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STW3 Hop 7: Castle Rock WA to Tillamook OR
130 miles via I-5, WA 432, WA 433, US 30 and US 101. Cumulative tow miles: 1095. Truck miles: 212. Cumulative truck miles: 1361. This was a relatively short hop and I thought it would be relatively flat. Wrong. A lot of up-and-down, starting with a steep 500-foot climb as soon as we crossed the … Continue reading
Catching up: Memorial Day
Yes, it is July 6th and I am just now blogging about Memorial Day. Well,… I’ve been busy. And it is oh-so-hard getting those photos downloaded from the camera. But first, just because you were wondering: yes, the repairs on the site’s electrical box were successful. We now, once again, have full 50A service. End … Continue reading
Happy 90th, Mom!
The weekend before we started the trek south I had the opportunity to fly coast-to-coast from Massachusetts to Oregon to visit my mother, who recently celebrated her 90th birthday, and my sister who… well, I won’t mention her age, but you can do the math. While there I also had the opportunity to enjoy some … Continue reading
GTW Hop 33: Canyonville, OR, to Redding, CA
211 miles via I-5. Cumulative distance: 5,824 miles. This was the reverse of Hop 29, except that we used a different RV park in Redding as a destination. The weather was bad, as usual, but not as bad as I expected. There were some sunny breaks and the wind was tolerable. But once we got … Continue reading
A winning day at the casino
Yes, it’s true: I won money yesterday at Seven Feathers! Nine cents. I was up by more than $70 at one point, but I got greedy and kept playing the slots. I love those penny games (which cost much more than a penny – don’t be fooled). I did have the good sense to quit … Continue reading
GTW Hop 32: North Bend, OR, to Canyonville, OR
100 miles via US 101, OR 42, OR 99 and I-5. Cumulative distance: 5,613 miles. This was not the hop that I wanted to make. I really wanted to see the Oregon coast south of Coos Bay, which is reportedly very striking. But weather intervened. Yet another “Pineapple Express” weather system is going to dump … Continue reading
North Bend/Coos Bay, OR
These two towns are interconnected, sharing Coos Bay waterfront and US 101 as the main drag. There is some activity at the docks, mostly ships being loaded up with logs for shipment to some country that is devoid of trees (Japan?), but most of the docks are abandoned, suggesting that the area’s heyday is long … Continue reading
GTW Hop 31: Tillamook, OR, to North Bend, OR
169 miles via OR 6 and US 101. Cumulative distance: 5,513 miles. The OR 6 portion of this hop was the couple of miles from the Wilson River RV Park into downtown Tillamook; the rest was on US 101. It is a very scenic route, but with a lot of curves and turns. Jett did … Continue reading
Tillamook family
My mother and my sister live in Tillamook, which, of course, is why we were here for Thanksgiving. The dinner was hosted by my sister and was attended by Jett, me, my sister Lois, my brother-in-law Chris, my niece Kim, my nephews Michael and Scott, Michael’s wife Taylor, family friend Stephanie, Stephanie’s son David and … Continue reading
Tillamook crabs
I went crabbing yesterday on Netarts Bay with my brother-in-law Chris and my niece Kim. It was not my first time crabbing – Chris introduced me to the sport a few years back – but it was my most productive. We caught 9 good-sized Dungeness crabs. Chris cooked them and I now have two of … Continue reading