The Trip is Almost Over
10:20AM Sitting at the old Cascade Locks in the city of the same name in Oregon. Thursday night I decided to go back to the coast, take in some more of the Redwoods and drive up the Oregon coastline. I'm glad I did. I took a 1/2 hour hike through a part of the Redwood Forest at about 9:00AM. It was great.
The Panther Flat Campground in Six Rivers National Forest was neat. I woke up Friday morning to the sound of a brisk wind blowing through the trees. I also drove through the Oregon Dunes National park. Stopped near Salem, Oregon to buy a foam sleeping pad, film and to eat dinner. Called home from a rest area near there also. Camped at Ainsworth State Park in Oregon on the Columbia River.
Met an old couple from Louisiana this morning. They traveled 3 1/2 months in 1982 and they want to beat that record in 1984. We talked for about an hour. I could have listened to them all day. They had some funny, interesting stories. The lady has a brother in Apex. She has toured the old Raleigh Capitol building and the thing she remembers is that there is a statue there of George Washington wearing a toga.
I'm going to take it easy today and wind down for the trip home tomorrow.