We began our southward
trek today, left Bend under a grey cover with a few light sprinkles.
Route 97
is a smooth drive, the road surface newly paved, and the scenery pretty: a corridor
of pine forests surrounded by volcano mounds of varying sizes. An hour later,
we broke into clear sunny skies. Fall colors are beginning to appear and the turning trees looked a burnished gold in the sunlight.
Our plan is to visit Crater
Lake. We are staying at Crater Lake Resort which is more of a
cabin-in-the-woods place but does have a few 30-amp spots for RV's and an area for
dry camping.
Here we are, backed into
our spot that slopes precipitously into a small pond behind us. You can bet
that I watched very carefully to signal Michael when to stop. Visions of
reversing into the pond loomed quite vividly (folks who know me, know that even
though I trust my hubby, I am a well-seasoned scaredy-cat).
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| parked between a cabin and a tree with a pond behind us |
We went for a walk along
the nature trail that takes you across a covered bridge, probably the tiniest
one I have ever seen, and along a creek, and across another bouncy floating bridge on
the pond.
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| a viewing platform on the covered bridge |
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| on the bouncy floating bridge across the pond |
The folks at this RV Resort have made an effort to create a pretty and comfortable resting spot
for travelers. There is a large grassy common area with a fire pit, a mini-market, a welcoming porch to hang out, a
club house with giant TV screen, and canoes to paddle on the creek. The phone
service here is spotty, better if you have Verizon service, but the WI-FI is the
best we have had in weeks. Some means of dependable communication is important
to us at present with our house closing coming up, and also a current parental
health issue that has become challenging.
We went for a walk down
the road, to see what we could see. Not a mile later, we came across the
original Fort Klamath, now a park and unfortunately closed for the season. I
did snap a few shots across the fence.
Fort Klamath,
established in 1863, was a military fort along the Oregon Trail established to
protect the settlers in the area from conflicts with the native tribes. Twenty
years later, the need for protection was no longer necessary and the fort was
closed in 1889.
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| historical marker for Fort Klamath |
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| the Guard House |
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| the jail |
More information here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Klamath
Our plan is to visit Crater
Lake. We are staying at Crater Lake Resort which is more of a
cabin-in-the-woods place but does have a few 30-amp spots for RV's and an area for
dry camping. 
