Lostine to Lowell ID
Incredible gorgeous drive today. We went up the side of one mountain, then down the other, then up another – ranging from 3500 to 5800 feet. At the Joseph Canyon... more
NF-39 to the Wallowa Mountains
From our campsite we drove NF-39 to the Hell’s Canyon overlook. This canyon is often compared to the Grand Canyon, but there are so many differences. The Grand Canyon... more
Bend to Hell’s Canyon
What a day. We left Amanda’s at 9:30 with the plan of meeting Amanda someplace in the Painted Hills on Friday. However, as we drove to Hell’s Canyon we realized that... more
Smith Rock State Park
Even though we awoke to a gray, slightly rainy day, we decided to stick with our plan to drive to Smith Rock State Park hoping things would clear up so we could enjoy a... more
Haystack Reservoir
After restocking at Fred Meyer and Costco, we drove north through Redmond. Our destination was a dispersed campsite on a hill overlooking the Haystack Reservoir.... more
Hike to Crane Prairie Reservoir dam
With the cell booster and our hot spot, we have amazing internet even though we are in the woods, on the side of a lake, with a view of Mt Bachelor and the Sisters.... more
Crane Prairie Camping
Right after breakfast we moved to our new site. Good that we did it early, as not 15 minutes after our move, a camper pulling a trailer arrived, hoping to claim our... more
Cascade Lakes
Amanda had Memorial Day off so she went with us out west from Bend on the Cascade Lakes highway. Amanda was driving her RAV-4 and we our van until we arrived at Little... more
Lovely lava
We headed south from Bend in the morning. After a few housekeeping chores we headed to the Newberry National Volcanic Monument. Here we can see the flows and cinders... more
Bend Oregon
Route 20 to Bend is a 65-mph road through desert and mountains which took us directly to Bend. Along much of the road there are no homes or services. At one point we... more
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