Sunday we loaded up ,hooked up,and headed south. Its been a great summer in Oregon and Washington,but its time to head home.
We took hwy 3 down through the "Tacoma narrows" which is a toll bridge over the bay that gets you to I-5 in Tacoma.
We stopped for the night at Champoeg State Park in Oregon, just south of Portland.We stayed at this park on our way from Cape Blanco to Deschutes in June. It is a beautiful park like all of Oregon's parks. We covered 247 miles today.
Monday we enjoyed the park and hiked along the Willemette river which runs through Champoeg. Finally, at 11;30am we pulled out south on I-5. We passed through Salem,Eugene,and Roseberg. Traffic was a lot lighter Monday than Sunday as we rolled south. We made it through Grants Pass and stopped for the night at "Valley of the Rogue State Park Ore.
Like some of the State Parks in Oregon, the park entrance is in a state rest area right off I-5.
We have decided that we will stay 2 nights here instead of Redding. It is so peaceful and beautiful here.Nice large sites with 50amp elec.The Rogue river runs through the park.
After a restful nights sleep, this morning we hiked the Rogue river through the park. Then we hit our favorite place, Walmart, for some supplies.Its been 5-6 months since Jeni and I have gotten our "Taco fix." So we hit Taco Bell for lunch. Yum! I'm not much for their menu but they have the best tacos bar none. We made 242 miles yesterday,which leaves about 175 miles to Redding. We will stay the night there then on to Sacramento, another 175 miles Thursday.
We will pull in to Camping World in Rocklin and stay Thurs. night. Fri. morning we have an appointment to put Shocks on the coach,then on to Folsom Lake State Park where we will stay the weekend to see all the kids and grand kids. We are so excited!! Monday we will head home to Park Sierra.
Well that's our itinerary to put the final finish on our summer of 2010.We have been kicking around a lot of ideas for next year,but like our travels, their "set in Jello" nothing firm.
Well, all for now as we continue our travels south.
