July 12-13

July 13, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F

We bid Boring a fond farewell to begin our summer/autumn road trip. We're heading to Colorado and Mt Rushmore but aren't sure of our itinerary, we'll plan as we go.
Our first stop was Hot Lake, Oregon.
We explored the towns of Union and LaGrande as well as Hot Lake Springs, and drove a 17% grade to Morgan Lake.
All were interesting and historic, especially Hot Lake Springs as they have have a history museum and bronze works by David Manuel. http://www.hotlakesprings.com/
We were hoping to take a dip in the hot springs but with temperatures in the 90s we passed.Read more