The day started cool and cloudy, but I decided to take a chance on the mountains, in hopes that the weather would improve. It was still overcast when I got to Klamath Falls (where my parents used to live), but once I got onto US-97N, suddenly the clouds were gone, and this is what I saw in my mirrors! Luckily there was no traffic, so I could just stop, hop out of the car, and take a couple of quick shots of Mount Shasta.
Then on to Crater Lake, through beautiful pine forest and twisty mountain roads, with the sun slanting through the trees and making the snowmelt on the road steam gently. Quite a bit of snow already up at the southern lake rim, and only 43 deg F, so I didn't stay long. I wanted to do the West Rim Drive, but both it and the East Rim Drive are already closed for the winter. Hey ho. Back to OR-230, then OR-138W all the way back down the mountain - this is a wonderful road, dropping 500ft every 2-3 miles, so steep and curvy, really fun to drive!Finally, back on the I-5N all the way to Eugene, where a very welcome cup of tea awaited me. The folks are in fine fettle, I'm glad to say (for those who don't know my parents, my dad is 89 and my mum is 83). I'll be here for a couple of weeks, and probably won't post every day - depends what we do and where we go!
So this is not quite the end of my trip, but I think it's a good moment to thank all my hosts and hostesses along the way - Svetlana (Chicago), Ron & Laurel (Cape Cod), Matt & Terry (Boston - and of course the Gnassi crowd, also Hamish), Melinda (New York), Vonn (Poughkeepsie), Nancy C (Tallahassee - and good to meet up with Meredith again), Moon & Norma (Fairhope), Nancy L (Nashville), Martha & Richard (Raleigh), and Svetlana again - it was great to see you all and have time to hang out a little!
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Hey Sheila, Thanks for the comments on my blog. Yes, it's been a real struggle but I know I have done the right thing :-) It looks like you are definitely having a blast on you little wander around the states. The pictures are awesome! What you are doing is really great!!! I'm not on Facebook and I don't plan to be because I'm not keen on it. I prefer to keep it simple by using the blog for general updates, my Picasa web album for my piccies, and email for more personal stuff. Oh and I can do Skype chat now. lol But that doesn't get used much because of time difference issues. hehehe Well it's lovely to hear from you :-) I'll make sure I check your blog every so often to see make sure you have been a good girl. hehehe Take care. Sue x
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