Theresa has a cold. Her voice was pretty much gone by Sunday night, and it didn't get much better Monday. Jeanette was not feeling well Monday either. Consequently, we decided to take it easy on Tuesday, and skipped our Crater Lake excursion. Crater Lake would have added several hours to our day, plus some hiking. So instead we took our time leaving Ashland yesterday and had a relaxing drive to Portland.
Our campground last night was a county park southeast of Portland. We were tucked in among huge old pine trees, in a very quiet area away from all the major roads. (But close enough to civilization to find gas for $2.59 a gallon!) It was a nice place to camp.
We were on the road by 9AM this morning. As we headed toward the interstate we had an impressive view of Mount Hood to the East. We drove through the Columbia River gorge, one of the most beautiful drives on any interstate highway in the country.
We got to our campground in Osburn, Idaho this evening at 5:15. It was hot today, up over 105 as we drove through Washington between Richland and Spokane. When we got here, it was still 97, but it was very comfortable in the shade. It's now quite cool since the sun went down about a half hour ago.
We don't have cell phone reception here. Tomorrow we leave for Glacier National Park, and I'm sure we won't have service there either. We might for a while on the interstate, so if you need to contact us, try calling before 6PM Eastern time. We'll be at Glacier for the next three nights. We will have internet access at our campground, but probably not phone service.
Thank you for keeping up with our trip!
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