August 17-19, 2008 Grant's Pass, Oregon
I mentioned to Bruce how lucky the forest was to have no scares of fires, lightening strikes or pest infestations. As we followed the next curve we unfortunately spotted smoke on a hill and heard the scream of distant fire sirens. Hopefully they got to the fire before it exploded and ran out of control.
We pulled into an RV park tucked along the banks of the Rogue River west of I-5. Here we reconnected with friends that we had met four months earlier at Ho-Hum Park on the Pan Handle of Florida! They had traveled in one direction and we another and our paths crossed once more before we each headed home to our final destination.
We swapped stories, shared dessert
and enjoyed fishing along the river. The last evening we were witness to an incredible sunset. Tomorrow we climb the last big mountain range (the Siskyou's) before descending past Shasta and into the Sacramento Valley of California...the place we will call "home."
Leaving Diamond Lake, we drove along the picturesque Rogue River. The forests were very thick and mature. Wild flowers and Oregon blackberries grew in clumps...ripening in the warmth along the riverbed.
I mentioned to Bruce how lucky the forest was to have no scares of fires, lightening strikes or pest infestations. As we followed the next curve we unfortunately spotted smoke on a hill and heard the scream of distant fire sirens. Hopefully they got to the fire before it exploded and ran out of control.
We pulled into an RV park tucked along the banks of the Rogue River west of I-5. Here we reconnected with friends that we had met four months earlier at Ho-Hum Park on the Pan Handle of Florida! They had traveled in one direction and we another and our paths crossed once more before we each headed home to our final destination.
We swapped stories, shared dessert
and enjoyed fishing along the river. The last evening we were witness to an incredible sunset. Tomorrow we climb the last big mountain range (the Siskyou's) before descending past Shasta and into the Sacramento Valley of California...the place we will call "home."
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