Jun 18, 2013 - Grants Pass, Or

Saw our first accident in all the years we have been touring the country. On a two lane mountain road and saw a small red car run off the right shoulder, hit the incline and then flip over. Came to rest upside down with the roof crushed in. A young couple crawled thru the passenger window. They said they were not hurt. It is really beautiful here in Or. Stopping for the night at Grants Pass. Total miles to date 9,161

Nov 2, 2012 - Florence to Grants Pass

November 2, 2012 I had my birthday dinner in a place as never before. We went to the Three Rivers Casino (about a mile away) to eat at Prime which purportedly had one of the best wine lists in Oregon. We learned that we could have stayed in the parking lot for free or they would have picked us up and delivered us to camp. We both had excellent dinners. Included with the meal was a salad with shrimp, hearts of palm, croutons dressed with balsamic vinegar. I had one of the best rib eye steaks ever with a really yummy baked potato and tiny...

Oct 1, 2012 - Grants Pass

Yesterday we left for Grants Pass, through the Coast Range again, following along several rivers, including the Lower Smith River and the Umpqua River which was smooth as glass. Being lumber country we saw several places selling chainsaw carvings and also saw carvings that decorated the roadside. We were also enjoying the Fall Colors that were more prevalent. And while we were driving through this pristine forested area, there was a huge warehouse for WinCo Food. Probably the major employer in the area. After settling in at the Grants Pass...

Sep 30, 2012 - Day 25

Auburn, CA to Grants Pass, Oregon This is always a beautiful drive and nice to get back to greener scenery. Tomorrow we'll be back in Seattle. Tonight's campground is very nice and finally some green grass for Abby. Weather is still too hot at 92 degrees. We're looking forward to a little cooler weather. Mt. Shasta had the least amount of snow we've ever seen.

Sep 21, 2012 - Chemult, OR to Grants Pass OR

Day twenty one: Destination - Crater Lake Soundtrack - Christina Aguliera, Van Halen, and Supertramp Happy Birthday Daddy! Nick changed the oil this morning and then we drove the remaining 50 or so miles to Crater Lake today. It was much bigger than I anticipated, and super blue! It's hard to get an idea of the size of it from a picture, but the lowest cliff around the rim is over 600 feet. Many of the cliffs are over 1,000 feet! We took a hike down into the volcano and had lunch right on the water. A little chipmunk hung out with us...

Sep 13, 2012 - Grants Pass, Oregon

It was a beautiful three-day trip from Pierce, Idaho, along the Clearwater, Snake, and Columbia rivers in Idaho and Washington, through the Cascade Range past Crater Lake National Park in south-central Oregon, and west along the Rogue River past Lost Creek Reservoir to Grants Pass. This city of about 35,000 sits at about 1,000 feet. It has a fairly unique climate in western Oregon: hot but short summers, mild winters, and less rain. It was really, really hot, in the 90s when we arrived. Our reason for being in Grants Pass was to have some...

Aug 31, 2012 - Farewell to Oregon

We haven’t done a “close-out” post from a state in quite some time and thought it might be fun to do one from the state we’ve spent two and a half months this summer and thoroughly enjoyed! There were definitely some funny trivia facts we thought fun to share and hope you will enjoy these: - Oregon has more ghost towns than any other state. - It is illegal to use canned corn as fish bait. - The state has one city named Sisters and another called Brothers. - Oregon and New Jersey are the only two states without self-serve gas station and...

Aug 23, 2012 - Rogue River Jet Boats

For the send year in a row, we ventured South to 7 Feathers RV park, and on to take the Hells-gate Jetboat ride with Bob and Linda. This time, we stayed at a small County park. Very difficult to get into, but its right on the Rogue River...very cool! We stopped at 7 feathers for a few nights on the way down. One of the best RV parks in the US...by far! We love it! We took the jet boat trip again...and as usual...it was SOOO much fun! We had great fun with the people at our table during the dinner at the lodge. Bob started calling this woman...

Aug 12, 2012 - Exploring Grants Pass

We’ve been here in Grants Pass for close to two weeks and couldn’t believe I haven’t done an update to show this darling, quaint little community. We’ve been busy with getting some things cleaned up (spring cleaning) and taken care of the coach and time has been flying by. We have been downtown several times and have had the camera with us every time and marvel at how much more there is to see with every outing. First off, the town of Grants Pass is famous for the rafting on the Rogue River that runs through town. The two developed in the...

Aug 8, 2012 - Day 6 - Last day in Grants Pass

Today we awoke still uncertain of our trip to California. We checked the weather reports and nothing had changed....hot, hot hot. Fred got some feedback from fellow RVers on the mountain climbs which will reach 4,300 feet. The RV resort we are planning on going to in California is probably the nicest one on our itinerary so we made a final decision to forge ahead with our plans and will head out early tomorrow morning when the weather is cooler. With that behind us, we left the comfort of our RV and took a sightseeing tour of Grants Pass....

Aug 7, 2012 - Day 5 - Grants Pass

This morning we left that idyllic setting in Westfir and travelled to Grants Pass. The trip took 3 hours and was uneventful. We arrived in 90 degree heat and although our campground is nice, it's certainly not the most beautiful we've stayed in. Because of the heat, we spent a couple of hours this afternoon going over our upcoming agenda. We checked the weather reports for northern California (our next stop)and it will be around 107 degrees for the next 10 days. We discussed not going because of the heat and the mountains that we will have...

Aug 1, 2012 - Arrived in Grants Pass

So glad to be here safe and sound. For a day we anticipated to be a breeze with just a tad over 200 miles to drive it proved otherwise! I drove to the place where Jerry planned on hooking up the Jeep and waited and waited - looked up and there he was walking to the Jeep - NOT a good sign at all. When I drove up to him and he climbed aboard, he told me the coach didn't start! Oh no! He then plugged the coach back in, it started; phew! Then he drove to the place to hook up the Jeep, leaving the coach running and only to discover we had no AC...