West Coast USA Roadtrip, 2017
Last month I took a 2,000+ mile road trip down the United States’ west coast, from Seattle to Santa Monica, and saw a bunch of neat places along the way. Here’s a look back on the trip.
Fun trip stats
- Number of Days: 19
- Miles Driven: 2,134
- Photos Taken: 1,424
- Cups of Coffee: 25
Part I: Seattle to San Francisco
Seattle’s skyline, as seen from Kerry Park
Glass and light at the Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum
Crossing the central basin of the Puget Sound on the Fauntleroy-Southworth Ferry
A river along the way to my first campsite of the trip: Hobuck Beach Resort
Cape Flattery, the westernmost point of the continental USA
Rialto Beach, WA
A wild, moss-covered tree in the Hoh Rainforest
The glacial waters of Hoh RIver, with snow covered peaks beyond
Ruby Beach, WA
Parking lot stargazing at Long Beach in Washington
Somewhere along the Oregon coast
Devil’s Churn, OR
Cape Creek Bridge, OR
Cleawox Lake, OR
My yurt for a night in the Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park. It was the nicest stay I’ve ever had in a forest
Cape Blanco, Oregon’s westernmost point and home to the Cape Blanco Lighthouse (not pictured)
Sea stacks, OR
A path through time in the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
A zen moment in the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
“Suh dude.” I spotted these elk chilling along the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway exit
Somewhere along the northern California coast
Humboldt Redwoods State Park, CA
Glass Beach, CA. If you look closely you can see the multi-colored flecks of glass on the shore
Sunrise over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
Part II: San Francisco to Santa Monica
Pigeon Point Lighthouse, CA
Monterey Bay Aquarium, CA
A sea otter saying hi at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Big Sur, CA
McWay Falls, CA
Highway 1, Big Sur, CA
Bixby Creek Bridge, CA
Big Sur, CA
Somewhere along Route 101, CA
Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve, CA
My tent, courtesy of Featherstone, in Los Padres National Park’s Rose Valley Campground. Temps got down to the low 20’s this night
Route 33, Los Padres National Forest
El Matador State Beach, CA