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 Skyline](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-1.jpg)
Seattle’s skyline, as seen from Kerry Park
![Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-2.jpg)
Glass and light at the Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum
![Fauntleroy-Southworth Ferry](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-4.jpg)
Crossing the central basin of the Puget Sound on the Fauntleroy-Southworth Ferry
![Hobuck Beach Resort River](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-5.jpg)
A river along the way to my first campsite of the trip: Hobuck Beach Resort
![Cape Flattery](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-6.jpg)
Cape Flattery, the westernmost point of the continental USA
![Rialto Beach](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-7.jpg)
Rialto Beach, WA
![Hoh Rainforest Tree](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-8.jpg)
A wild, moss-covered tree in the Hoh Rainforest
![Hoh River](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-10.jpg)
The glacial waters of Hoh RIver, with snow covered peaks beyond
![Ruby Beach](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-11.jpg)
Ruby Beach, WA
![Stargazing at Long Beach in Washington](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-12.jpg)
Parking lot stargazing at Long Beach in Washington
![Oregon Coast](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-13.jpg)
Somewhere along the Oregon coast
![Devil's Churn, Yachatts OR](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-14.jpg)
Devil’s Churn, OR
![Cape Creek Bridge, OR](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-16.jpg)
Cape Creek Bridge, OR
![Cleawox Lake, OR](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-17.jpg)
Cleawox Lake, OR
![Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-18.jpg)
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, OR](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-21.jpg)
Cape Blanco, Oregon’s westernmost point and home to the Cape Blanco Lighthouse (not pictured)
![Sea Stacks, OR](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-22.jpg)
Sea stacks, OR
![Redwoods in the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-24.jpg)
A path through time in the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
![Zen moment at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-25.jpg)
A zen moment in the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
![Roadside Elk, CA](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-26.jpg)
“Suh dude.” I spotted these elk chilling along the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway exit
![California Coast](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-27.jpg)
Somewhere along the northern California coast
![Humboldt Redwoods State Park, CA](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-28.jpg)
Humboldt Redwoods State Park, CA
![Glass Beach, CA](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-29.jpg)
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](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-31.jpg)
Sunrise over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
Part II: San Francisco to Santa Monica
![Pigeon Point Lighthouse, CA](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-32.jpg)
Pigeon Point Lighthouse, CA
![Monterey Bay Aquarium](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-34.jpg)
Monterey Bay Aquarium, CA
![Sea otter, Monterey Bay Aquarium](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-35.jpg)
A sea otter saying hi at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
![Big Sur, CA](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-41.jpg)
Big Sur, CA
![McWay Falls, CA](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-43.jpg)
McWay Falls, CA
![Highway 1, Big Sur, CA](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-44.jpg)
Highway 1, Big Sur, CA
![Bixby Creek Bridge](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-45.jpg)
Bixby Creek Bridge, CA
![Big Sur](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-46.jpg)
Big Sur, CA
![Route 101, CA](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-49.jpg)
Somewhere along Route 101, CA
![Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-50.jpg)
Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve, CA
![Rose Valley Campground, Los Padres National Forest](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-54.jpg)
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](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-55.jpg)
Route 33, Los Padres National Forest
![El Matador State Beach](http://wolnicat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/west-coast-blog-post-56.jpg)
El Matador State Beach, CA