Breakfast Out

Above pictures were taken here in the park where we are staying. Can you smell the flowers?

Looking in the refrigerator this morning there was very little milk, which means breakfast out. Not having eaten breakfast out here in Canby, OR, where do we eat? We had eaten lunch at the Biscuits Cafe in Canby and it had been good, so we went there for breakfast and were not disappointed. There was lots of food and it was prepared right. Barb had enough ham left for a sandwich tomorrow. I couldn't eat all of mine, but with 3 pancakes, 2 eggs, 2 polish sausages and fried red potatoes, plus coffee I was one full puppy.

Barb talked to the waitress about her haircut. The waitress gave Barb the name and location of a hair salon. We found the salon and Barb was able to get in and have her haircut. When she came out she was smiling. That makes me a happy camper. Two good businesses in one day, life is good.

Talked to my friend Dave. He and his wife Mary are in Indiana visiting friends and family before going on to an RV park in Wisconsin to work for the summer. Also talked to my friend Bill. He and his wife Sandy are at The Ranch in New Mexico enjoying themselves before heading out to Petrified Forest, Grand Canyon and other places as they travel north to Montana for a summer job.

Rain and Cold

Band saw for cutting logs into lumber.

Steam engine used for equipment such as winches, saws.

We have been here in Riverside RV Park, Canby, Oregon, for 2 days now. It has rained most of the time and the temps have been in the 40's and 50's.We have been out looking around some. Did find a Camping World and they had a couple of things that we had been looking for.

We were here in this same RV Park the first part of April, so I am going to give you some information of what happened earlier this month.

On 5 April. 09 my granddaughter Danielle, and her fiancee Josh,were married. We had a perfect day, the temp was in the 70's, no rain, and the sun was shining. It was a beautiful wedding. I am happy for these two great young people.

We also had some time to do some looking around the area. So one day I captured my son Doug and other granddaughter Brittany and took them on a site seeing tour. One of the places is the Camp 18 restaurant. Besides being a restaurant it is a museum of old lumber camp equipment used to cut and move the huge trees. Plus the food is very good.

Doug, Brittany, and Barb at Camp 18 restaurant.

The wedding party. (On the brides right is our granddaughter Brittany.)

A dam on the Willamette river near Oregon City, Oregon

Despite all the rain yesterday, I did get out and go shopping. I went to The Fabric Depot in Portland. I have visited a lot of fabric shops as we travel, but this was the LARGEST. Not only did they have fabric for all types of sewing, they had everything you would need to complete the project. The thread selection was mind boggling. I had a hard time picking out just four basic colors!

On the Move

Picture of pet chicken and frog

We left Rogue River Valley State Park,OR, this morning right at the crack of 10:15 AM. I don't know what slowed us down this morning. I didn't talk to anyone while getting hooked up. Maybe I am just getting slow. The trip was uneventful. We had a little rain in spots. But only for short stretches. Stopped at the Seven Feathers Indian casino to buy fuel and lunch. Diesel $2.29. Thats about what we have been paying. I have seen it for more. We traveled 244 miles today.

The chicken on the dash is well traveled. We got this chicken in Chicken, AK in June of 2006 and it has been riding on our dash ever since. We received this chicken for buying fuel in Chicken, AK at $5.25 gal - Chicken was free. The chicken does not have to be fed or watered. It does not make any noise also does not have to be walked. Maybe I'll get a companion for our chicken this summer on our trip to Alaska. Also setting on the dash next to the chicken is our pet frog. This is a rescue frog. We found this frog laying upside down in a parking lot in Lufkin, TX . I thought it was a real frog but in moving it I found that it was plastic. We clean it up and Barb made a collar and leash for it. It rides very quietly and does not need to be fed or watered. Our frog has been riding on the dash since 2003.

Covered Bridge

First RV

Today we drove to Sunny Valley, OR to see the covered bridge over Grave Creek. Near the bridge is the Applegate Wagon Trail Interpretive Center. The Applegate Trail ran thru Sonny Valley and on north. The interpretive center was very interesting, better than a lot of museums, I could read the write ups on the displays.

I found out today one of the reason bridges were covered. Horses refused to cross bridges with no sides, some one decide that horses went into barns with no trouble, why not cover the bridge, I guess it worked.

Today is our last day here at Rogue River Valley State Park. Tomorrow we leave headed north. I think we will go to Canby, OR for a few days. It is near my grandaughter Danielle and her husband Josh.

Chores Around the Trailer, Rock Show

Califorina Poppies growing along the roadway.

Wisteria

Pink Dogwood

Friday was catch up day. Had a few maintenance things around the trailer to do. But first off to town to - Karen's Kitchen - for breakfast and then to the hardware store for a piece of molding I needed to repair a wall in the trailer. Back to the trailer and about an hour later I had the wall fixed. Then it was off to get fuel and a WAL MART stop. Also stopped at a used book store and stocked up on books. I had read everything that I had with us.

We stayed home and had dinner at home.

Saturday, off to Grants Pass, OR to the Josephine County Fairgrounds, where the Annual Spring Garden Fair and the Rogue Gem & Geology Club Show are going on. As we walked to the building for the show we passed these small horses. Cute little guys. The Garden fair was plants for sale. Some great buys if you have some place to plant them.

The rock show was really nice, lots of nice displays and lots to buy. We enjoy looking at the displays. The case of intarsia was some of the best I have ever seen. Also the display of obsidian was outstanding. Working large pieces of obsidian is very difficult. In my former life I worked with rocks making spheres, cabachons, jewelery and other items as a hobby.

Got a call from our friends Wayne and Diane. They have made it from Florida to Arizona and are beginning the journey north to meet us in Montana next month. From there we will continue on to Alaska together.

The first pictures are some of the flowers we see growing in the local area.

Back to The Glass Forge

We went back to - The Glass Forge - to watch the glass blowers work. We have been in several glass shops and have seen glassblowers before, but here you can get a lot closer to them and talk to them as they are working. It was interesting to watch them. I learned a lot.

We also went to - The Crater Rock Museum - located in Central Point, OR. If you are a rock hound it is very interesting. Lots of rocks and minerals. The obsidian was the best polished rock display. They also had a glass dish that looked like it was made out of cloth. It was individual threads of glass laid together and then heated so they adhered together. Then it was heated and bent to the shape of a bowl. It was beautiful. No pictures. You will have to go see it. This museum is one of the better museums I have been in.

It is spring here in Orgeon, We have been watching the different flowers come in to bloom. One of my favorite flowers is the lilac. It smells good and is beautiful. I remember as a little kid when the lilacs came in to bloom summer was not far away.

Ocean to the Redwoods

We drove to Crescent City, CA and cruised along the coast looking at the ocean. This section of the coast line is rocky and has a light house. We really enjoy the ocean, watching the waves break and walking on the beach. We didn't get any beach walking this time, but we still enjoyed watching the waves. On the trip back to the RV Park we stopped along the way to look at the redwood trees. These trees are so tall it is hard to get the whole tree in one picture. But looking down there are little flowers growing around the base of these trees. It was an enjoyable day seeing the ocean and the redwoods.

It's a Burl

The above pictures are of a very unique shop we visited - IT'S A BURL - located in Kerby, OR. Everything was made from burls and unusual shaped wood. In front of the shop is a sculpture that included a waterfall with purple water. At one time it must have been a turquoise colored water as we could see where the wood was stained.

We also visited a rock shop - Hampton's Rock Shop -also located in Kerby, OR. Barb found some beads to add to her stash. All the rocks I would have liked were to heavy to carry in our small trailer.