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Pacific Northwest Trip Advice - 10 Days
Posted on 10/19/16 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 10/19/16 at 12:39 pm
This is what I'm thinking at a high level so far. Any general advice/recommendations or specific activities would be greatly appreciated. This is all based on some light reading and google-mapping so please let me know if anything looks unrealistic.
Day 1 - Fly into Portland late.
Day 2 - Full day in Portland (visiting some friends, beer, etc.)
Day 3 - Full day in Portland
Day 4 - Drive to Seattle (scenic route; either east through Hood River and Yakima Valley or west along coast as much as possible)
Day 5 - Full day in Seattle
Day 6 - Drive North to San Juan Islands & eventually Vancouver
Day 7 - Full day in Victoria
Day 8 - Drive to Olympic National Park and half day in Park
Day 9 - Full day in Olympic National Park
Day 10 - Full day in Olympic National Park
Day 11 - Fly out of Seattle
A couple of specific questions:
Is Day 10 necessary? I'm sure we could kill 2.5 days in park, but we aren't super adventurous or anything. Should we spend an extra day elsewhere or save the day of vacation?
Should we only spend a half day in Victoria and keep going to Olympic National Park on Day 7?
Day 1 - Fly into Portland late.
Day 2 - Full day in Portland (visiting some friends, beer, etc.)
Day 3 - Full day in Portland
Day 4 - Drive to Seattle (scenic route; either east through Hood River and Yakima Valley or west along coast as much as possible)
Day 5 - Full day in Seattle
Day 6 - Drive North to San Juan Islands & eventually Vancouver
Day 7 - Full day in Victoria
Day 8 - Drive to Olympic National Park and half day in Park
Day 9 - Full day in Olympic National Park
Day 10 - Full day in Olympic National Park
Day 11 - Fly out of Seattle
A couple of specific questions:
Is Day 10 necessary? I'm sure we could kill 2.5 days in park, but we aren't super adventurous or anything. Should we spend an extra day elsewhere or save the day of vacation?
Should we only spend a half day in Victoria and keep going to Olympic National Park on Day 7?
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Posted on 10/19/16 at 1:21 pm to kennypowers816
If you're into wine at all the Willamette Valley (runs from Portland south to Eugene) produces some fantastic Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris. Might take a day to do some tasting.
And if you're into beer the JaxTiger should come along and get you headed in the right direction.
And if you're into beer the JaxTiger should come along and get you headed in the right direction.
Posted on 10/19/16 at 1:31 pm to DonChowder
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If you're into wine at all the Willamette Valley (runs from Portland south to Eugene) produces some fantastic Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris. Might take a day to do some tasting.
Not a huge wine drinker, but I do like Pinot Noirs and I'm sure the wife would enjoy a day of tastings. Good call. Thanks
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JaxTiger
Will definitely be consulted when we get closer
Posted on 10/19/16 at 2:19 pm to kennypowers816
Portland is a huge shithole. I have no idea why anyone goes there other than fly in and travel to the surrounding areas.
Posted on 10/19/16 at 2:38 pm to kennypowers816
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Is Day 10 necessary? I'm sure we could kill 2.5 days in park, but we aren't super adventurous or anything
If you're not hiking, that's probably too long. Also, spend another day in Seattle. Take the ferry to the San Juans, drive to Vancouver from Bellingham.
Posted on 10/19/16 at 2:58 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:Bingo!
Also, spend another day in Seattle. Take the ferry to the San Juans, drive to Vancouver from Bellingham.
Scrub a day from Porthole and put it on Seattle or the San Juans.
Stay the night out on Friday Harbor, it's wonderful out there.
The ferry schedule should be OK, remember you have to reserve your spots on the Washington State Ferries.
Washington State Ferry Reservations
This post was edited on 10/19/16 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 10/19/16 at 8:31 pm to jfturner212
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Portland is a huge shithole.
If you call a very metropolitan city with great restaurants and entertainment and is surrounded by unbelievably beautiful and diverse natural resources a shithole, then I guess you're right.
Kenny Powers - If you want to have a beer together, let me know...
This post was edited on 10/19/16 at 8:58 pm
Posted on 10/19/16 at 9:23 pm to Jax-Tiger
I think that the best assets for both Seattle and Portland are just outside of the cities. Seattle has the Olympic National Forest, the Puget Sound, and Mt Ranier, and Portland has the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon Coast, and Mt. Hood.
Make sure you check these places out. As someone mentioned, if you don't want to spend 2.5 days in the Olympic National Forest, then take one of those days and go to Victoria, BC, or Port Townsend, WA.
Make sure you check these places out. As someone mentioned, if you don't want to spend 2.5 days in the Olympic National Forest, then take one of those days and go to Victoria, BC, or Port Townsend, WA.
Posted on 10/19/16 at 9:24 pm to kennypowers816
Took a similar route in August. Flew into Seattle and caught ferry out of Anacortes to San Juan Island. Stayed on island for two nights. Took ferry to Sydney, BC and drove to Victoria. After 2 nights in Victoria took ferry to Port Angeles and drove to Olympic NP. Two nights there then drove to Seattle for last two nights.
Posted on 10/19/16 at 9:38 pm to kennypowers816
Are you going to Butchart Gardens while in Victoria?
Posted on 10/19/16 at 10:04 pm to ProudLSUMom
We went for a few hours. It's one of those things you have to do if there.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:09 am to ProudLSUMom
Thanks for all the suggestions so far. I probably won't cut down much time in Portland because (a) I have some friends that live there which is a primary reason for the visit and (b) I love good beer. However, thanks for the comments, and I'll probably plan to spend our days outside of the city.
Haven't gotten that specific yet, but yes, will likely go
If/when this plan comes to fruition, I'll let you know. I'd enjoy that
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Are you going to Butchart Gardens while in Victoria?
Haven't gotten that specific yet, but yes, will likely go
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Kenny Powers - If you want to have a beer together, let me know...
If/when this plan comes to fruition, I'll let you know. I'd enjoy that
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