8 Days in Oregon and Washington

Duration: 8 days
Mileage: 2000
Starting point: Mountain View, CA
Countries: USA
Budget for 2 people: $800 ($180* hotel, $360 food, $200 gas, $60 other)

• Day 0: Drive from work to Red Bluff (220 mi)
• Day 1: Explore Southern Oregon wine cities, drive to Crescent City (300 mi)
• Day 2: Drive along Oregon coast to Tillamook (300 mi)
• Day 3: Drive to Seattle (250 mi)
• Days 4-6: Work from Seattle and explore the city, drive to Portland (180 mi)
• Day 7: Visit Oregon's waterfalls, drive to Eugene (160 mi)
• Day 8: Drive home (600 mi)

* We used points for our hotels on the way to Seattle, and hotel in Seattle was covered by the employer.

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5 Day Trip to Seattle and Olympic National Park

Flight: Orange County, SNA –> Seattle, SEA –> Orange County, SNA
Mileage: ~500
Starting point: Irvine, CA
States: WA
Budget for 2 people: $1530 ($613 flight, $57 car; $330 hotel, $80 gas, $250 food, $200 other)

• Day 0: late flight from the Orange County, SNA to Seattle, SEA; sleep close to the airport to pick up a rental car next morning
• Day 1: drive to Olympic National Park, WA; see Port Angeles, Clallam Bay (200 mi, 5 h); stay at Port Angeles
• Day 2: continue exploring Olympic National Park, WA; see La Push, Hoh Rainforest and get lost taking a wrong road (400 mi, 8 h)
• Day 3: explore Seattle; see Space Needle, Science Center, Chihuly Garden and Glass, Pike Place Market
• Day 4: see Waterfront Park, Olympic Sculpture Park, downtown, Gum Wall; take a ferry to Bainbridge Island (35 min)
• Day 5: walk to and take pictures from Kerry Park; fly back home

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