Pictures from my recent PNW roadtrip

///Mik3 · 09-25-2012, 04:14 PM

Just wanted to share some pics from a road trip i took recently. Started from home in San Francisco, and ultimately reached Seattle by way of Portland, as well as several other stops along the way to camp each night.

it was a 7 day trip, so i've got a ton of pics, so i'll be posting them in groups

1. Somewhere along CA-1

2. Paul Bunyan (he speaks with people, waves, and even winks!)

3. Smith river, literally steps from our campsite

4. Playing with rocks on the river

5. rickety bridge over the river

6. Smith River

7. Giant Redwoods

8. Settling in for night 1

9. Next morning, eggs waiting their turn

10. Sun rising behind the redwoods

11. Nice bench on one of the short hiking trails

12. Random dinosaur somewhere along the Oregon Coast

13. Some big rock on the Oregon Coast

14. Of course we decided to stop and climb it, and here's the view from the top

more to come if there's any interest in the thread

Mr Tonka · 09-25-2012, 04:43 PM

Looks like fun. Post them up!

Road tripped from SanDiego to Ferndale CA and back down to San Francisco a couple of years ago. Loved the lost coast and Humbolt Redwoods.

///Mik3 · 09-25-2012, 04:44 PM

The next stop was our camp site on the Oregon Coast

15. cimbing out to the dunes

16. coastal dunes just a 5min walk from our campsite:

17. Ridiculously windy on the dunes in the afternoon

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19. looking out towards the ocean

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21. Seriously otherworldly

22. Our campsite right off the dunes

23. My car in the woods

24.Starting up our fire for the evening

///Mik3 · 09-25-2012, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MP0WER

Looks like fun. Post them up!

Road tripped from SanDiego to Ferndale CA a couple of years ago. Loved the lost coast and Humbolt Redwoods.

nice. I wish we had more time to explore the lost cost a bit

///Mik3 · 09-25-2012, 05:05 PM

25. Sunrise at the dunes

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28. me at the dunes

29. the sand had an interesting texture. had a slight "crust" and then super soft underneath, but still sort of a coarse grain

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34. the crazy thing is you're surrounded by sand but you turn to one direction and you see this

My335iTT · 09-25-2012, 05:25 PM

Awesome pics!!!

///Mik3 · 09-25-2012, 07:42 PM

continuing up the Oregon coast

35.

36. totally got duped into checking out this tourist trap "the largest sea cave in the world!" i mean "the largest mainland sea cave in the world!" er "the largest seacave in north america that is naturally lit and fed by the tides..." $20 not well spent...

37. Made it to Portland. next few pics is where we stayed for the night in Portland. it's an "urban farmhouse." pretty awesome place

38. Dining room

39. Living room

40. Animals out back!

41. goat!

42. from camping to swanky. Bone marrow and crustini

43. Triple creme with fig and nuts

44. Ground Control. A Bar / Lounge / Retro Arcade

45. Voodoo dougnut

46. verdict: intense ideas, pretty meh execution

jlstyle · 09-25-2012, 11:35 PM

Sharp pictures! what's the setup?

ouchie · 09-25-2012, 11:52 PM

Wow...

arctic330i · 09-25-2012, 11:55 PM

Honestly the only thing I look forward to somedays is camping and waking up to a sunrise like that. It's just the most peaceful thing.

BMWinNorthdakota · 09-26-2012, 12:11 AM

UNREAL, op!

Gawd, humans pollute this world. You really don't realize it until you just get out there and see everything in its "Raw" form.

Amazing pictures. Thanks for the post.

///Mik3 · 09-26-2012, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by jlstyle

Sharp pictures! what's the setup?

about 80% of them are shot with a canon s100, the others are shot with a canon 5d mark II

Quote:

Originally Posted by arctic330i

Honestly the only thing I look forward to somedays is camping and waking up to a sunrise like that. It's just the most peaceful thing.

definitely. I love waking up in the morning after a night of camping. it's always so refreshing.

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Originally Posted by BMWinNorthdakota

UNREAL, op!

Gawd, humans pollute this world. You really don't realize it until you just get out there and see everything in its "Raw" form.

Amazing pictures. Thanks for the post.

thanks man. I've got some more i'll post in a sec

///Mik3 · 09-26-2012, 12:26 AM

47. Portland food trucks

48. Chowin' down on the side of the street

49. our next campsite. Mt. Rainier National park

50. Mt. Rainier towering over the camp

51. Out for a hike on Comet Falls trail

52.

53. tunnel under a glacier

54. little guy hangin out next to the trail

55. Crossing the river

56. the view from that log bridge

57. Sun catching the mist from the falls

58. the walls of the falls

59. we felt like sitting here forever

60. leaving the Mt. Rainier National Park

woosh · 09-26-2012, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ///Mik3

47. Portland food trucks

Nice shot! I assume this is stitched together, as that is some crazy wide angle!

///Mik3 · 09-26-2012, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by woosh

Nice shot! I assume this is stitched together, as that is some crazy wide angle!

yup, it's stitch

///Mik3 · 09-26-2012, 12:49 AM

61. Tried Senegalese food for the first time ever in Seattle. Delicious stuff! These are 2 different senegalese drinks.

62. Tiny little joint was owned and run by 1 guy. Dude was awesome

63. Fish Yassa

64. Fish Fataya

65. Alki Beach

66. Alki Beach

67. Seattle Skyline

68. Post Alley Gum Wall

69. a scene from Mario Bros in the gum

70. I gave this dude his hat

71. Pike & Pike. Didn't actually end up going to the market at all

72. The Aurora bridge troll. Aparently had been vandalized recently, so these totally hipster dudes were cleaning him up

73.

Kensta335 · 09-26-2012, 03:24 AM

awesome trip and pics.

Fakebreakr · 09-26-2012, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ///Mik3

9. Next morning, eggs waiting their turn

It's never camping trip unless you've got Spam and eggs. Damn, I want some spam and eggs now......

///Mik3 · 09-26-2012, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Fakebreakr

It's never camping trip unless you've got Spam and eggs. Damn, I want some spam and eggs now......

haha totally. Love me some spam and eggs

///Mik3 · 09-26-2012, 01:40 PM

this is probably the last set, unless i find a few other random shots that are somewhat interesting

74. lots of art and sculpture in Seattle

75. me and the needle, which we didn't bother entering

76. Walls of the EMP museum. Didn't go inside there either. We suck at being tourists

77. more of EMP museum exterior

78. Olympic sculpture park

79. Olympic sculpture park

80. Olympic sculpture park

81. watched a TED talk about seattle's new public library recently, so we decided to visit it. Really interesting building

82.

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87. Stopped back in Portland for brunch on our way back at a place called Tasty 'n Sons. Awesome place

88. Bacon wrapped fig with maple syrup

89. their breakfast charcuterie board

90. i had the steak and eggs over a cornmeal pancake with jalapeno butter

91. View of Mt. Shasta from hwy 5 on our way back home

KingOfJericho · 09-26-2012, 01:55 PM

Whoa... GREAT pics!

Uber V8 · 09-26-2012, 01:58 PM

Dude....Awesome pics and commentary. I felt like I was with you guys on the whole trip and after the last pic, I sadly realized I was still at my desk at work. haha

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///Mik3 gonna miss the M, but the wagon is sweet! 126 Rep 628 Posts Drives: 2009 328i Wagon Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 328i Sports Wagon [10.00]	61. Tried Senegalese food for the first time ever in Seattle. Delicious stuff! These are 2 different senegalese drinks. 62. Tiny little joint was owned and run by 1 guy. Dude was awesome 63. Fish Yassa 64. Fish Fataya 65. Alki Beach 66. Alki Beach 67. Seattle Skyline 68. Post Alley Gum Wall 69. a scene from Mario Bros in the gum 70. I gave this dude his hat 71. Pike & Pike. Didn't actually end up going to the market at all 72. The Aurora bridge troll. Aparently had been vandalized recently, so these totally hipster dudes were cleaning him up 73. __________________
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///Mik3 gonna miss the M, but the wagon is sweet! 126 Rep 628 Posts Drives: 2009 328i Wagon Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 328i Sports Wagon [10.00]	this is probably the last set, unless i find a few other random shots that are somewhat interesting 74. lots of art and sculpture in Seattle 75. me and the needle, which we didn't bother entering 76. Walls of the EMP museum. Didn't go inside there either. We suck at being tourists 77. more of EMP museum exterior 78. Olympic sculpture park 79. Olympic sculpture park 80. Olympic sculpture park 81. watched a TED talk about seattle's new public library recently, so we decided to visit it. Really interesting building 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. Stopped back in Portland for brunch on our way back at a place called Tasty 'n Sons. Awesome place 88. Bacon wrapped fig with maple syrup 89. their breakfast charcuterie board 90. i had the steak and eggs over a cornmeal pancake with jalapeno butter 91. View of Mt. Shasta from hwy 5 on our way back home __________________ Last edited by ///Mik3; 09-26-2012 at 02:54 PM..
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