Arriving in Central Point, OR to this...
Summertime.....shorts, t-shirts, flip flops, yeah!!!
We had a hairy ride today from Crescent City, CA to Central Point, OR. We were on US 199 (Redwood Highway) and the drive thru the Jedediah Smith State Park was beautiful with all the tall redwoods; however, the roads were very twisty and curvy. Definitely a white knuckle drive for Mark. The scenery was truly beautiful but hard to focus watching oncoming traffic, maneuvering narrow 6-mile stretch of highway, thru construction, etc. Mark said when you see a sign warning semis longer than a certain length to not be on the road is NOT a good sign. The majority of the trip was in California and today's total mileage was 104.
We had one brief stop in Cave Junction, OR and surprised to keep seeing signs for the Illinois Valley - rivers (east and west forks), and other businesses, high school, etc.. The Illinois Valley is the gateway to the Redwoods and the southern coast of OR.
We are at Southern Oregon RV Park in Central Point (close to Medford). Later this afternoon we took Big Red thru the car wash and then did a WalMart pick-up.
Mark did some more research on all the rocks along the craggy coast of Oregon. They were formed about 15 million years ago when volcanoes poured lava into the ocean creating these rocks. Amazing!
Connor had his surgery today and is doing well. He's in a sling till August 3rd and then will cast it.
So having done 101 for 365 miles, I can cross that off my bucket list - it was truly beautiful and we are both happy we did it. Although some family/friends questioned that we were doing 101 with Flo, we and many others were seeing this scenic stretch with our homes and after today's trip, 101 was definitely "milder" than 199 (my driver would agree to that for sure)!
The 3 Munchkins celebrating with Maeve last night
This virus and so much uncertainty has now caused our Chamberlain Sisters Weekend in November to be canceled. And possibly the Chamberlain Family Christmas - we'll discuss at Zoom on Sunday. These are scary times and not having these events makes me sad....but the wise thing to do.
Tomorrow we are off to Diamond Lake (and then Crater Lake on Thursday) about 84 miles from here. Have heard so much about Crater Lake.....unfortunately, some of their facilities are closed cause of Covid. We will be in a remote area with no cell service or Wifi. No blog for a few days.....
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