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Originally Posted by blucille
sorry for your loss Saab > BMW
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Oh, stop, this is hard enough
I've had the Saab (a Canadian '85 SPG - I've posted a photo of it before) since 2017 and it's been a great car. But I swore when I bought it that it would be catch and release - own it 3-4 years, leave it better than I found it, pass it on, try something else. There are lots of cars I'd love to experience. Would have sold it last year but I hit a deer and had to get it fixed. Now I'm finishing my to-do list for the car to sell it in June or July. I *know* I'm going to miss it and even just miss the way the interior smells, but this is also an exercise in letting go for me. I'm already attached enough to my keepers, the 911, the Fiat and the SE-R. Also, I enjoy my cars for driving them and for the experiences I can have with them, and the road trips involved with the BMW are a large part of the appeal. I bought the Saab in Vancouver, BC and flew out and drove it home and had a fantastic trip. I'd like to have a new fantastic trip.
The car, btw, is an E12 with a powertrain swap from an early E34.
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Originally Posted by Tobra
Looks like there is construction up by Ft Bragg, until tomorrow? Put in the Highway number, it tells you the story for that road.
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Thanks for that reminder. I'll see if CADOT has an app like CODOT does. Trip will be in a couple of weeks.
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Originally Posted by LWJ
So the Coastline in Washington isn't really much of a thing. I am sure there are snippets that you can do but I am not really aware of anyone ever doing such a drive. So, for arguments sake, let's assume you will drive inland for Washington.
The Oregon Coast is spectacular. The road is slowish, has large RV's and really isn't a "fun" drive. But it is absolutely breathtaking at times.
Great towns are Newport, Mazanita, Cannon Beach, Astoria going from S to N.
What I would do is this: Drive CA to OR up 101. Then once into Oregon, take a Right and head over HWY 38 to 138. That gets you into Roseburg. A blah lumber town with a killer wine industry. Abacela is a favorite. Also there was a Syrah just up the road that blew my socks off. Continue 138 past Diamond Lake (bring a fishing rod, if you want to catch some absolute PIGS) and swing by Crater Lake. It is spectacular. Grab lunch at the lodge. Continue up HWY 97. You will go through Bend which is a fun town. Good restaurants and beer. Up over the Columbia River (still on 97) you will go through the Yakima Reservation. I just drove this road last week. It is a favorite drive. Few cars. Beautiful setting. The road follows a lovely little stream for a while that is simply idyllic. You will come into Yakima. A funny little ag town. Great Mexican food. It is lovely in the Spring but hot in the Summer. Continue to Ellensburg and then take I90 into Seattle. I90 is also a lovely drive through the Cascades.
OR, you could go up the Oregon Coast, take HWY 30 from Astoria and go to I84 continuing onto Biggs Junction and take HWY 97 into Washington. But that is a BIG lateral detour to miss I5.
Have fun!
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Thanks - that's some great beta. I'm open to inland routes that are worthwhile but I sort of insist on the coast for at least some of the good parts because I've been wanting to do it forever. In 1998 I took my first big road trip right after finishing engineering school. I spent a month in my '93 Sentra SE-R driving from Atlanta to Idaho to go mountain biking and camping, then to WY for hiking and camping, then UT and the Bay Area and down to LA. On the day I was driving from SF to LA I was going to take the PCH but lollygagged hard and had to take I-5 in order to make it in time to meet my great-uncle for dinner. I have regretted missing the coast ever since.
All that said, my goals are both some great driving roads and awesomely beautiful scenery.