Day 1: Orland, Ca.; hot and humid!

After having several days to getting ready, it still felt like I left everything to the last day! "Hot" is not my best...um, temperature. Even so we managed to leave at about noon and drove theWeiterlesen
Prospect, Oregon (definitely cooler!)

Woke up to a beautiful morning in Orland, the heat of the day was still a couple of hours away. Slow morning...gas fill up at Pilot, which conveniently offers Cinnabon rolls! Coffee and a warm, icingWeiterlesen
Crater Lake Day!

Enjoyed a cool (!) morning, long sleeves and all! Packed up lunches for a day in the national park via jeep. (This was a day off for Auggie, he got to stay and just sleep through his day.) First aWeiterlesen
Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway to Sisters

Not our best start...for a good hour we fussed with the black waste trying to empty the tank. Finally gave up, drove with it full all day until we got to Sisters, Oregon. Fussed another 40 minutes orWeiterlesen
Sisters, morning waterfall hike

Cool morning again....packed up and headed out Sahalie and Kooash Falls along the McKenzie River. Decided Auggie could join us for our morning adventure and so with Hardings in the back seat of theWeiterlesen
Afternoon in Sisters

Returned to RV after our nature walk (!) and left Auggie for a deserved afternoon nap. Sandwiches at Sisters Coffee shop, all outdoor dining, and most wore masks. Like California you can not enter aWeiterlesen
Hot drive to Cascade Locks

Mostly a drive day, with a quick trip to an RV parts store outside of Redmond. Easy replacement of a leaky shower hose, and headed north up through Madras and ultimately Cascade Locks. Last time weWeiterlesen
Multnomah Falls

In spite of the heat , we all jumped into the jeep...well "jump: could be the wrong word since it is only a two door, and two of us "crawl" over the front seat to get in the back....and drove west toWeiterlesen
Lunching in Toppenish

About a 300 mile drive from Cascade Locks to Leavenworth in Washington. Yakima was about halfway so we decided to stop for lunch to break up the drive. Toppenish is a small town just south that lookedWeiterlesen
Cascade Locks to Icicle River RV park

Long, warm (?) drive to our most northern destination, Icicle River RV, 3 miles outside of Leavenworth. In spite of the name, we have not found a single icicle. (Oh, for even a half icicle.) While itWeiterlesen
Day off, and laundry!

Gave ourselves a slow down day and just enjoyed the park, with a few chores! Got all our laundry done per covid guidelines. The laundry room is scheduled in two hour blocks of time with only one userWeiterlesen
Shopping, lunch and shopping!

A little cooler day, high 90s, maybe it hit one hundred... but this works out well for shopping! All shops were air conditioned, so we always had a cool respite as we "shopped!"
Almost all visitorsWeiterlesen
One long drive to Ranier

Let's see....interstate or scenic County highway? I will always default to the backroads, but boy, was it a long day! It does not help adding grocery shopping in the morning, and then a "quick" stopWeiterlesen
Mt. Ranier National Park

We are overnighting in an RV park, Elkamp Eastcreek, just outside of Mineral. When booking this most of the campgrounds in the park were already booked. Although about 30 minutes away, this smallerWeiterlesen
Mt. Rainier, afternoon views

As you drove further in the park the views just keep getting better! Had lunch at Cougar Rock, and the early afternoon stop at Paradise Visitor center. This is the largest and main visitor center inWeiterlesen
Grays Covered Bridge and into Seaside

Hit the road this morning, stopping in Morton, Washington for gas, coffee and mid morning snacks! (Although the server asked what our lunch order might be...?) Wet drive following the highway on theWeiterlesen
Beautiful day in Astoria

Gorgeous day in Astoria, wet weather gone and lots of blue skies!
Drove back to Astoria, stopping for coffee and marionberry scones. We love our morning stops...
We stopped at the Columbia RiverWeiterlesen
Morning 101 drive, Astoria to Tillamook

Another gorgeous day on the Oregon coast. Our intent is to stay on 101 the whole way.
First stop was Ecola State Park. Great overlook for "terrible tilly", the old Tillamook lighthouse. It is noWeiterlesen
Afternoon drive, Tillamook to Newport

This is the second time Tom and I have been to Tillamook, and both times they were not running tours. We had hoped to get grilled cheese sandwiches, but due to Covid, we stood in line (with masks) andWeiterlesen
Newport, Yaquina Lighthouse

Couldn't get into Oregon Coast Aquarium; they require reservations to manage occupant load, darn it. So we headed up the highway (after coffee stop at the Human Bean) to Yaquina lighthouse andWeiterlesen
Newport to Heceta Beach (Florence)

Drove south to Yachats for lunch. Outdoor seating, and fish tacos were great. Spent a little time wandering shops and then continued our costal drive.
Cape Perpetua gave us more wind and views!Weiterlesen
Laundry day! And lunch in Florence

Loved our day in Florence, really cute historic town with shops and lots of dining options. But we needed to start the day with some laundry, so spent the morning in a laundromat (with quite a fewWeiterlesen
Florence to Sunset Bay Park (Coos Bay)

Leisurely drive down the coast after fuel, groceries and coffee stop on the way out of town. Did not have too far to go, and actually got to Sunset ahead of check in time.
Went out to Shore AcresWeiterlesen
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