We were in Sparks/Reno for over a week, the past few days awaiting a package. We enjoyed visiting with relatives, shopping, and getting the truck and TT ready for the long haul north. When we left yesterday morning, we weren’t even sure which route we would take after Susanville, CA. It was a lovely drive up through the Lassen National Forest; the ponderosas, meadows, lakes, wild flowers and in the background Lassen Peak and later Mt. Shasta. We skirted the east side of Lassen National Park and saw lots of evidence of the 1915 eruption. The road into the park will not open until June 6.
Reports from the Washington DOT re: detours around the Mt. Vernon bridge are positive so we elected to merge with I-5. We had no camping plans but I found Valley of the Rogue State Park in our waterlogged Woodalls’s. Ah, finding Joy in unexpected places! This is an Oregon SP that is a three mile greenway between I-5 and the Rogue River. Fortunately the River is louder than the Road and we have a great spot. I am sitting under a mature Cottonwood tree looking at a very lively river. There are nice hiking trails here and the flowers are outstanding. The park itself shows evidence of the spring flooding but everything is clean and convenient. Percy is sleeping under the picnic table on real grass. She hates Astroturf!
This being Oregon Parks Day, we can camp for free so we are staying another night. At this rate we won’t get to Alaska ‘till August but the weather and road reports from up that way are not good. We have been so blessed with great weather that we hate to leave it behind.
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