June 6th, 2014 – Fort Bragg, CA to Portland, OR, ~550 miles
End of the 1.
This photo makes me laugh, as Bui looks like he’s been sponsored by Chevron. I was surprised to see a gas station that had a separate pump for each grade. I know in Oregon, you expect to see service attendants everywhere, but even here in Northern California the way to pay was to pump (and watch the lovely analog gauges flick along), then wait for an attendant to come out to you, note the charge, go back inside, charge your card, and come back outside with your receipt to sign. Slightly bizarre – or maybe I just don’t get out of big cities enough.
Baby Jack says hi to Oregon. At this point we started to head inland, which would sadly cause us to miss Rogue Brewing, possibly my favorite brewery out there. Still, we had to be in Vancouver the next evening to pick up Vy from the airport, so cutting inland was our penalty for getting such a late start yesterday.
I was amused to learn that Oregon’s EBT card is called the Oregon Trail card. Though for reasons I didn’t understand, if you used your Oregon Trail card to buy food at the gas station I stopped at, you weren’t allowed to eat it on-site.
Normally when I take long trips, I go solo and make it a point to visit breweries. Bui was very gracious in humoring my beer obsession and joining me at places like Deschutes. Day 3 wrapped up by me getting some Black Butte Porter on cask, an elk burger (because why not), and – if you can read the business card on the table – a recommendation from our KLR-riding waiter to go see Liard Hot Springs on our way back down from Alaska. Duly noted!
Continue on to Day 4
June 6th, 2014 – Fort Bragg, CA to Portland, OR, ~550 miles
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June 5th, 2014 – Fremont, CA to Fort Bragg, CA, ~215 miles