Today starts in Coos Bay, Oregon
And finishes in Astoria, Oregon
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Today starts in Coos Bay, Oregon |
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| Places Visited Along The Way, Photos, and Notes |
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In
Coos Bay, I was awakened at 6:00AM by an alarm clock some previous guest had thoughtfully set for me The room was still horribly smelly and I was anxious to go A nice warm shower helped boost my mood |
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Starting out, the weather was clear In fact, all day, there was none of the heavy fog from yesterday  But it was rather cool. Starting out it was about 60 degrees Fewer photos this morning because I was wearing cool weather gloves which do not work with the camera |
I stopped in
Florence
 Lane County Justice Court 900 Greenwood St They have drive-by voting in Lane County  Florence Justice Center  I was not able to stop at the Senior Center to see if they had pool tables |
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Yachats, Lincoln
County, Oregon is a nice little town right on the coast with a distinct new age aura 
 City Hall  There was a sign for "Bread and Roses" and I thought a pastry would be nice Alas, they are on vacation and will return in a few days |
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DePoe Bay is a little town right on the bay. The ocean waters are right across from the main street (US-101). If a tsunami comes, they will be among the first to know. I planned to stop in Depoe Bay to wander around in the many, schlockie tourist-trap shops. But, as I rode through, I saw about 258 cars vying for the 123 parking spots Yes, I carefully counted them... I would have taken photos to display here so that you could check my counts, but in traffic, both my hands are busy with throttle, brake, and clutch and I m not also able to operate the camera So you just have to trust my totals. |
Lincoln City  Lincoln City Hall  In almost all the towns many flags were flying in rememberence of 9/11  Lincoln County  I parked kind of sideways due to the slope of the road. Right next to city hall, that may have not been smart if a cop or a politician noticed and took exception |
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Just south of Tillamook is an air museum it is located in an old blimp hanger identical to one at Moffett in Sunnyvale  I have been there 3 times before and it suffers from a lack of funds I did not stop |
In
Tillamook, I headed directly to the
Tillamook Cheese Factory I have been there 3 times before. The first time, all was well although the restaurant was a real mess The second time, they were revamping the visitor center and the factory tour was not available This time, all was finished and the tour was back 
Up the stairs, self guided 
 Milk to cheese and then packaging 
 These photos were taken through tinted glass windows and had a distinct yellowish cast. Fortunately, Photoshop was able to correct the colors Thank goodness for those windows sealing the factory floors, some of those workers were constantly cutting the cheese 
 The tour leads to the gift shop. And a food place, of course, I had a grilled cheese sandwich |
Seaside city hall and fire department
  Maybe next time... |
Wallenton Walmart for some cookies and a packaged salad for dinner |
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Astoria, Clatsop
County, Oregon After having trouble finding a room last night, I made a reservation at Best Western Bayfront Inn 555 Hamburg Ave It was hard to find, nestled back along a long, narrow driveway |
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