Our home state. A lot of the entries are short trips to Eastern Oregon, or one day entries as we depart or return from trips to other places. We had done a lot of our exploring of Oregon before we purchased Scout.
June 22, 2021 Portland OR
Today was the final day of our trip. In 38 days we covered 6579 miles averaging 13.8 mpg. We made four new friends and had
June 21, 2021 Burns OR
Today was a another relatively long bound towards home. The most direct route from Las Vegas to Portland is thru the Great Basin, and it
May 16, 2021 Alvord Desert OR
Finally after 15 months stuck at home due to Covid we are back on the road again. Now that we are cleared to go mask
October 23, 2020 Portland OR
The weather is deteriorating and there is a chance of snow overnight. We had planned to go home tonight or tomorrow, so the weather made
October 6, 2020 Portland OR
Our first post pandemic trip ended today. We both have dental appointments tomorrow so we needed to head home despite the spectacular weather forecast for
October 5, 2020 Bandon OR
Since we cannot spend the night in Brookings due to the state park being closed there we decided to get up early and do a
October 4, 2020 Bandon OR
We had a leisurely start to the day. Once we got going we started south on PCH (Pacific Coast Highway). Our target today was my
October 3, 2020 Florence OR
Neither one of us was in a big hurry to get going in the morning. We slept in a bit, then settled down to watch
October 2, 2020 Depoe Bay OR
I woke up early to take a walk along the ocean front, Ton had stayed up late catching up with one of her friends in
October 1, 2020 Depoe Bay OR
We had a very good nights sleep at a very quiet and serene Camp Rilea. I got up for my morning stroll and met one
September 30, 2020 Camp Rilea OR
It has been a long time since we have been on the road. Packing Scout seemed to be a little more difficult as we kept
January 19, 2020 Burns OR
We realized that Scout has been lonely in the driveway and has not moved in nearly a year. This is definitely not good for a
January 16, 2019 Klamath Falls OR
We almost did not make this trip. Ton has been battling a rash that is making her very uncomfortable, she decided to push thru. Then
February 14, 2018 Bandon OR
The final day of “Good Brew Hunting” had us dealing with some disappointment. The first two breweries we had planned to visit were not going
October 13, 2017 Pendleton OR
Today we started our trip in our rental RV which has been named Elephant for the trip. It is a 30 ft Cruise America Rental
August 3, 2016 Burns OR
We had decided to drive the Owyhee National Scenic Backcountry Byway. On the way we were running out of steam and decided to stop for
August 2, 2016 Stewart State Park
Paul, Dee and their girls were going to head off to Crater Lake despite the smoke that was still lingering. Ian and Julie were going
August 1, 2016 Stewart State Park
Good friends made a tough day enjoyable. Besides the smoke from the fire which was about 20 air miles away, the high temperature for the
July 30, 2016 Joseph Stewart SP
We are starting the trip out by joining some friends of ours on a weekend outing to Southern Oregon. The state park we are staying
October 12, 2015 Crater Lake NP
Today we headed south towards Eastern California. As we had a little bit of time during the day we swung thru one of our favorite
August 10, 2015 Burns OR
Today we planned to do the Steens Mountain Loop on our way to Idaho. When we went out to Steens Mountain in June the loop
June 9, 2015 Ochocho Mountain OR
Today we began heading west with a plan to visit the Painted Hills National Monument. Oregon is running a tourism promotion touting the seven natural
June 8, 2015 Wallowa Lake OR
Today we headed over to Joseph. Our plan for the day was to do as much of the Hells Canyon Loop as we can. We
June 7, 2015 Union OR
Today we spent the day at the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show. It is a combination of a 4H fair, horse racing, and Rodeo. I have
June 6, 2015 Lake Owyhee SP
Today we started up Steens Mountain thinking that the loop to the top of the mountain was open. But when we got to the next
June 5, 2015 Steens Mountain OR
Today was a busy day. We drove from LaPine to Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge. The title is interesting as it is set up to
April 30, 2015 Sisters OR
Today was another travel day heading north. We had a slow start due to the after affects of last nights wine. We stopped in Reading
April 18, 2015 Gold Beach OR
Today we cruised down Highway 101 from Tillamook to Gold Beach. We have been cruising this road many times since we moved here 17 years
March 27, 2015 Christmas Valley OR
Today we did a loop from LaPine to Christmas Valley Oregon. Our friend Tim told us about a geological feature called Crack in the Ground
March 26, 2015 La Pine OR
Today we wrapped up the repair at Larry’s RV. Ron took Scout in to Larry’s and as promised plan B did work and Scout was