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Outside Magazine, June 2005

The Spirit of Summer 2005: The Ultimate Road Trip
Rubber Soul

By Amy Marr


Intro | The Best Surf Towns | Perfect Pickup Games | In Praise of the Rope Swing | The Ultimate Road Trip | Beach Bike Cruiser | Amarillo, Texas | Best Shorefront Lodges | Great Outdoor Eats | Our Favorite Barbecue | Summer Style. PT I | The Island Life | The Coolest Crags | Summer's Best Car | The Perfect Beach Party | Cheap Date | The Best Float | Summer Style, PT II | Epic Fat-Tire Adventure | 4th of July Celebrations | Randy Wayne White's Favorite Beach | Whitewater Fix | Summer Style, PT III

Highway 1
BABY, YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR: Cali's Highway 1 (courtesy, California Tourism)
The Pacific stretching westward, rolling hills, empty beaches inhabited only by sea lions—there's no getting around it: The West Coast's Highway 1/101 is the classic summer drive. Head out on the 734-mile stretch winding from San Francisco to Astoria, Oregon, for spectacular scenery, crowd-free adventures, and the wind-in-the-hair perma-grin you can only get on the open road. Our weekend guide:

Mile 44: Fuel up on Pacific oysters ordered live from the seawater tanks at the Tomales Bay Oyster Company, a working farm in Marshall. 415-663-1242

Mile 196: Plunge into a swimming hole along the highway as it follows the South Fork of the Eel
Summer Essentials
The Righteous Rod
Sage designed its Xi2 saltwater fly rod so that you can feel the shaft load with power in your backcast, then time your forward movement to precisely drop that Crazy Charlie in front of your quarry. $640; www.sageflyfish.com
River through Richardson Grove State Park. 707-247-3318, www.parks.ca.gov

Mile 319: Hike beneath 2,000-year-old, 300-foot redwoods at Redwood National Park and Redwood State Park. 707-464-6101, www.nps.gov/redw

Mile 513: Boogie-board the 500-foot sand dunes of Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, then bed down in a deluxe yurt at Umpqua Lighthouse State Park. $65 for up to seven people; 800-452-5687, www.oregonstateparks.org

Mile 640: Sea-kayak, hang- glide, or surf at Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area. 800-551-6949, www.oregonstateparks.org

Mile 695: Grab a table at the Sea Shack (503-368-7897), on Nehalem Bay in Wheeler, for a bucket of Cajun shrimp and an icy beer. At Wheeler Marina (503- 368-5780), rent a boat and traps to go crabbing off Nehalem Bay State Park.

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Intro | The Best Surf Towns | Perfect Pickup Games | In Praise of the Rope Swing | The Ultimate Road Trip | Beach Bike Cruiser | Amarillo, Texas | Best Shorefront Lodges | Great Outdoor Eats | Our Favorite Barbecue | Summer Style. PT I | The Island Life | The Coolest Crags | Summer's Best Car | The Perfect Beach Party | Cheap Date | The Best Float | Summer Style, PT II | Epic Fat-Tire Adventure | 4th of July Celebrations | Randy Wayne White's Favorite Beach | Whitewater Fix | Summer Style, PT III

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