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i'm planning my next big road trip for either april or may. last year i drove san diego north to san francisco (photo above). this year i'm going to fly into either portland or seattle, rent a car and drive my way south along the coast to san francisco. i could fly into san francisco & drive north to portland ... but if i end up with extra days before my flight home i want to spend them in sf. i do love sf.

so ...

anyone have places i should definitely visit? i'm thinking mendocino is a must, since erin's wedding photos are simply gorgeous. and i want to visit the redwood forest. but i don't know anything about the coast of oregon. i know i want to visit astoria (the oregon town where the movie 'the goonies' was filmed), but past that i have no idea what i'm in for. anyone been there or heard stories from there that you want to share?