Author: Mike Pekrul

Susy is my haircut lady while we’re traveling. This was my third time under her clippers and this time I was really missing Lindy. 😉 It just can’t be a good sign when your hairdresser says “oops!” or “oh crap!”, followed by “no, it looks good, really”. She said she needed a spray bottle to…

We went rafting on the Rogue River, oddly enough with a company called Raft the Rogue. Easy class 1 and 2 rapids, just enough roller coaster to have some fun, but overall a relaxing afternoon in the sun. The water comes out from the bottom of the dam at Lost Creek Lake so it’s pretty…

Cindy and Bayo left us this morning to head back to Atlanta, after much banging and crashing around, going in and out of the camper, slamming doors and sounding alarms. At 4:30 am. I’ll miss them. Yea. 😉 Susy and I slept in a bit today, then spent a leisurely afternoon at Lost Creek Lake.…

My sister Cindy and her hubby Bayo arrived yesterday. Flew into Portland and made the long drive down just to see us and spend some time together. We set up a tent for them last night out in the 40 degree wilderness, while we were snug in our trailer. It does get rather chilly inside…

We spent the day exploring the Rogue River valley nearby. Clear cold rushing water through a beautiful forest. We are near Prospect Oregon and it feels like we are half way to the middle of nowhere. Prospect is a town. Kind of. A tiny market with a gas pump. A few houses. A small B&B…

And sometimes I get it right. In a big way. We reached our new destination today and it is fabulous! Huge pines, shady campsites, a clean place with friendly hosts to check us in and lead us to our site. Large widely spaced sites. A short walk through the woods back to a dam and…

We set out today to go to Newberry National Volcanic Monument. Another lava field. More cinder cones. More lava. Ho hum. I was so wrong. It’s “kinda” like Craters of the Moon, but kinda not. A different kind of lava predominates, with a different set of colors. More blacks and reds, less tans and grays.…

After a special request from one of our biggest fans, here are the rocks Susanne had sawed in half. Nothing special, but interesting nonetheless.

I picked out all of these campgrounds long ago, as much as a year or more for some of them. I look at Google maps, I use the satellite views, I check their web pages, I scrutinize pictures they provide, I read the Google reviews, making sure to look for current reviews. Well, this time…

Spent the day in Hines Oregon. Not much happening here, it’s a very tiny town kinda combined with another not quite as tiny town, Burns Oregon, to add up to a small town. We visited an old rock shop, been there for 60 years, and Susy was able to talk rocks with the old gentleman…