from KY to west coast

[markandrhonda]

Doing trip from KY to oregon coast, looking at going through sacramento ,going up coast and returning through portland. I am doing this in August ,any tips,do's and don'ts or improving on route would be much appreciated. I have a jayco 24k melbourne with the mercedes diesel .
Thanks for your help as this is my first trip out west.
Mark and Rhonda

[DanNJanice]

How much time do you have for this trip? There is so much to see depending on the route, that it is hard to say, without a time estimate.

[markandrhonda]

Thanks for the reply, that is the problem we are going to visit my son in Astoria OR and only have 7 or so days to spend getting there and cover some ground covering the coast , any help would be appreciated.
Mark and Rhonda

[markandrhonda]

Sent reply but didn't direct to you, sorry just learning this site.
Mark

[Big1]

So are you coming up hwy 101?

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[markandrhonda]

Originally Posted by Big1

So are you coming up hwy 101?

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I was looking at that route , do you have an opinion of it?
Mark

[Duke4857]

Originally Posted by markandrhonda

Thanks for the reply, that is the problem we are going to visit my son in Astoria OR and only have 7 or so days to spend getting there and cover some ground covering the coast , any help would be appreciated.
Mark and Rhonda

Since you want to be in Astoria OR for a visit, you might want to change plans. Beeline for Astoria, visit your son for a few days. Than head south down the coast. When you run out of time you could turn east and leave the rest of the west coast for another time. The southern part of OR you will need to find your way to Reno NV/Winnemucca NV to catch I 80 back east. Unless you are thrill seekers you might stay away from Doherty Slide in eastern OR hwy 140. Not a bad road but a narrow 6% thrill hill to drive. (visit youtube) It took us 4 /7 hr driving days to come home from Illinois last Aug/Sept. The last night we stopped only 100 miles from home, but we were done for the day. I would love to have the time to drive back east again and see more of the sights. Have fun in your travels.

[DanNJanice]

What Duke said would certainly be a reasonable option.
Since you are already in Astoria, I would not worry too much about driving the coast. You can always do day trips from Astoria and see about as much ocean as want too.

I-70 might be a good option. You would cross the rocky mountains in Colorado and get some nice scenery. Then into the desert landscapes of eastern Utah for a totally different environment. Once you reach Salt Lake City you could decide to either take 80 across the salt flats or take 84 through the Columbia river gorge.