No charcoal besides to start the fire. I’m tempted to try ribs with an all wood smoke.
I need recommendations for places with activities that are inside during this never ending heatwave. I’m fucking ready for fall!
At this price, it has to be overrated. Does quality and service match the price?
I plan on smoking 2 racks of baby back ribs and 12 jalapeño stuffed chicken thighs. We will have a few sides to go along with it but I’m afraid it won’t be enough meat. Should I throw on some brats as well or something else? No brisket, I don’t have confidence. lol
Just wrapped up an amazing road trip! For anyone interested, I’ll list our over night stays and places we visiting along the way. We had a short 8 day trip and didn’t even come close to see and do everything we wanted. However, I knew we would be limited on time and would miss out on some stops, sightseeing, hiking, etc. We could have easily made this a 14 day trip.
Day 1 and 2- we visited Seattle doing touristy things like Pike Place Market, the Space Needle, took the ferry to Bainbridge Island(gorgeous views of Seattle from the ferry) and walked around the city.
Day 3- (the road trip officially begins) we drove to Mt. Rainier and stopped at a couple of places within the park for pictures and views then hiked Snow lake trail which was a great hike. After several hours, we drove to Astoria to spend the night. We stayed the night at The Norblad hotel, it’s in a good location to walk to a some restaurants and to the pier.
Day 4- started our drive on the 101, making frequent stops for views and walking on beaches. We stopped at Fort Stevens State Park, Cannon Beach, and Tillamook Creamery. Cannon Beach and the Creamery took a big chunk of our time that day so we missed out on a lot of other stops along the way to our next overnight stay in Yachats. We stayed the night at the Adobe Resort. Great location right on the water with a rim hiking trail.
Day 5- this is the part of the trip that I regret spreading out our overnight stays too far apart. We drove a total of over 5 hours from Yachats to Trinidad, CA. There were so many places to stop with such little time. We stopped at Cape Perpetua for overlook views, Thors well, Winchester Bay to see the sand dunes, we hiked in Jedediah Smith State Park then drove Howland Hill Road through the park which I highly recommend! We spent the next two nights in Trinidad,Ca in an Airbnb.
Day 6- spending the entire day in Trinidad was a great decision because of the location to the Redwoods, Trinidad was a great small town but most of all, it gave us a break from driving. I highly recommend hiking Trillium Falls trail. It’s approximately 3 miles of remote hiking through the redwoods. Absolutely beautiful and majestic, not many hikers on this trail. At one point, it was extremely quiet if you stood still, kind of eerie but peaceful. We walked around the Trinidad and hung out at Trinidad State beach for a while. We very much enjoyed this area!
Day 7- we began our next drive to Mendocino. We drove the Avenue of the Giants, made a few stops to take picture and walk around. We had lunch in Garberville which was a cute little town. Shortly after, we started driving on highway 1 which took us back to the coast winding through heavily wooded mountain sides for what felt like an hour. Very remote area and not a lot of traffic which made it enjoyable, it reminded me of Road to Hana with some blind switch backs but not as narrow of a road. This was a beautiful drive all the way to Mendocino. We stopped at Glass Beach, walked around the beach area watching the waves crash onto the rocks(I could watch waves crashing all day lol). We stayed the night on the outskirts of Mendocino at SCP Mendocino Inn and Farm. The Inn was amazing! The property is spread out with several different farm houses(best way to describe it), very rustic with a lot of character. They have Lamas and chickens which guests can feed. Just a very unique property and I would definitely stay there again.
Day 8- we end our trip driving to San Francisco. Great, dramatic views along the way on the coastline. We stopped at Point Arena Lighthouse then we had a delicious lunch at Pier Place. We stopped multiple times at various pull outs along the way to San Francisco as the views are spectacular.
This is a top 5 trip for us, I already want to go back as there is so much we missed. My favorite areas were from Yachats to Mendocino. I loved the Redwoods, it just seemed so magical and peaceful. One of the most surprising things to me during his whole trip was how it’s not busy not much traffic, except for the bigger towns. For how beautiful this entire part of the country is, I’m shocked it’s not more busy. There were countless times we were the only car on the road or only people at lookouts. I’m used to RMNP where it can be overwhelmed with people. I’m not complaining at all! It just seemed weird to me.
We are already planning on doing a part II of this Pacific Coast road trip from San Francisco to San Diego next year.
Ask me anything and I’ll answer the best I can.
I can’t find any information as to why it’s closed or when it’ll open back up. It’s been closed for a month and I have not seen any work being done. I drive through there daily M-F, it’s annoying af.
Masterbuilt gravity 800: 250°F for 5 hours even.
I love this smoker!
The Chair Company is similar to Widows Bay with how it blends mystery, suspense and comedy seamlessly. Not as heavy handed on the horror but it does have some creepy scenes.