On the Road - Day 8

On to the Waterfalls along the Rogue Umpqua Scenic Byway - Rt. 138! Walked along the campground's beach area on Lake Lemolo. Water is a deep blue-evergreen color and very clear. Turned to look back over my shoulder and saw several snowy peaks beyond the hills surrounding the lake. Gorgeous perspective. Took pictures of a kayaker out for an early paddle. Headed out Rt. 138. Took photos at Clearwater Falls (picture on left, above) which is two falls, wider on the left. Very mossy spot. Whitehorse Falls is a 15 foot falls in a series of short falls (picture, right). It had a nice wooden ramp to an overlook. Missed Watson falls, 272 feet, as chose not to do the .6 mile moderate hike to get to it. Toketee Falls was noted to have a .6 mile easy walk to a 120 foot tiered fall through lava flow of columnar basalt. Unfortunately it was closed.

Pulled off Rt. 138 and lunched at a turnout - split pea soup and cheese sandwiches. The North Umpqua River flowed swiftly past. A couple of inflatable rafts overflowing with people bounced against the rocks. Rich - sign indicated that this is "artificial fly territory". Occasionally saw quiet pools with folks fly-fishing. Paused in Glide where the "crashing rivers" supposedly meet head on, but were not crashing as the water was low. Took photos of boys jumping from rocks into the water and swimming. Just like Huck and Tom Sawyer.

Headed north on Rt. 5 from Roseburg. Saw round bales of hay in fields. Stopped at Costco in Eugene for gas and a flat of bottled water. Then went to our highly rated stop for the night - Premier RV Resort. Friendly, helpful, very clean, and the nicest shower you could imagine. Spacious tile lined room, HOT water, no quarters required, the shower head could be placed in a holder and the height adjusted from short to very tall. It was a thrill! Made pork, applesauce, green beans, and garlic rice for supper. Worked on computer, putting Vance's expense data into an Excel spreadsheet.

Ended at Premier RV Resort, 33022 Van Duyn Rd., Eugene, OR 97408
Odometer 59,071.3 (162.5) Total: 928.5