Report from Thursday, November 17, 2022
Today I drove from Grayland Beach State Park to Tokeland, Raymond, Pe Ell, Vader, then onto to Interstate 5 South from the Cowlitz River Bridge Crossing to Longview, Kalama, Woodland, Ridgefield, and Vancouver. A three hour drive, including sightseeing stops, breakfast and coffee sipping, and bathroom stops.
The 29 mile country drive south from Pe Ell to Vader is spectacular. The autumn colors of yellow, rusts, grays, browns, golds and the contrast with the lush evergreens was a driver's delight. It was a clear day on a quiet and rather empty winding country road. I marveled at the beauty. Fields of 4' foot high berries, open grain fields, fenced cattle or dairy farms, small lumber mills, ranch homes, a bit distant from a city like Centralia.
Report from October 7. 2021
Today I drove from Twin Harbors to Raymond, Pe Ell, Vader, Longview, and Vancouver.
Beginning of high tide in Willapa Bay, cloudy, light rain, cool.
I was very impressed with the many farms along WA 6 from Raymond to Pe Ell along the Willapa River Valley. This river meets the Willapa Bay at Raymond. The first 20 miles east of Raymond on WA6 follows the Willapa River Valley. A flat country drive with rolling hills on the sides.
After mile 20 you climb a ridge and then drive down into one of the valleys of one of the forks of the Chelais River. You continue down into the small village of Pe Ell.
The drive on three back country roads from Pe E ll to Vader was very beautiful. The green fields and cattle grazing were a spectacular sight to behold. This area was part of the Chelais River drainage basin which eventually empties into Grays Harbor at Aberdeen.
I look forward to returning in the autumn season for the fall leaves displays.
Four Days in Grayland, Part I Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay: A Traveler's Hypertext Notebook and Guide
Four Days in Grayland, Part II Grayland Beach: A Camper's Hypertext Notebook, Studies, and Comments
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