May 14, 2008

I leave Florence, take Route 101 South, and first drive through Oregon Dune National Recreation Park.  The dunes are massive and at times literally stop feet away from the highway.

I stop for gas along Route 101 and the gas attendant, a spunky woman in her late 30s, tells me that I need to stop in Port Orford.  I take her advice, stop, and make postcard pictures.

I continue along Route 101 and drive through Redwood Nation Forest.  As one would assume, the trees are massive and stretch for hundreds of feet into the air.  The tree trunks are bigger than Ethan’s Mazda Protege.

I take Route 101 to where it intersects with Route 1.  The first part of Route 1 is by far the windiest stretch of road I have ever been on in my life; 10 and 20 mph switchbacks for maybe 20 miles or so.

I finally make my way to where Route 1 and the coast meet each other, and am greeted by a Top 10 sunset; beautiful.  Postcard pictures, wide eyes, and deep inhales and exhales.

I arrive in Union Beach Landing around 8:45PM and set up camp in the afterglow of the sun.  I pay $10 for a campsite and sleep 20 feet away from where the Pacific Ocean meets the 70 feet cliffside.

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