West Coast safari

[Bill Perkins]

A friend and I are going to Seattle , then down along the coast to Redwoods National park .I'm hoping to rent a wooden sailboat for half a day in the Seattle area .Is that possible in Port Townsend ? Anyone have good tips on the Oregon coast? Oregon Dunes Nat. Rec. Area looks interesting .I'm thinking of staying in Lincoln City one night ,maybe Coos Bay the next .

[bainbridgeisland]

The Center for Wooden Boats on the south end of Lake Union, next to Burger King has many wooden rowboats and sailboats for rent by the hour. Best of all, you can usually mix and match. i.e. sail for a few hours and then go for a row in a whithall and so forth.

[bheys]

Bill - I'm sure there are some who would disagree, but in my opinion you can do a lot better than Lincoln City and Coos Bay. To me, Lincoln City is another slice of "generica" and is most suitable for mall-type shopping and gambling. Coos Bay has its charms in an industrial kind of way - but it is definately a mill town. The dunes are very cool if you select areas not overrun by the ATVs.
Our family frequently returns to Astoria, Gleneden Beach (Salishan), Newport(Old Town and Nye Beach), Charleston (South Slough and Cape Arago)and Bandon By the Sea. Favorite spots include Cape Perpetua/Devils Churn, Mt. Hebo, and Seal Rock (at low tide). Many folks enjoy the mailboat ride up the Rouge River at Gold Beach. You might consider renting some sea kayaks and explore an estuary (get a tide chart). The Ladybird Johnson Wayside south of Cresent City is a wonderful place off 101 to see the Redwoods.

[Wiley Baggins]

Originally posted by bheys:

Our family frequently returns to Astoria... Columbia River Maritime Museum (http://www.crmm.org/) in Astoria, Oregon.

The Columbia River Maritime Museum specializes in collecting and exhibiting of maritime artifacts from the Columbia River and the Pacific Northwest. The Museum’s collection, all donations to the Museum in the last 40 years, has grown in size to over 30,000 objects, 15,000 photographs, and a 7,000-volume research library. These combined resources make the Columbia River Maritime Museum one of the foremost repositories of Pacific Northwest maritime artifacts in the country.

[Bill Perkins]

Thanks for all the replies . This is great info . We're flying out of Atlanta on Friday. Remnants of Ivan may screw this up , but we'll make it eventually .The Center for Wooden Boats is exactly what I couldn't remember .BHEYS I'll look into your suggestions . Are there parts of the Dunes off limits to ATVs ?

[ 09-15-2004, 09:21 PM: Message edited by: Bill Perkins ]