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Rockies to the Oregon coast and back

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Topic: Rockies to the Oregon coast and back
Posted By: Marco T
Subject: Rockies to the Oregon coast and back
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2016 at 6:13pm
We've been back for a week now, but I wanted to share some information about our trip.  We were out for three weeks, starting near Banff, AB at Johnston's Canyon, cutting through the Okanagan valley in BC, down through Washington State to Astoria, OR where we took a week to explore down the coast before heading to Crater Lake, then we made our way to Coeur d'Alene and we finished up at Waterton Lakes, AB.  

The whole trip was great and we were relatively comfortable with three kids in the 176T.  There is definitely more room in there than you would expect!  

Places I'd spend more time next time:

1. Williamson Lake, near Revelstoke BC.  Nice little lake and campground where the kids had a blast in the water and on the playground.  Also, down the road is the Enchanted Forest and SkyTrek Adventure Park, where you could easily spend most of a day.
2. Okanagan Falls, BC - fun beach, great beach for the kids, lots of wineries to explore.  I'd spend a day floating down the river in Penticton and then playing on their beach, just up the road, too.
3. Yachats, OR - we were just passing through, but it really looked like a hidden gem.  I'll book a couple of nights there next time.
4. Smith River, CA - this was a spectacular drive and I wish we knew it was there when I was researching the trip as I would have booked two or three nights in the area.  Huge trees, white water, steep mountains - just gorgeous!

Here are a few shots of what we saw and where we parked the rpod:

Johnston Canyon - the only spot where we had space to set up the rdome:

Lower Falls, Johnston Canyon, AB (near Banff)

Upper Falls


Okanagan Falls, BC - our little rpod right on the beach, in amongst the giants LOL


Haystack Rock - Cannon Beach, OR


Seal Rock Cove, OR

Crater Lake, OR



Waterton Lakes, AB





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The Tri-podders
2011 Dodge Durango Citadel - 5.7L Hemi
2015 R-pod 176T



Replies:
Posted By: grand beaver
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2016 at 10:51pm
Well done sir!.....Thanks for posting the great pics.......we live about 60 mi. from Cannon Beach, its one of our favs!!.......It never ceases to amaze me how "blue" that Lake in the Crater (lol) is


Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2016 at 1:09pm
Great pictures!! 

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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150
2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk
Previously owned
2015 Rpod 179
2010 Rpod 171


Posted By: les olvera
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2016 at 4:53pm
That's what RVing is all about.  Well done.Thumbs Up 

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Les


Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 29 Jul 2016 at 1:24am
Nice!  We may have passed each other on the west coast.

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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual



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