Blogs from Oregon, United States, North America - page 24

...took us to Crater Lake National Park. This was the first time we used our America the Beautiful Pass. We just had to stop long enough to accept a park map and info guide from the ranger and we were off to the rim. Towing a 5th wheel behind us was at times a bit hairy on the twisty mountain road. We discovered that the parking lots at the viewpoints are not 5th wheel friendly. We found a large enough turn-out that we could park in across from The Watchman viewpoint. Oh my goodness...what a beautiful lake. The shade of blue is stunning. The turquoise of the shallows along the shore, amazing. Our next stop along the West Rim was Rim Village where they have actual RV parking (maybe 8 stalls, many of which were occupied ... read more

Started an hour later than our targeted time, but that's pretty typical for us. After stopping in Lacey to pick up a zero gravity camp chair for Mike, we finally arrived at my Uncle Elden and Aunt Margie's in Vancouver. I didn't realize how much longer it would take to get there when you're towing 5 tons of house behind you. Another lesson was learned in what not to do and one way to get out of the corner you've painted yourself into. We turned the corner onto their street and found a nice stretch of curbstone opposite their house to park the rig without blocking any driveways. The owner of the house was out watering his lawn and we asked if he minded if we parked there for a couple hours. He obviously didn't want ... read more

Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon Nach einer gemütlichen 20-Stunden Zugfahrt von San Francisco nach Portland, Oregon ist es nun Zeit zum Relaxen im Pacific Northwest (PNW). Dem gemütlichen Relaxen ist es auch zu verdanken, dass ich fast keine Fotos aus PDX habe. Alles was ich über Portland weiß, hab ich aus dem Buch von Chuck Palahniuk. Aber ich kann aus erster Hand von einer Street-Party berichten, die im Rahmen des Festivals "Filmed By Bike" veranstaltet wurde. Passenderweise in einem Bicycle-Repair-Shop. Mit Hula Hoop Reifen und einer Alien-Marching-Band. Welcome to Portlandia. ... read more

Those of you who know me well will understand how I love to explore the back country roads and discover new places. In the past two days we have had opportunity to do just that. On Wednesday we left the RV in Wilsonville for a few repairs and had four hours to look around that area . Usually we drive straight through on I-5 on our way to Salem. The first place we discovered was the beautiful city park. A large park is situated on the banks of the Willamette River with picnic areas, well kept playing fields and playground, and a hiking path through the woods along the river. As we traveled through the beautiful farm country we came across the Canby Ferry. There are only three of these small ferries in operation today. The ... read more

We had made plans to visit with friends from our days in Portland. They have now moved to Bend, Oregon, so we planned to meet them in Sisters for lunch. Again we were fortunate to have a sunny day though there were some clouds when we left Salem. To get to Sisters we drove East up Hwy 26 along the North Santiam River. This brought back memories of when Dwain would take David and Mike canoeing on that river when the boys were young. In Sisters we had a great visit with our friends, catching up on family news. After lunch Dwain and I took off to capture pictures of the area before returning to Salem. Fortunately the clouds had burned off enough so we could see most of the mountains as you will see in ... read more