http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Oregon , Medford en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 06:38:03 +0000 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:38:03 +0000 Okay so havent written for a while. Sorry about that life got away from me. Mostly however I was just lazy. The last time you read this I was talking about a woman and five children. This seems like ages ago. Well we chilled out in San Diego for a while in a Ralphs parking lot grocery store. No one bothered us for three days. On the fourth morning a security guard knocked on our door http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/blog-678093.html Wow what a day Up at 7AM well I was not Dianne Coffee and visiting with Dianne39s 3rd cousin on their upper deck overlooking a valley. Then the three of us went downtown to the Mustard Seed cafe for breakfast I had 3 crepes being already coffee39d out. Home briefly we then decided to make a half hour drive to vineyard country there are about 30 of them and sampled 11 wines http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/blog-650656.html After a late stop overnight at Jettyfishery on the Oregon Coast and a codfish chips meal in town nearby we left at 10 AM yesterday heading south along the coast. There was fog and wind but nothing to bother us and the temperature was in the high 6039sF. Later we saw lots of sand and sand dunes and stopped at a farmer39s market before heading inland on 42 having decided we did no http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/blog-650177.html My room is powder blue. I share it with a Buddha who holds an Amethyst bigger than his belly. It smells like practice in here I like that. Practice smells something like sweet musk cedar and natural body odor all mixed up into a smell cloud that rests like a mustache under my nose organic delicious. The descent into Medford from Portland was smooth this time. Ive come to accept http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/blog-630354.html Tuesday August 17 2010 We'd happily stayed an extra day at Rocky Point Klamath Lake because the weather predicted for the Medford area on Monday was 100 degrees and we figured our day there would be hard enough without battling heat.First of all Phil had to vote. His absentee ballot for the Australian federal election had gotten to Portland after we'd left so we'd picked a small town in sout http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/blog-526834.html Friday April 30thIt was a crazy busy week at work and on Friday I headed straight to the airport after work. My brother Tom met me at the airport in Medford. Tom and I grew up being very close. . .he's only 1 year younger than me. We even took some highschool computer classes together. Although he obviously was much better at computers than I am. He's a computer forensics scientist now. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/blog-495888.html In a time where natural disasters are happening all over the world and people are looking for a way to give back Dogs for the Deaf offers something for everyone. Located in Southern Oregon Dogs for the Deaf has been rescuing and professionally training dogs to assist people and enhance their lives for over 30 years.Those of you who know me know that I grew up in Southern Oregon. You may also kn http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/blog-469479.html Long drive on Thursday. Got pretty as I started heading north. Arrived at the hostel in the Redwoods in time to take a shower and watch the sunset on the beach across from the hostel. Woke up early on Friday and drove back south about twenty miles to the Lady Bird Johnson Grove. Beautiful The mist was enshrouding the grove and the sun was shining through the trees. Drove up north about thi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/hotel/blog-412714.html We arrived in Fortuna CA after spending a great day riding on winding roads and through Redwood Forests and along the northern coast of California. After supper we sat in the hot tub for a while then settled in for a few episodes of Deadliest Catch on Discovery Channel. Today we went north to Redwood National Park and then Northwest to Medford OR. We stopped at AAA and picked up some maps th http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/hotel/blog-407717.html Only a few days before I leave for San Jose Costa Rica and beyond. This entry is really just to get a feel for things. I still need to set up my insurance but its looking like I am going to go with World Nomads. Every thing else seems to be taken care of. My pack is a 70ci Oprey that I purchased a few years ago for trail hikes and hitchhiking. I've decided to take my new canon that my delightfu http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/blog-363422.html Medford is the western terminus of State Highway 62 the Crater Lake Highway and the western anchor for my research. The road has been straightened widened and realigned over its nearly 100 year existence but for the most part modern travelers to Crater Lake follow the same route that the early stagecoaches and auto tourists used in the beginning of the 20th Century. The road passes throug http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/blog-319515.html There is not much exciting to say about the time I spent in the Medford area. I was in the public library historical society and university research library most of the time. As interesting as that may have been and parts were if you can believe it its not particularly exciting to write about in this context. But instead I can comment on a few of the interesting things I saw in and aro http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/blog-319512.html Ready to leaveHi we're getting packed and ready to go. Carol arrived from San Diego today and will be our house sitter. Stay tuned for the first leg of our adventure. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/blog-283081.html Tim and Tom We have made our way down so far as Medford via Crater Lake National Park. We stayed in a motel last night with a gym and an indoor poolspa so that has kind of set the standard for our last few days on our way down to San Fransisco yes we have become motel snobs The ability to work out and also swim and lounge around in the spa has been a god send. It is just the luxury that we hav http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/blog-282013.html festaNorth America United States Oregon Medford By BelinhaJune 9th 2007Isabela OliveiraPior noite da minha vidacomecamos num camping e terminamos em outroe isso nem eh chiquee nem eh pra entender esse postbjos http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/blog-168641.html Crater LakeDave B 3807 Jim Rosey and I all got up around 600 the next morning. We had some breakfast and got going around 700. Jim is a great host and stopped at a couple locations along the way to show me some noteworthy sites. In one location the river is known to be a world renown trout and salmon fishing stream. Jim let me lead so I could stop when I wanted to take a photo. We made it to http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/blog-144533.html ...I was right Which is usually one of my favorite things. However not when it leaves me sitting in an airport with a book I finished two days ago. You would think by now I would have learned to bring an extra one but I haven't. I did teach myself to knit though. I just turned 31 and decided that I needed a productive hobby. I also have a thing for scarves so knitting seemed the perfect http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/blog-118321.html I finished my business in Medford and drove up to Salem today. What a beautiful state It's so freaking green. I was thinking the cows don't know how lucky they are with all the lush grass to eat. It rained all the way...guess that's why it's so green. Had a few more human encounters...people don't seem too happy here. I don't know why. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/hotel/blog-39454.html I flew into Medford Oregon from Witchita Kansas yesterday. It was a hell of a travel day because I worked in Sterling Kansas the night before and there wasn't time to sleep before the 730am flight. Then there was a 4 hour layover in Denver and finally a 3 hour flight to Medford. Luckily I got last night off...don't think I could have worked anyway after being up for over 30 hours. My firs http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Medford/hotel/blog-39063.html