I forgot to mention yesterday that we did some geo-caching and found 4 new ones around Coburg and near Eugene.
Our
Beaver went in at 7:35 am and we were told by Matt that we should be done by
10-11 am. We went for breakfast then to
Costco to return a set of bras Val bought yesterday. We also visited a gift shop in Coburg then we
came back to Monaco where we sat and read for a while. By one pm, we were hungry so we went back to
the little Pub we found yesterday and had lunch there. We came back to Monaco once again and found
our rig out and parked. We went in and
paid our bill after checking the repairs.
This place is absolutely fantastic as far as service and customer
relations. We are very happy with
everything and are glad to have bought one of their products. We also learned while here that Monaco has
been sold to “Allied Vehicle Specialist” and they’ve also bought
Holiday Rambler. Quite amazing!!! We dumped our tanks then were on the road by
2:20 pm.
We
took I-5 south then Hwy 58 east to Hwy 97.
Further down we took a right on Hwy 138 then turn left on 232 which took
us to “CRATER LAKE National Park”. The scenery was absolutely awesome; we
climbed to 7500 feet. Crater Lake was
formed by the eruption of a volcano about 7700 years ago. We could see the secondary cone from the
volcano but it is dormant at the moment, thank goodness! We took a few pictures then headed out. The south road down to Hwy 62 was switch
backs, tortuous and steeper than the north climb; I am glad we came the other
way as it was straighter and a gentler climb.
The only downer about this visit was the park facilities, including the
campground, being all closed due to Government financial problems. We were hoping to camp here overnight. We drove to Hwy 62 and ended up in Klamath Falls
at “Oregon Motel & RV Park”,
before we found our first campground. It
was still light enough to see Klamath Lake as we drove along side it. It was dark by the time we got to the
campground so we just parked, hooked up power and called it a night. Val prepared a light dinner then we read and
relaxed before heading to bed by 10 pm.
Maybe one day, we will come back this way and spend more time at Crater
Lake!?
We drove 201 miles in 4
hrs and 10 minutes at an average 48 MPH
N 42* 16.532’W 121* 48.598”
Alt: 4119 Feet
It
was 28*F under clear sky when I got up this morning at 6:30 AM. Tucker’s walk meant being bundle up! We got going by 9:20 am; I stopped at the
office and paid for the night. We could
have left and they wouldn’t have known...they were still in their PJ’s and she
was suprised that I came in!!! I filled
up the tanks across the street @ $3.90/Gal then we stopped at McDonald in town for
breakfast on the go. We headed south on
Hwy 39. We entered California about an
hour later and the Highway became 139.
At Canby, we turned east on 299 and finally south on 395. From here, the scenery was a bit boring until
we reached Susanville where there were lots of colors in the trees. It became monotonous after that, all the way
to Reno, Nevada where the traffic became heavy and my full attention was
needed. We finally arrived at our
campground at 4 pm, Silver City RV Resort, just south of Hwy 50 East. We paid half price as it honors “PASSPORT
AMERICA”. We were here 2 years ago and
it is amazing the changes that have taken place. First and foremost is the new highway, 4
lanes, from Reno to Minden where we are.
Very impressive! We have approx.
700 miles to go to Yuma, our final destination before heading south to Mexico
and the Baja.
We
are here for two days, maybe three depending on the weather!
We drove 309 miles in 6
hours @ an average 52 MPH.
N 39* 04.145’W 119* 46.682
Alt: 4621 Feet
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