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July 3rd 2010
Published: July 5th 2010
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Saturday July 3rd
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High temp: 70
Low temp: 55

Campground Elevation: 5,880 above sea level
Highest Elevation: 5,880 above sea level
Lowest Elevation: 2,122 above sea level

Traveled 365 miles

Departed 9:10 MDT Weather wonderful, cool today, low humidity.

Highlights

Arrived Oregon 8:30PDT

Cascade seen a 10:55PDT snow seen

Onions, Wheat fields and a mushroom farm

Lots of blue boxes (size of a small shed) in the field, don't know their use

Crossed miles and miles and miles of nothing, the High Desert of Oregon

Large Butte in the middle of nothing and looks like a volcano

Stop for gas; gas attendant pumps it, the law in Oregon does not permit self service, they also do windows

Arrived campsite at 4:45PDT, a wonderful setting on Diamond Lake near the entrance to Crater Lake NP




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Snake River for the last time Crossing into Oregon
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Headed across the High Desert
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Headed across the High Desert
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Headed across the High Desert
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Where we stopped to eat
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Where we stopped to eat Looking West
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Where we stopped to eat Looking East
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Arrived Diamond Lake Campground
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Arrived Diamond Lake Campground


9th July 2010

Looked like you were in the middle of nowhere! I remember flying over the Snake River on my way to Seattle and how big it looked from above. Is it pretty big from the ground view?

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