Day 1: Orland, Ca.; hot and humid!
10 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
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 theLeia mais
Prospect, Oregon (definitely cooler!)
11 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
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, icingLeia mais
Crater Lake Day!
12 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
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 aLeia mais
Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway to Sisters
13 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
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 orLeia mais
Sisters, morning waterfall hike
14 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
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 theLeia mais
Afternoon in Sisters
14 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
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 aLeia mais
Hot drive to Cascade Locks
15 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
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 weLeia mais
Multnomah Falls
15 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 99 °F
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 toLeia mais
Lunching in Toppenish
16 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
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 lookedLeia mais
Cascade Locks to Icicle River RV park
16 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
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 itLeia mais
Day off, and laundry!
17 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
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 userLeia mais
Shopping, lunch and shopping!
18 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
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 visitorsLeia mais
One long drive to Ranier
19 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
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" stopLeia mais
Mt. Ranier National Park
20 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌧 64 °F
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 smallerLeia mais
Mt. Rainier, afternoon views
20 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
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 inLeia mais
Grays Covered Bridge and into Seaside
21 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
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 theLeia mais
Beautiful day in Astoria
22 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
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 RiverLeia mais
Morning 101 drive, Astoria to Tillamook
23 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
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 noLeia mais
Afternoon drive, Tillamook to Newport
23 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
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) andLeia mais
Newport, Yaquina Lighthouse
24 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
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 andLeia mais
Newport to Heceta Beach (Florence)
24 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
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!Leia mais
Laundry day! And lunch in Florence
25 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
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 fewLeia mais
Florence to Sunset Bay Park (Coos Bay)
26 de agosto de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
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 AcresLeia mais

























































































































































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