Tuesday, October 1 Through Wednesday, October 2, 2019 From La Pine State Park, we took US-97 south, hoping to escape cold damp weather. US-97 is a pleasant and easy drive from La Pine to Klamath Falls. Most of US-97 is two-lane highway. The other drivers seemed to be able to easily pass without scaring us. On … Continue reading Klamath Falls KOA Journey
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La Pine State Park
Wednesday, September 25 Through Tuesday, October 1, 2019 The Deschutes River runs through La Pine State Park, an Oregon State Park south of Bend just outside La Pine near US-97. We had driven from Waterloo County Park outside Lebanon Oregon. US-20 connects Lebanon and Sweet Home west to Bend, an alpine community in Central Oregon. … Continue reading La Pine State Park
South Beach State Park
Thursday, September 19 Through Sunday, September 22, 2019 The drive from Fort Stevens State Park near Astoria Oregon south to South Beach State Park near Newport Oregon was along US-101. Most sections of US-101 through Oregon are congested nearly year round with the northern section especially bad. There are a number of tourist activities along the … Continue reading South Beach State Park
Fort Stevens State Park
Monday, September 16 Through Thursday, September 19, 2019 The drive from Pacific Beach State Park to Fort Stevens State Park was mostly routine until Linda was told the US-101 Astoria-Megler Bridge crossing the Columbia River was one of those high scary bridges. Not only that, winds along the Columbia can be epic. Remember the story of Gregg … Continue reading Fort Stevens State Park