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Category: Road Trips

  • Lake of the Woods: Relaxation in the Cascades

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    Lake of the Woods is the crown jewel of lakes in the southern Cascade Mountain Range within an hour or so drive of Ashland, Oregon. At 4,949 feet elevation, the natural lake offers relief from summer heat with swimming, boating, fishing and other fun managed by the Lake of the Woods Resort. We hitched up…

  • Agness, Oregon shines above the fog

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    We have found our most exhilarating travel experiences happen when least expected; crossing paths with people or places that set our imaginations on fire. Such was the case when, on a recent coastal camping trip, we headed inland to escape the fog. On a whim and armed with travel literature collected from Turtle Rock RV…

  • Oregon Coast: A cool summer getaway

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      When the temperatures skyrocketed a couple of weeks ago, we hitched up the trailer and headed for the fog and cooler temps that the Oregon Coast is famous for. Having spent only two nights at one campground on our maiden voyage last June, we were eager to test our hookup skills on our second…

  • Our mission for the day

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        Of the twenty-one missions that dot the coast of California, La Purisima Mission, in Lompoc, has always been a favorite of mine. As kids, my friends and I used to pack a picnic lunch and ride our bikes out to the mission grounds, eager to explore the gardens, pat the livestock and wander…

  • Bullard Beach Escape

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    Escape is exactly what we did. The weather forecast warned that records would surely break as we packed up and fled the unseasonably warm temperatures of Southern Oregon. There is nothing quite like camping in Oregon State Parks. Campgrounds and facilities are clean, tidy and located in beautiful spots. Bullard Beach State Park offered us…

  • Castle Crags: A granite monument from Jurassic times

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          We headed about 90 miles into California from Oregon for a training hike last weekend. As the challenge of an Alps trek next month nears, Castle Crags State Park gave us a chance to test our lungs and legs in the Shasta National Forest. The seven-mile walk took us up about 2,500…

  • Three days to Texas

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    With just three days to cover 2,200 miles, we had our work cut out for us. I know your asking yourself, “What in the world were they thinking?” Well, truth is, we probably didn't have our thinking caps on when we cooked up this adventure, but it sounded good at the time…and as it turned…

  • Tall ships, tall trees grace northern California’s coast

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      Our visit to Eureka, California, coincided with the arrival of tall ships Lady Washington, above left, and the Hawaiian Chieftan. The Lady Washington, as HMS Interceptor, was featured in the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie. The ships offer educational tours and voyages as they travel up and down the Pacific Coast. The company…

  • Old Town Eureka shines like new

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    We spent four years in Garberville, California soon after we were married. The population was about 1300 back then and Eureka was “the big city” we drove to for much of our shopping. It's always fun for us to revisit Old Town Eureka to see what has changed (and what hasn't) since we first wandered…