May 10th ~ Lassen Volcanic National Park
Entrance to Lassen Volcanic National Park
Our original plans went up in smoke due to late and abundant snowfall. Most of the park was still closed and the Bumpass Hell trail was down for the season due to replacing the boardwalk. We were open for a recommendation and the KOA park manager provided us with a solution. Continue reading
May 9th ~ Overnight Mt. Lassen KOA
One of the cabins at the KOA campground
This was another travel day as we had quite a few miles to get us from Medford to the KOA near the entrance to Lassen Volcanic National Park. Continue reading
May 8th ~ Southern Oregon
Crater Lake in early May
There is only one National Park in the entire state of Oregon, and it certainly deserves this ranking. Continue reading
May 7th ~ Gold Hill, Oregon
House of Mystery
It was time to do a little backtracking, as we left the Oregon Coast and headed back inland toward Medford. Thankfully the sun was out in full force as we once again passed by one of my favorite coastline spots at Myers Beach. Continue reading
May 6th ~ Gold Beach, Oregon
Scenery on the Wild Rogue River
We had been warned that the first part of our jet boat ride as we left the harbor and headed up the wild Rogue River could be windy, wet and cold. I bundled up to the max – long johns, heavy jeans, long sleeve shirt, vest, parka style jacket, boots, gloves, scarf and stocking cap.
I was a walking sauna… Continue reading
May 5th – Cinco de Mayo ~ Gold Beach, OR
Favorite hidden beach of the day
I know I raved about the Giant Redwoods that we visited the day before, but truly there are few places on this planet that are any more beautiful that the Southern Oregon Coast. Continue reading
May 4th ~ Redwoods National Park, Northern California
Can you see the people? Tiny specks next to the trees
We left Ellie Mae Camp-it safely parked at Jedediah Smith Park while we took a morning expedition to check out the Giant Redwoods. Continue reading
May 3rd ~ Southern Oregon
Logo for Oregon Caves
We parted ways with my sister and her husband after breakfast this morning where they joined us for a sampling of a morel mushroom frittata I had fixed. We did not manage to find many mushrooms this year, but there were at least enough for everyone to have a taste. Continue reading
May 2nd ~ Overnight in Central Point, OR
Mount Pitt aka Mount McLoughlin – (courtesy of Laura Urban)
We enjoyed our time at Howard Prairie, regardless of finding few morel mushrooms. But, it was once again time to pack up and move on toward our next stop. Leaving the Howard Prairie area, we admired a nice view of snow-capped Mt. Pitt (aka Mt. McLoughlin). Continue reading
May Day ~ Ashland
Outdoor Elizabethan Stage
The four of us were out the door by 9:00, driving back down the mountain to the charming town of Ashland, home of the Shakespearean Festival. We had pre booked a backstage tour that included the Thomas, Bowman and Elizabethan theaters. Continue reading
