Travel Blogs from Brookings, United States
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The Number One and the Redwood Highway...
... It was an amazing day even if it rained a little. We finally crossed the border and stopped in the town of Brookings, Oregon. Although we didn't arrive until dinner, we found the place to be a little "stripmally". Apparently there is a lovely ...
Oregon Coast
OREGON COAST Tuesday September 2nd 2008. The beauty of the Pacific coast is breath taking. Every curve you round every hill you go up the picture you see is different. To see these massive rocks rising up out of the ocean is really hard ...
Wednesday 30 April
Wednesday 30th April We are having a bit of a day off today, not travelling anywhere I mean. It is nice here and we desperately need an internet connection to up-date this blog! Sad isn't it when technology interrupts an adventure such as ...
Tuesday 29 April
... After a lovely shower, then a hour of school work and a 1 ˝ mile cycle down to the beach we drove south to Brookings, about 80 miles. The view from the road on the way down is very dramatic, sandy beaches, rocky beaches, cliffs, rocky islands and ...
Near Brookings, Oregon
... 5-10-92 Near Brookings, Oregon Cold, cloudy, windy I had looked forward to visiting the historic old city of ...
My FIRST Art Show!
... spirit as well as a master planner tenacity. I was only one day into Minnesota before I found myself going to Brookings, South Dakota. It's about 2.5 hours away from Bensen. Just a nice drive south. I helped with the setup ...
Oregon!!
Once we left Plaskette Creek campground we stayed at Bodega Bay State Campground $35 !!!! ouch! not very nice at all for the price. All the rest of California State campgrounds were high priced so we moved on more quickly than planned to Oregon. ...
Vancouver to Brookings
... . The slow pace is worth the scenic views of the coast. Slept at Humbug Mountain State Park Campground. Doing laundry today in Brookings then into California this afternoon to see the Redwoods. PIctures to be added at later ...
Southern Oregon coast
Our time along the Oregon coast has been a blur of lighthouses, craggy coastline, scenic viewpoints, whales and sea lions, sand dunes, and small coastal ports. The fall weather is beginning to chill, or maybe we're just a bit weary of the constant cool ...
Groups...
Hello hello again! We write this from a very generous church in Brookings, Oregon, less than an hours ride from the California border. We've (once again) come across a group of people of such astounding generosity it makes our heads spin and after being ...
One word: EPIC!!!!!!
... for taking pictures through a car windshield lol) and daylight was running out on us fast. By the time we rolled into Brookings (another quaintly cute coastal town) it was pitch black out...not the greatest for the huge floor-to-ceiling oceanview ...
Harris Beach State Park, Oregon
June 11, 2008 We drove up through the northern end of California on Route 101 and entered the town of Klamath, when we passed a sign for Salmon Jerky. "Hold everything!". We did a U turn and stopped into a funky shop run by a Native American who kept ...
working our way up the coast
Im doing this entry from our galaxy tablet so it may be a bit strange. We spent 3nights in walmart and casino parking lots on our way to brookings. We had a very nice campsite which overlooked the ...
Summer at the seaside in Oregon
... on the beach but we couldn't see it due to the mist! It did brighten up for a little bit on the way from Seaside to Brookings but not for long. We had a potty stop on dusk at Devil's Churn and the windchill was amazing. We also stopped for some soup and ...
I'm BACK
Finally caught up. now here are a few photos of the scenery here and the painting I have been doing for the 60' and 70's Springtime Party for Hy-Vee. "Grooving into Savings" ...
drive stop drive stop drive stop
... of mosquitos but they didnt bite us, they were just landing on our clothes :S we set up camp and then went back into brookings to find some dinner but pretty much everything was closed, and it was only 7pm! strange.......but we did find a pizza ...
Happy Halloween - Almost
Winchester Bay to Brookings, Oregon We have been in Brookings for two days. The drive from Winchester was quite scenic, especially the last 30 miles. Lots of ocean views on a sunny day. Today we drove back to Gold Beach in the Jeep and enjoyed geocaching ...
Magical, mystical Brookings
... . We got home to a loud knock on the door. It was the camp host. "you were supposed to come over trick or treating!" We spent a full two weeks in Brookings before heading out. The weather was starting to get pretty cold so it was time for heading ...
Day 19
Day 19 - October 5 When we headed out, the wind couldn't decide what it wanted to do. We eventually ended up with a headwind again and were bummed that we had missed out on a decent day of riding the day before. It rained for most ...
Harris Beach, Oregon
The morning still brought damp, cold weather, so we didn't waste any time and got on the road early in the morning. We will definately come back to the Harbor Vista campground again though....the sites were private, surrounded by greenery, they had ...
Jim & June's Odyssey 081106
2008 11 06 It was still raining in the morning so we decided "enough is enough" and drove from Newport to Brookings, Oregon. Stayed at the Portside RV Park - very nice. Driving along the always scenic Pacific Coast Highway, we stopped only when it ...
Day 10 - Brookings, SD to Rochester, MN
Today was all about Corn - Cows - and wind generators !! I decided we should take the "historic Laura Ingalls Hwy " # 14 east. I have never seen so many wind generators in my life ! And miles and miles of soya bean fields ! The towns are all ...
Regal Redwoods to Southern Oregon
... seeing the ginormous trees. And we were amazed at how chilly it was under the canopy of the trees. We had to put sweatshirts on. We then continued our journey across the border into Oregon where we got to our motel in Brookings, Oregon (Best ...
Day 24 - Brookings rest day
Today was our rest day yay! Was so nice to wake up and know I wasn't going to sweat today! After we packed up our tents, we headed down to the beach that was supposed to be the most beautiful of Oregon's coastline which it was, but had nothing on the ...
Day 23 - Humbug Mountain Park to Harris Beach Park
... managed to cycle 85 miles today too - what a hero! We've decided to take Matt's advice and have a rest day tomorrow in Brookings to let our muscles rebuild and give ourselves a break so I'm very excited to relax! The beach on our campsite is rumoured to ...
Brookings, OR
... 31st We got back to the coastal highway (101) and continued on our way north in to Oregon. Our first stop in Oregon was in Brookings, OR at an Azalea Park. It was basically a garden with some pretty flowers in and we stumbled upon two deer grazing in the ...
Golf Day
... soon as we cross the California border. When we got back to town the thermometer read 12 and it felt quite pleasant. Apparently Brookings is in a banana belt with winter temps in the 60s and 70s not uncommon. Flowers bloom all year round - seems funny to ...
Lots of prairie and corn
... pan squash, and some dill for our dinner concoction. The dill smelled so delicious. It continued to add a wonderful fragrance to the car through the entire trip. We hopped back in the car and continued up to Brookings and then turned west on highway 14. ...
Back in Blog - Part Deux
So, I really mean it this time. I'm furiously buying things, trying on clothes and trying to get over homesickness early. I'm not really succeeding with any of it. But Aug. 25 (fly-out date) is quickly arriving, and ready or not Cairo, here I come. I'm ...
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