The HS mascot would also stay in costume after games btw
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Never knew anyone to do that other than post HS sporting events. It wasn’t uncommon to see multiple pirates after football games or wrestling tournaments, especially near pizza port, main & mb Blvd area
How long are you going to be in San Francisco?
Haight and Ashbury (Hippie town)
Fisherman's Wharf
Or Pier 39
Moroccan restaurant with belly dancers in San Francisco , best food ever.
Golden Gate Bridge, you can see Alcatraz from there. If you're interested in visiting Alcatraz book it now.
Sausalito
Then on to napa valley
You can drive through Muir Woods to hwy 1 and drive along the coast if you aren't in any hurry. Or you can cross over to hwy 1 further north to Mendocino, beautiful forest, and see fort Bragg.
Stop in Eugene, OR. They are the nicest people in the world. And I haven't been (yet) but I hear they have hippie market every Saturday.
I haven't been any further north than that.
i had to google it. i lived , worked, and drank in that area for 15 years (89-04), never heard of it
Just most of santa Cruz on highway 1 are some of the coolest beaches I've ever seen- the coastline there has close you can climb down to small nearly private beaches. I'll post some pics shortly. Highly recommend those. Bodega bay north of there has some awesome ones. Tomales bay and point reyes is actually where you can see the San andreas fault go off into the ocean.
that's where my wife took me, then we caught the ferry at Anacortes (IIRC)
EDIT - wife took us to Anacortes, but we missed the ferry and had to haul ass up to Port Angeles to catch a boat...we had a bungalow on San Juan Islands and stayed a couple days...that's where we launched for the Orca Islands tour. We saw a 'SuperPod' of J/K pods swimming with a new calf. life-changing.
We did it on a GroupOn, but
@Splinty has baller stax. The weird thing is that when the weather is shittiest, early in the season when you get good deals, is also the time when the orcas are most present.
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there's nothing on 101 between Astoria and Seattle but trees on both sides of the road. better to cut over at Tillamook and go up from PDX. Crater Lake is amazing, but if you don't live on the coast that drive up 101 is a must. 17 Mile Drive is legit, but I think it's south of Frisco
Good point, you lose the awesome view of the Pacific O past Astoria.
Tillamook is the stinkiest city in the world, all them dairy cows.
I would hit crater lake if possible and also do the oregon coast.
Clear Lake/Sahalie Falls/Bend might also be a nice jut inland.
Clear lake...do the 5 mile hike around and rent a boat or paddle boards to paddle on and see the sunken forest
Sahalie Falls has nice trails and is right off the road
They might like Bend, that is where the Rich people move to...stay a night somewhere fancy and maybe even hike at smith rock
Really depends upon how much time they are spending.
I only know the great outdoor spots in the state, can't speak to fine dining or PDX area obviously
That market is great, I love the local produce in the Farmer's market section
The Hippy part is running at about 25% capacity and food is take out only...Covid stuff
haha yes
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He doesn’t have money to fly around the country meeting internet people, he has kids to feed. Be responsible, gosh.
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Don't miss the Muir Woods in San Fran
Made it on the last ferry, which was a nice sunset cruise to San Juan Island
Stayed in a nice BnB/Condo place
room with a view
obviously my shitty handheld cam didn't do the proximity justice.
took a drive up to a scenic overlook for sunset, took a ferry to Victoria the next day
It's definitely a Highlight side-trip if you're going to be up by Seattle anyway.
Stayed in a nice BnB/Condo place
room with a view
obviously my shitty handheld cam didn't do the proximity justice.
took a drive up to a scenic overlook for sunset, took a ferry to Victoria the next day
It's definitely a Highlight side-trip if you're going to be up by Seattle anyway.
That tour with the audio provided was way better than I expected. Would recommend. The shopping along the piers was really fun too. Lots of great food and drink.
do they still do the live sex shows at O'Farrell Theatre?
probably worried you'd go full puffer if you stayed any longer.
your dad sounds like a wise man.
Awesome. Pismo usually isn’t my jam but there’s a few cool spots down there. If you’re down for getting off the beaten(tourist) path let me know. One of the best state parks is a short drive away, plenty of hiking, downhill mountain biking, cool little eateries, elephant seals, surf spots, etc. Most everything that I’m referencing is north of pismo beginning in Los Osos (or SLO & Atascadero for hiking/mountain biking).I'm headed to SLO and Pismo next weekend
Thanks everyone!
I think I'm gonna just do San Francisco to Portland to not spread too thin. Gonna take a week off so 9-10 days total. Spend weekends on either end and make the trip between the two over the week.
Potential route
Gives pacific coast, redwoods, wine, crater lake, Eugene, and San Francisco and Portland on either end.
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Will probably just go to napa for an afternoon and dinner. Other than the dining experience, can get the wine fix along the rest of the route.
I think I'm gonna just do San Francisco to Portland to not spread too thin. Gonna take a week off so 9-10 days total. Spend weekends on either end and make the trip between the two over the week.
Potential route
Gives pacific coast, redwoods, wine, crater lake, Eugene, and San Francisco and Portland on either end.
San Francisco to Portland
Will probably just go to napa for an afternoon and dinner. Other than the dining experience, can get the wine fix along the rest of the route.
Why are you going inland & skipping the Oregon Coast? If you enjoy cities then you're making the right call. I detest cities and lots of people so would obviously take the coastal route.Thanks everyone!
I think I'm gonna just do San Francisco to Portland to not spread too thin. Gonna take a week off so 9-10 days total. Spend weekends on either end and make the trip between the two over the week.
Potential route
Gives pacific coast, redwoods, wine, crater lake, Eugene, and San Francisco and Portland on either end.
San Francisco to Portland
Will probably just go to napa for an afternoon and dinner. Other than the dining experience, can get the wine fix along the rest of the route.
Great route mostlyThanks everyone!
I think I'm gonna just do San Francisco to Portland to not spread too thin. Gonna take a week off so 9-10 days total. Spend weekends on either end and make the trip between the two over the week.
Potential route
Gives pacific coast, redwoods, wine, crater lake, Eugene, and San Francisco and Portland on either end.
San Francisco to Portland
Will probably just go to napa for an afternoon and dinner. Other than the dining experience, can get the wine fix along the rest of the route.
After Eugene I would go to the coast via 126(60 minutes) and creep up 101 and then cut back to PDX...That portion of the Oregon Coast is excellent as the road can often be elevated 1000 feet above the ocean or right on the sparsely populated stretches coastline and coastal forest...Lots of nice lodging and dining on the coast(resort style rooms with views and/or cool bed and breakfast spots like Heceta Head Lighthouse B&B etc...)
The drive up I-5 from Eugene to PDX is very boring...Salem is average and from Salem to Portland it is just traffic and concrete.
Time permitting of course.
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Because hippie ass Eugene gave me something to point at on google maps and mix up the trip going over to crater lake
I could do the coast more...
San Francisco to Portland
Or even all the way...
San Francisco to Portland
Just skip Eugene and Crater lake?
Beach, shopping and bars.