Olympic National Park, Lewis & Clark National Park, "Spruce Goose" & the California Coast

Monday we loaded a Ferry to cross the Puget Sound in Washington state. We then rode through parts of the Olympic National Park. Stayed Monday night at Ocean Shores. Got in late and walked to the beach the next morning before leaving. Tuesday we rode into Oregon and stopped by Fort Clatsop in the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. This was the spot where Captains Lewis and Clark spent the winter during the expedition. We spent the night in McMinnville, Oregon. Wednesday morning we headed to the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum which is home to Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose", an airplane with an all wood frame structure. At the time when it was built in 1947 it was the largest plane ever built. We didn't realize prior to our visit that the museum was so extensive. After getting there, we wished that we had allotted more time so that we could have stayed longer. When we left McMinnville, we headed down the coastline on Hwy. 101. We saw some beautiful scenery along the coast, but also had several long delays due to roadwork. We stayed the night at Coos Bay/North Bend Oregon and are headed today toward the Redwood Forest but will first stop at the local Harley shop to get the oil changed in Jim's bike [or pick up oil to change it out later if they don't have time to do it at the dealership]. According to Raymond, we have about 100 miles to get to the California state line.