister-in-Law.
>
> After that I've got 10 days to make it back to Detroit with just my 
> soccer mom van, a bedroll, cooler and a Crown Graphic  (lenses film, 
> changing bag etc.)
>
> I'm looking for scenics, landscapes that may or may not include man 
> made structures, etc.
>
> and if there's somebody on my route that wants me to stop in I may do 
> that to.
>
> It's just that I don't have a route yet... :-)
>
> the end of July and early August are probably not the coolest months 
> to hang around the desert South West.  Colorado might be cool, Route 
> 30 has been suggested.
>
>
> Okay, I"m looking for places and people I shouldn't miss.
>
>
> Les
>
>
>
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