Seaside, OR

Princess La Boo (Yuki)

Just when I thought we were finished road tripping for awhile, Staff had another suggestion. How about driving to the Pacific Ocean? We're almost there anyway.  Personally, I was OK with staying put for another month before getting back in the car.  But my husband asked me to trust him.  He said I'd love Hood River, and I did, right?  Right.  Ok, so here we are tonight in Seaside along the northwestern coast of Oregon. If Hood River is like Door County in Wisconsin, then Seaside is like the Dells.

First let me start by saying that the scenic drive between Hood River and Seaside is worth the trip, if nothing else. Where Hood River and The Gorge are brownish and dry, this side of the mountains is lush, green and rainy.  Huge monoliths stand out of the water along the side of the highway, not quite mountains but about the size the US Bank tower in Milwaukee. When I think of Southeastern Wisconsin's landscape, I think of glaciers moving at the speed of a snail. The word that comes to mind in this part of the country is "seismic."  Nothing slow and meandering about the geological formations here.  It reminded me a lot of Japan. And it wasn't just because of the land - one of the first signs as you enter the town of Seaside says "Tsunami Hazard Zone." Tsunamis freak me out. I don't know how long I will be able to stay here.

We are staying at Bud's RV Campground in Seaside.  Our Good Sam Club membership came in handy, giving us a 10% discount.  You can't beat the price for hot showers, laundry, full hook-ups (to you non-RV people that means, water, electric and sewer) and Wifi. I won't say the price because that would be tacky, but let's just say it costs less than 5x7.

Heading west out of Hood River toward the Pacific

Me doing "yogurt" (as Staff calls it) in Seaside

Staff checking out the kiting possibilities in the surf

Pacific coast in Seaside

The highway on the way to Seaside

Waterfall in the crevices