Sept 9th
We left Crater Lake on Sunday, but not until after we took a side trip to see the Pinnacles. They are a collection of tall spires in a canyon that used to spout volcanic gases. They were worth the trip, and then off we went down the Rogue Valley (RT 62) toward Medford. The trip was great, we stopped twice to see the Rogue canyon and a natural bridge where the water flows through a lava cave and back out. You could walk across, on top of the river at that point. The walls of the canyon are all lava. We only made it as far as Medford, about 77 miles, and our campground for Sun night was good old Walmart. We went to Harry and David’s large store, I had hoped for a tour of their packing house but they only give them on weekdays.
10th
We had another shorter travel day, but it was big on surprises! We only drove about 120 miles down RT 199 through the redwoods to Brookings OR. The road goes through Jacksonville OR, an old fashioned western town that has been used for some western movies.
Our first surprise was when we stopped for a moment to get our bearings and when we left we went over a bit of the curb and these things REALLY ROCK!! We had at least eight cupboard doors fly open and dump their contents on the floor, including the dishes, the printer, and the scales, (I told Norm not to buy those!). We stopped for about an hour to clean up glass; fortunately nothing serious broke, like tile. We only lost 3 plates 2 bowls a coffee cup, and the scales, Yip Epée. Our next surprise came after we started up the 20 mile road to Oregon Cave National Monument. We came upon a sign that read “road not recommended for trailers and motorhomes” Unfortunately there was no place to pull off the road so we had to keep going. After about 10 miles on a narrow windy road we found a spot to stop and unhook. The cave was worth the trip, we toured it with a ranger guide. There were 500 steps inside and it took an hour and a half to walk. It was discovered in 1874 by a 24 year old hunter whose dog chased a bear into it, He followed after the dog and when his last match was gone he had to find his way back out by finding his way to a stream and following it out. It’s a neat cave.
We arrived at Brookings around 8pm. We are staying at an Elks Club campground right in town. The ocean here is outstanding, but the fog comes in quickly and blocks the views quite often. We have been touring the redwoods and driving up and down the coast.

NOTE TO ALL OUR TR FRIENDS;
There is a motorcycle policeman hanging out on Johnston road just picking pople off. The speed limit on all of Johnston road is 30 MPH. Rhe fine is 139.00 plus 3 points. Just be forewarned.

Cheers Lois