This is one variation on a loop of the northwest corner that we run every few years: out to Astoria along highway 102; down the coast to Pacific City, taking the quiet interior route between Astoria and Seaside rather than a busy, uninteresting stretch of the coast highway; and then back up to Highway 202 again following the Nehalem River up Foss Road and then Highway 103 To Jewell.

 

Here’s the complete journal, and an overview map: