Originally Posted by
allset2travel
Gardyloo,
Your road trip story is precisely the kind of adventure that I always look for. The "Road Food" guide sounds like winner. Is it still available from bookstores (or Amazon)?
Great road trip story, please post more!
Oh BTW, I have to attend an event late May somewhere outside of Seattle, and thinking of a road trip from northern CA to there and back. What to see/photography/eat that time of year in western WA only? Thanks.
That LIKE from [ARG:4 UNDEFINED] was me
It still seems to be available, updated I assume. It's one word, BTW (my mistake) -
Roadfood. Henry's is closed and sold, sadly but not surprisingly.
As for the May trip, it depends on how much time you have, but I'd definitely try for a couple of days in the Columbia River Gorge and Hood River Valley where spring is amazing. There will still be lots of snow in the mountains (also lots of clouds) so I wouldn't shoot for Mt. Rainier, but you can access Timberline Lodge on the side of Mount Hood easily, and maybe take the Magic Mile chairlift up to the permanent ice fields, where they'll still be skiing - amazing views.
My standard route from the Bay Area to Seattle follows US 101 through the redwoods and the southern Oregon coast to Oregon Hwy 38 at Reedsport, then east through a lovely canyon formed by the lower Umpqua River to I-5 near Cottage Grove, then north.
https://goo.gl/maps/iPx8dVRo91EJvWT78
If you have an extra day, you could stay on the coast all the way up to incredible Cape Disappointment at the mouth of the Columbia River, then into Seattle.
https://goo.gl/maps/x4KQVDwhznLwy7Np6
Returning, you might think about an inland route that is also fab in the late spring, including Stonehenge (our copy) and amazing Smith Rock State Park near Bend.
https://goo.gl/maps/yoPZRNgAEeWbXWoT8
Or do this in reverse so the ocean is on your right returning.