A quick wash and a drive through the mountains

Before leaving Portland, we washed the camper.  We decided to do the truck while we had the supplies and soapy water.  It took all four of us about 45 minutes, but it looks so much better.  The soap washed away two+ weeks of road dirt and dead bugs.  The shiny rig is sparkling now as we travel south to Grant's Pass.  On our way here, we saw a sign that we were in the 45th parallel - half way between the Equator and the North Pole.  It came too quick for a pix though.

Grant's Pass is a hub for the area - a sort of jumping off point to several area attractions.  We're using it for the same purpose.  We're staying at Rogue Valley RV Park, named for the local river with it's own attractions.  Our main purpose is to stay a couple of days to see Crater Lake National Park and the Redwood Forest in Crescent City, California.  Both are about 1 1/2 hours away from our campground.  The lady at the campground office was very nice and even complimentary of our rig (it must have been because we washed it).  We set up and took a tour of the place.

The first stop was Wolf Creek to see the Wolf Creek General Store that has been open since 1883.  It had some sundries that we didn't need and few we did, but Caris did find Takis - which is a hot chip she's been looking for the whole trip.  This is only the second place she's found them, so we had to get them.

We got back to Grant's Pass, which has a 10 foot caveman at the visitor's center and many bear statues along the main roads that are painted.  It seems to be a town that doesn't take itself too seriously, but can have some fun.  We headed back to the campground, got some dinner, walked around, watched a movie and went to bed.  It has been a bit strange since we're 3 hours behind Eastern Time and the sun doesn't set till after 9:30, so our sleep pattern is a bit off.

Just wanted to mention that if a picture shows that it is a video, it is a "live" photo which is a one second video such as one taken from an iphone.  We just didn't want you to be disappointed thinking the video didn't work.