![]() I can't imagine navigating a boat in and out of this harbor. The channel into Depoe Bay is narrow and turbulent. My FJ had a fine saltwater spray after this stop, so I'll definitely need to wash it down tomorrow. ![]() Here the ocean crashes into a sea wall at the edge of 101, and it's not unusual for waves to spray across the highway. Shortly after Boiler Bay I rode into Depoe Bay, one of the smallest harbors on the US Pacific Coast. I continued south on US-101 to Boiler Bay. I'd hoped to explore Salishan Spit, but it seems to be blocked by some gated communities in Gleneden Beach. Fortunately it didn't last long and I made it through.Īt Siletz I turned north and followed the Siletz River to the coast. The wet earth was rather snotty in places and my front wheel was really loose. I remembered that this road had a few miles of gravel, but I thought it would be fine. In Nashville I turned onto the even lesser known back way into Siletz. US-20 is the main route between Albany and Corvallis in the Willamette Valley and Newport on the coast, but at Blodgett I veered off onto the twistier, lesser known Nashville Road. I had the day off and took a short ride out to the Oregon coast.
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