On our way to Oregon, we made a few stops, the first one being Woodward Reservoir, a little northeast of Modesto and just south of Eugene, CA. It was a beautiful setting with LOTS of geese. Geese are big birds that leave big bird poops that look more like a cat’s or small dog’s than a bird’s poop. It was everywhere. Fortunately for you, I did not take pictures of the poop. There were also a lot of feral cats at the campground. Not quite the wildlife viewing we have been looking for but, we took what we could get. We did enjoy our stay there. Aaron even made a few friends.
On our way up to Oregon we got to drive over Mt. Shasta. It was a beautiful drive and a cold one. We stopped for the night at a Harvest Host location. Mt. Shasta Brewing Company. The food was excellent, as was the stout I had with dinner and the IPA Aaron had with his dinner. It was nice to be able to park, enjoy dinner and a beer and get a good night’s sleep.
After our night at the brewery, it was on into Oregon. Oregon is beautiful and diverse with mountains, high desert, forests and the Pacific coastline. This trip, we didn’t get to drive the coastline, but we did hit mountains and high desert. It was my introduction to the Columbia River. We made it to Boardman, OR and stayed in a campground on the shore of the river. It is a beautiful river and for the next month we saw the Columbia River and crossed that river more times than I can count.
One good thing about being there is that Aaron’s company has an office there. So, we were able to have our kids send us our mail and, we were also able to get things we wanted to order from Amazon shipped to the office. That was great. As Aaron was finishing up his work in Oregon, he got another call. It was time go further north into Washington. Our plan, originally, was to wander California in the colder months and then head north into Oregon and Washington in the warmer months. But, needs must and plans change. So, off to Wenatchee, Washington we went.
Wandering Cindi 