As I said in my earlier post, I don't think Seattle was really the destination at all; I think Portland was. They left SF on Fri., 11/24 and were expected in Gold Beach on Sat., 11/25, after having arrived in Portland.
Gold Beach is between SF and Portland, so they had gotten to Portland and turned around to head home.
Here are a couple more snippets of media articles to add to what is in the stories already posted:
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" ... The family made two phone calls to a Gold Beach hotel last Saturday, the second call at 5:45 p.m., Detective Angela Martin of the San Francisco police department told KGW-TV in Portland.
According to police, the family reportedly asked the hotel clerk to leave a key outside since they would be arriving late that night.
The phone call was the last reported contact with the family. The Gold Beach hotel did leave keys out for the Kim family but the keys were still there the next morning, KGW reported.
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[CNET co-workers - repeat of statement about usually being in contact by phone or email]
"We're all upset," said co-worker Sarah Cain.
Kati Kim's father, Phil Fleming, who lives in New Mexico, said he and his wife are waiting by the phone for news.
"I don't know if there's much we can do right now but stay at home base," Fleming told KGW-TV. ..."
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Anone know what the terrain is along this stretch?