2023-09-20 Wednesday, Oregon Trip to Visit Family and Friends

- October 19, 2023

Ryan and Amanda’s to Deerwood RV Park in Eugene

Jeeps - 5

Steps – 3,814

Ryan worked from home today so he could see us off. It's hard to believe it’s been a week. I cleaned the RV, floors, bathroom and dusted this morning. Tucker received his questions for his school ancestor project, so I spent the rest of the morning answering his questions. He seemed interested and asked other questions in addition to the ones assigned. There were two I didn’t have time to respond. We made plans to Zoom when we got home. I needed to look up a few things before answering the rest of the questions.

With lots of hugs and kisses, we said our goodbyes. We left Ryan & Amanda’s this morning around noon. We were sad to leave but ready for the next leg of this trip. We stopped at Fred Myer’s for gas and propane. There seemed to be an issue with propane. It was leaking. We think it is our propane fill valve since we had the same issue in Red Bluff. We will have to try again in Eugene. We told Ryan and Amanda about it, and Amanda sent me a link to a propane company in Eugene that also does service. We might check them out.

The drive on US126 was beautiful once we started into the mountains. It’s so lush and green, with ferns growing alongside the road. Also, in some areas, there are large lava rock beds. I thought these were so pretty, with small trees growing in some places. We also passed areas that have burned in the past.

It rained a bit off and on until we got to the top of the mountains, and it stopped, then the sun came out. We hit numerous road construction areas where we had to stop. We never had to wait too long. At one point, we followed the McKenzie River for miles. There were beautiful homes along the river. We noticed quite a few homes for sale. In some places, the river was wide. The water was flowing swiftly.

Once in Eugene, we missed the exit we needed to take for the Deerwood RV Park. We soon found a way back and headed in the right direction. I am beginning to question our GPS system. We pulled into the Deerwood RV Park around 4:00 PM. What a beautiful park. All the sites are large and surrounded by trees. This is one of the most beautiful parks we have stayed at.

We found our spot and set up. I made guacamole dip, and we sat at the table and chairs provided and had a glass of wine. Barry cooked dinner, and we walked the RV park and counted Jeeps.