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Redondo Beach, United States
Stay with Uncle Ben and Conny
Get there 8/3 morning.
Giving us Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday, leaving Thurs morning.
Thursday pick up rental car from LAX. Drive 11 hrs Thursday leave @ 6 am. Stop at crater lake. Rim drive (watchmen and discovery). Friday pick up flowers and marriage license Jackson county (2.5 hr drive)to get to Brookings, OR for when we elope. If time stop at Jedediah red wood on Friday or before we leave gold beach.
Pick up rental car at LAX for 8/6-8/17. LAX to Seattle.
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Brookings, United States
8/6 drive to crater lake @ 6 am. Sleep in car near flowers. 8/7 Electric flower garden florist is 20 min from the airport so pick up the flowers. Grab marriage license 8/7 at Jackson County make online appointment set up
Elope time line:
~3:00 PM - Getting Ready, Final details, touch-ups, attire
4:00 PM - Leave for Indian Sands Trailhead
4:15 PM - Arrive at Indian Sands, Hike in
15-20 min hike with gear + buffer, scout and prep
4:45-5:30 PM - Ceremony at Indian Sands
Vows, ring exchange, etc
5:30-6:00 PM - Couple Portraits at Indian
Sands golden light, cliffs, dunes
6:15-6:45 PM - Drive & Arrive at Natural
Bridges
4 min drive + 2 min walk to viewpoint
6:45-7:30 PM - Drive & Hike to Secret
Beach
4 min drive, ~15 min hike in, plan for low tide
7:30-8:15 PM - Final Portrait Session at
Secret Beach
Sunset photos with sea stacks, waterfall, ocean glow
8:30 PM - Wrap up & Head Back
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Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area Siuslaw National Forest, United States
1.5 hr drive from Brookings to Bandon.
On the way stop at gold beach, Meyers creek beach for tide pools
In Brandon: face rock and circles in the sand
1.5 hr drive to Florence
In Florence, sand dunes and rent sand boards from *Sand Masters Parks. Devils punch bowl (1hr north)/thors well (30 min north), *sea lions caves, hug point.
Stay in Florence 8/9-9/11 *AirBnb
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Cape Kiwanda, United States
2 hr drive from Florence to… (gods thumb in Lincoln city 35 min before)
Cape Kiwanda, Haystack Rock, Pacific City, Pelican Brewery, tide pool during low tide. Oceanside/Tunnel beach. Tilla mook.
*AirBnb
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Cannon Beach, United States
1.5 hr
Ecola state park, cannon beach sunset, haystack rock, hug point shops
That night drive to Longview (2hr) and stay AirBnb
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Mount Rainier, United States
2 hr drive: Paradise entrance
Time slot??
Myrtle falls, skyline loop (5 mi), reflection lake
If extra time: Narada falls, high rock, Christine falls
Stay in DuPont
*Airbnb
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Olympic National Park, United States
3.5 hr drive - start early
Hoh rainforest. Sol did. Lake crescent. Hurricane ridge
Stay in Port angeles *Airbnb
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North Cascades National Park, United States
5 hr drive
Rainy lake, diablo lake overlook, maple pass loop, Washington Pass
Stay in marble mount
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Seattle, United States
2 hr drive
Pike market place, space needle, chihuly garden
Fly out at 8/16 morning and return rental car