Originally Posted by
vegenaise
misspelling route three times. wow.
anyway, imho the oregon coast isn't all it's cracked up to be. crappy shoulders, tons of traffic, sub par landscapes. i've cycled much nicer coastlines. perhaps if you're from iowa or some other equally ugly state i guess.
edit for more points. the best part of the oregon coast is leaving oregon and then immediately going to jedediah smith redwood state park. prior to the redwoods, that part of california is super ugly though. as for getting back the train from southern oregon to portland goes through the mountains and is really beautiful. you'd have to take a bus to get from pdx to astoria.
Different strokes... I thought the Oregon coast was very scenic and great riding. Additionally the state campgrounds in Oregon are very nice and inexpensive as well.
To the OP, for getting back... I'm not sure if there is train or bus service, but if all else fails a one way car rental works well and the cost isn't bad if there is more than one person. Check several rental companies because prices and availability of one way rentals varies widely.