05-23-2006, 06:30 PM
If you planned four or five days, you'd probably wind up with too much time. But, if you want to stop in wine country, there's a day, and there are several interesting things to do along the Oregon coast, including a great aquariam and - my favorite - the Tillamook Cheese Factory. There's also a lot of new stuff to see and do up around Astoria, Oregon, that was developed for the Lewis and Clark Expedition celebration, if that kind of thing appeals to you. If you do take 101 up to Astoria and then head east toward Portland, you can cross over into Washington just below Longview and hit I-5 for the stretch up to Issaquah. That bypasses Portland, but there's lots to see there, too, so you might want to plan another day there. Actually, there are several places where it's easy to cut over to I-5 if you get tired of scenery and just want to make good time.
Oh, and around here, we don't refer to it as "THE" I-5.
Oh, and around here, we don't refer to it as "THE" I-5.