Elkton Park

We wanted to hit one more swimming spot before we parted with Emily, so we drove to a little regional park--also an RV campground--on a wide spot in the Umpqua River. The water was reminiscent of an AZ lake, and there were signs about some kind of scary algae (don't let your dogs drink the water?!) so I didn't super love swimming here, although I found out later Shimi was way more nervous than I was. I just thought it smelled metallic. But we all got in for a bit, and then I sunned on a rock and it was nice. We went to a little store for ice cream and then said our goodbyes and hit the road back to CA!Read more