Gone Oregon

Sunday night, after our weekly dinner with Debbie, we made the four-hour drive from Marin to Redding, where we spent the night. One of our favorite features in Redding is the Sundial Bridge. We stayed in the nicest Travelodge I've ever seen. And it had free WiFi.



The next day, after breakfast, we headed northeast, past Mt. Shasta, and on to Klamath Falls, Oregon. We drove around Klamath Lake, but didn't see any waterfalls. Turns out they dammed the falls many years ago, and all that is left is the name of the city.

We drove west from Klamath Lake to Crater Lake. The roads in Oregon seem in much better shape than in California. Nicely painted, hardly any pot-holes. Plus, of course, they're beautiful.

We paused just short of Crater Lake to take some pictures, and found this dazzling beetle right next to the car. Reminds me of a scarab.

Crater Lake sits inside a volcanic crater in Mount Mazama. The photo above is a panorama stitched together from three separate shots.




The island, shaped like a wizard's hat, is named Wizard Island. Strange, isn't it? The water of Crater Lake is the bluest water I've ever seen in a lake. The lake is the deepest in the United States, at over 1900 feet deep, which filters out the other colors.

From Crater Lake we drove to Bend, Oregon, where we stayed in a friend's house on the Deschutes River in the town of Sunriver. Below is a shot of the river from the house.

The next day, we drove west from Bend to Eugene, then to Coos Bay, which we found disappointing, then on to Grants Pass, Medford, Ashland, and then home. I'll post some more stories tomorrow. We covered a lot of miles, we saw a lot of beauty, we chatted with lots of friendly people. It's great to be home.

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