Everyone made it over McKenzie pass, okay. The Coasters were able to take a road that
was still closed to traffic after the winter, ele. 5,324. I had to take a longer way around, ele.4,817,
but it was all good. Once again the
scenery was tremendous – the, oh so very tall pines, the fields of lava stone,
the areas that experienced forest fires and are in process of rebuilding.
Karen and Jim had left us for a short sightseeing jaunt to
the south and were planning on meeting up with us again if it worked out. We had camped at different places Sunday and
Monday night but on Tuesday as I was headed into Sisters OR. I spotted them two cars ahead of me.
We set up camp in a National Forest area – rates are cheap
$7. per campsite with our senior pass (where would Jeff and Jack be without us
old people). The sites are nice, large
and usually wooded. The only drawbacks
are the pits. But I guess you can’t have everything. At this one the water was a very yellow color
which you had to use a hand pump to get.
Needless to say, we did not drink the water. And wind – it was so very windy there. I was afraid that I would end up in a tree
when I tried to move the air mattresses from the van to the tent. The tent swayed in the wind to the point of
having to add extra tie-downs .
Sisters OR is a unique little town. Certainly made to draw the tourists. Everything has a Western Theme. We just missed the annual Rodeo by a few
days. Ah, shucks! In the distance you can see three snow
covered Mountain peaks. We were told
that are called Faith, Hope and Charity.
They were fantastic…
Because of the strong wind we decided that we just would not
be able to cook supper ---so we headed to town.
Hit the library for a few minutes to do a little computering and then found
a brewery where we ate – and of course most of us had a beer or two – but not
me, not while were camping with pits.
On the way back to the campsite the Three Sister Mountains
came in to view again. This time there
was a cloud bank so thick hanging above
them, like nothing I’ve ever seen before.
It made us wonder about what kind of weather to expect for the
night. There was a predicted low of 29. They wind had died down some at the
campgrounds but it was getting a bit chilly.
We were all in our tents by 9:00.
The wind stopped during the night.
The morning was chilly – gloves, hats, and winter coats chilly. The Coasters took off about 6:00 once
again. I followed close behind them
after I broke up the tent, etc. Today
was the first day that the ground cloth was not wet in the least. Guess the wind did help a little.
Did a little grocery shopping and then found them sitting at
a Starbucks. Is that what they do all
day?!? You have no idea what a joy it is
to be sitting at a Starbucks with three guys in their biking tights,
jerseys and biking shoes(not to mention
the goggles and helmets)……I guess it was worth the blueberry muffin but I’m not
really too sure of that. At the moment I’m
sitting in a parking lot waiting to meet up with them. This is an easy meet up, I’m very visible. Sometimes you just have to hope you’re all on
the same page…..
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