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48th Stop - Tillamook, OR

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Blog Post #59 - Written April 3, 2026 Stay: September 3-6, 2025 So remember that scene in The Goonies where the kids are riding their bikes to use the skeleton key on the rock? Well, that misty coast is none other than Canon Beach along the Oregon Coast. I figured such a popular spot would have plenty of parking, especially for RVs.  Boy I was almost wrong! But we found a spot a few blocks away and bundled ourselves up to enjoy our misty day at the beach.  If you've never been to the Oregon Coast, the beaches are not warm and sunny. They are misty, windy, and mysterious.   Walking along the coast, we found countless jellyfish and starfish.  They were massive! (Just look at them compared to Gary's large hands and feet!)  We also found some amazing sand castles!  When we finally made it to Haystack Rock, (the Goonies iconic backdrop rock) it was the end of low tide, so we quickly dashed around the various sea anemone and star fish habitats.  You can...
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47th Stop - Ruby Beach, WA

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Blog Post #58 - Written March 20, 2026 Stay: September 2, 2025 I felt kind of bad making us travel on our 9th wedding anniversary.  Especially since we were not actually going to our destination, but to a one night stop.  So I tried to make it up to Gary by finding a fun pit stop.  Thank goodness Ruby Beach was well worth the stop. We climbed down a staircase and got our first glimpse at the coastline.  Stunning blue water with large rocks in the water.  And all along the beach is driftwood.  But not your average driftwood.  Entire Spruce, Cedar, and Hemlock tree trunks, completely bleached, covered the shore.  We finished the hike down to the beach and climbed over and under and around the vast complex of logs.   As we progressed through the the detritus, we started noticing structures that others had built out of the wood.  Gary decided he was going to spend his day building the biggest, tallest lean-to of them all!...
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