Seattle - San Francisco - Seattle

Hi!

Me an my girlfriend are going to Seattle to soon.

Between April 8th and until our return flight from Seattle to Europe
the 19th we plan to rent a car and drive down to San Francisco.
We have to arrive in SF before the evening the 11th. So we have 3.5
days on the trip from SEA to SF. We would like to drive down the
coast.
After a couple of days in SF, we want to visit Yosemite NP, before
heading north again.

Do anyone have any recommodations of what the best route for our trip
would be? Also appreciate tips on things to see and do.

Thanks,
Olav H
Oslo, Norway

(Olav Helland) wrote in
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Between April 8th and until our return flight from Seattle to Europe
the 19th we plan to rent a car and drive down to San Francisco.
We have to arrive in SF before the evening the 11th. So we have 3.5
days on the trip from SEA to SF. We would like to drive down the
coast.
After a couple of days in SF, we want to visit Yosemite NP, before
heading north again.

There is a lot to see between Seattle and San Francisco. The coastal scenery
is beautiful. The mountains are also beautiful, though you should expect
winter conditions in many areas. Ski resorts should still be open as well.
I would heading south along the Pacific coast, then heading north through the
mountains (Yosemite, Tahoe, Lassen, etc.).

It's difficult to be too specific without knowing your interests. As Ken
says, go down the coast, stop at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport.

On the way back, apart from Yosemite I'd pick out Lassen and Crater Lake.

The one other place I'd try for is the Eastern entrance to Mount St Helens;
you drive through verdant forest for miles and suddenly you round a corner
and you are in the blast zone of the volcano. It can probably be fitted in
on the way down, or back, depending on your preference.

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"Graham Harrison" wrote in
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It's difficult to be too specific without knowing your interests. As Ken
says, go down the coast, stop at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport.

On the way back, apart from Yosemite I'd pick out Lassen and Crater Lake.


Both of which will require you carry and fit tire chains, you may
not be able to get up to the rim road at Crater Lake and you'll have to
use the South or West entrance as the north entrance will be closed

The one other place I'd try for is the Eastern entrance to Mount St
Helens;
you drive through verdant forest for miles and suddenly you round a corner
and you are in the blast zone of the volcano. It can probably be fitted
in
on the way down, or back, depending on your preference.


You'll almost certainly find the road from the Coldwater ridge
visitor centre to Johnston Ridge Observatory will still be
closed by snow.

Do not underestimate the possibility of a late season snow
storm, they can be nasty, check the weather forecast and
road conditions before heading into the mountains.

Keith