We intended to leave Seattle on Saturday, February 13, but a giant snowstorm was supposed to bury Seattle in a foot of snow Friday night, so we decided to leave early, on Friday afternoon, in the hopes that we could sneak out in between the big snow that hit Olympia on Thursday and the much bigger snow that was supposed to start Friday night. We had a lot of projects and packing to do, so getting out early was not easy, but we managed to leave Seattle around 4:30 pm.
The Oregon coast, where we were heading, was not supposed to get snow, so I figured if we could get past the snow in Olympia, the center of the snowstorm, and off to the other side before it hit, we would be OK. It was comforting to know that if the snow was bad enough that we couldn't make it, we could always pull over to the side of the road, and we would be in a self-contained little house filled with heat, water, food, and plumbing. However, it was also clear that if we didn't make it before the big snow started, we'd probably be in the same place for a few days, so I was pretty motivated to make it through the snow. I obsessively checked the traffic cams all over to determine the best route, and it was pretty snowy everywhere, but we decided to start heading west after Olympia, passing through Aberdeen and Raymond towards the coast. There was a lot of snow between Olympia and Raymond, and the roads were a little scary, but we made it through to the other side where it was raining instead of snowing just as the snow was supposed to start coming down. I cooked challah in the RV oven while Michael drove, and we had Shabbat dinner while he was still driving. We stopped for the night at Dismal Nitch Rest Area, just north of the Astoria bridge, a perfect little spot with a beautiful view of Oregon across the Columbia River.
Today's route:
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