Best of The Trip, Part 4

Posted on August 1, 2009
Filed Under Call us tourists, Random musing | 2 Comments

Hidden Lake at Glacier National Park

Posted by Sierra

Best Meal: Sean Paxton’s house, Sonoma, CA

Best Brewpub: Pelican Pub, Pacific City, OR

Best Ice Cream: Cowlicks, Fort Bragg, CA

Best Candy: Lillie Belle Farms Chocolates, Medford, OR

Best Sausage: Roundman’s Smokehouse (Motto: We Smoke Anything!), Fort Bragg, CA

Best Cheese: Rogue Creamery Caveman Blue for Mom and Dad, WAY too many to decide for Sierra

Best Pie: Sour Cream Lemon Pie from Frontier Pies, Rexburg, ID

Best RV-cooked Meal: Dad’s Father’s Day Ribeye

Best Beer: Lost Abbey Veritas 004 (Dad), Russian RIver Consecration (Mom)

Best Sandwich: Pear & Blue Cheese Sandwiches (in the RV)

Best Breakfast: Breakfast Buffet, Yosemite National Park, CA

Best Pizza: Stuffed Pizza, Chicago Fire, Sacramento, CA

Best Hamburger: Kobe Burger, Rogue Brewpub, Newport, OR

Best Factory Tour: Harry & David,  Medford, OR

Best Farmer’s Market: Marin County, CA

Best Campground with Service: KOA in Willets, CA

Best Campground without Service: Signal Mountain Campground, Grand Teton National Park, WY

Best Pool: Corvallis Community Pool, Corvallis, OR

Best Bathrooms: Hi-Valley RV Park, Boise, ID

Worst Bathrooms: KOA in Devil’s Tower, WY (no hot water in shower)

Best National Park: Yellowstone National Park, WY, ID, and MT

Best Historic Site: Hearst Castle, San Simeon, CA

Best Memorial: Mount Rushmore, SD

Best Hike: Vernal/Nevada Falls hike, Yosemite National Park, CA

Best Bike Trail: John Dellenbeck Trail, Diamond Lake, OR

Best Drive: San Diego-Pacific City, CA & OR

Best Visitor Center: Craig Thomas Visitor Center, Grand Teton National Park, WY

Best Park Rangers: Yellowstone National Park, MT, WY, and ID

Best Animal Moment: When the mountain goat and baby trotted along the trail next to us in Glacier National Park,  MT

Best State Park: Prairie Creek Redwoods, CA

Noisiest State Park: Memaloose Campground, OR

Worst Mosquitoes: Diamond Lake RV Park, OR

Best Bookstore: Powell’s City of Books, Portland, OR

Best Museum: Musée Mechanique, San Francisco, CA

Best Small Town: Nevada City, CA

Best Small City: Santa Cruz, CA

Best Medium City: Portland, OR

Best Large City: San Francisco, CA

Best Parting Gifts: Toiletries and more from Bill and Liping’s house

Best Sweatshirt Message: “Tsunami Plan – Run Like Hell” in a store in Newport, OR

Best Party: Aunt Gretchen’s Dinner Party in Longmont, CO

Comments

2 Responses to “Best of The Trip, Part 4”

  1. Jenny Niec on September 25th, 2009 10:52 am

    Hi Sierra, Daria, & Stan – I guess you’re probably all settling back into normal lief (whatever that is :) by now. I like your “best of” list. It was great spending time with all of you on the San Francisco leg of your trip. We hope to see you all again beofre too long! – Jenny

  2. Bob McArthur on January 28th, 2010 2:00 am

    Just found your blog, a little late. We are also a family with an 11 year old girl doing a travel year, which we call the No ETA tour. We are in southern CA for Jan – Feb in a rented condo; in March we hit the road again. Any suggestions for warm (we tent) locations for March – April?

    Thanks for the useful info in your last post.

    Bob

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