Retirement Road Trip

So this year I will retiring from 20 years of Naval Service on 24 July 09.  I have planned a western state road trip.  So if you see the "Big Rig" coming through your town with the two yak on top.  Honk the horn, wave, or just say hello.

Here's the plan of where we will be visiting:

Forks, WA
Astoria, OR
Coos Bay, OR
Klamath, CA
San Fran, CA
Yosemite, CA
Las Vegas
Grand Canyon
Grand Junction, CO
Greeley, Co
MT Rushmore
Billings, MT
Yellowstone
Spokane, WA

then finally back home to Port Orchard,  only to climb Mt St Helens two days afterwards.  So if you guys know of any places we need to visit or fish.  Please by all means let me know or be on the look out. 

Pete

Astoria is a nice place to visit.  Don't really know about kayaking there though.  But a little further south there are better kayaking spots.

I don't envy you with that trailer in The City.  Not for driving, not for parking and not if you get misplaced.  A street GPS will come in very handy.  But it's a great place to visit and I miss it.  If you like Irish Coffee be sure to stop at the Buena Vista across from the cable car turn around at Ghirardelli Square.

Don't forget to sit on the dock of the bay and crack open a dungee for me



Oh, and congrats on your retirement.  20 year man myself.

we'll be staying at a KOA just out of town.  Irish coffee and a dunganess.  Got it.

Thanks.  Pete

Let me know when you blow through SF.  We'll go fishing.  Will you have internet access on your trip?

-Allen

  The Columbian Cafe on Marine Drive in Astoria is a must in my book.........

  Coos Bay here,, let us know when you come through!!  Royg

Don't forget the gem of the Oregon Coast, Florence! 17 freshwater lakes and the Siuslaw river. Also lots of great campgrounds near by. Washburn State Park, Honeyman State Park, ect. If you stay in Coos bay, try to get a spot at Sunset Bay State Park. It's within walking distance of some great fishing. Maybe we can get together with the Roy's and all go fishing together at Sunset Bay.

 Saw the Grand Canyon on your list, I just returned from the Grand Canyon Sunday, well worth the trip.  Make sure to take some time to explore that area.  Hard to turn around with out a breath taking view hitting you smack in the face.  Eating at the North rim lodge with a front row view of the canyon was amazing and a must do in my opinion.  Depending on you physical ability, hiking into the canyon can be very nice, but tough, (just be careful of the heat and terrain) a through runner (met two guys who ran from rim to rim and back in 12 hours, 43+miles ) was airlifted out with serious heat stroke (folks die almost every year) when we where doing our rim to rim and back. Flagstaff and Sedona were also cool areas to check out.