Category Archives: Travel: Oregon

Bummin’ Again – This Time to Montana. August, 2023

On The Road Again! Day 1, Thursday, August 24, Home to La Pine, Oregon Finally, after more than two months, it was time to ready Big Blue and hit the road for parts unknown! Washing Big Blue in preparation for … Continue reading

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Oregon or Bust!

To La Pine, Oregon – and Family! Day 1, Sunday, July 17, Home to Klamath Falls, Oregon via CA99, I-5, US97: 355 miles It had been almost a month since I returned from our wonderful trip to Denver to visit … Continue reading

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To Denver and Beyond – Sept-Oct 2021

Day 1, Saturday, September 25, Home to Craig’s Castle in Stockton, CA via CA99: 21 miles I completed my last adventure aboard Big Blue back on August 20th, over five weeks ago. I was more than due for another adventure! … Continue reading

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To Oregon and Beyond!

Day 1, Thursday, August 5, 2021, Home to Klamath Falls, Oregon via I-5, US97: 356 miles I returned from my last adventure, To Denver and Beyond,  two months ago, on June 7th. Other than about a 45 mile round trip … Continue reading

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To Colorado and Oregon!

…Oregon, Maybe – If We Can Find it In the Ashes. Day 1, Sunday, September 20, Home to Gridley via CA99: 120 miles Hallelujah! It was finally time to hit the road again, and I had been so antsy to … Continue reading

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Bummin’ Around the Country – At Last!

And it sure felt satisfying (but only with the comforts of Big Blue)! Day 1, Wednesday, August 12, 2020, home to Gridley, CA via CA99, I-5: 122 miles Again, I counted the minutes for about the past two weeks as … Continue reading

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To Gridley and, Finally, Oregon (The Good Times Margarita Tour!)

Day 1, Sunday, June 14, To Gridley via I-5, CA99: 131 miles The day arrived when we could head north, and for a change, clear to Oregon! En route to Oregon, we would make my sixth grocery run to my … Continue reading

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To Oregon, Colorado and Beyond!

Day 1, Wednesday, September 11, 2019, Home to my Sis’ near Gridley, CA via CA99, I-5: 124 miles We hadn’t been on a trip out of Kalifornistan since June’s adventure to Colorado and Arkansas. I was counting down the minutes … Continue reading

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To The Pacific Wonderland!

Another Oregon Adventure: Friday, May 3: Vanity can be an expensive fault, and when it comes to Big Blue, I can be pretty vain. She came with a pretty worn and nondescript mudflap when I bought her, so I had it … Continue reading

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Another Adventure to Colorado and Thirteen Other States

September 10, 2018, Monday, home to Gridley, CA via I-5, CA99: 121 miles It was more than time to head to Denver and make up for that aborted trip back in June due to engine overheating on the Sierra foothills … Continue reading

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A Summertime Chicken Run…

A Chicken Run to Minnesota and (hopefully) Cooler Weather…  2018-7-9, Monday, Home to Winnemucca, NV via CA99, I-80: 348 miles As I wrote in the epilogue of my last post, I had an itch to scratch. Only a long, long … Continue reading

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Another Visit to Oregon

April… and time to hit the road! 2018-4-18, Wednesday, Day 1, Home to my sis’ place in Gridley, CA via CA99, I-5: 118 miles My beloved Big Blue was the shop for four weeks during March, and this month she … Continue reading

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On The Road to… Paducah !? Page 2

The adventure continues as I return home… This is Page 2; Page 1 is here. Day 10, Saturday, May 13, 2017, Paducah, KY to Macon, MO via I-24, I-57, IL54, IL3, I-255, I-64, I-70, US63: 351 miles It was a very quiet … Continue reading

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An Oregon Tour

A Loop through Beautiful Oregon Monday, July 18, Day 1: Home to Klamath Falls, OR via SR99, I-5, US97: 364 miles I had been planning to take a drive into Oregon for the past month, and it was time to … Continue reading

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To Oregon With the New Diesel

Thursday, March 31, 2016, Day 1, home to Yreka, CA via I-5: 317 miles Having arrived home in mid-February from my last highway adventure, I hadn’t hit the road in about six weeks and I was overdue for some road … Continue reading

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May, 2015 – Oregon!

To Oregon! 2015-5-3 Sunday, Day 1, home to Gale & John’s in Gridley via SR99, I-5: 118 miles We’d been wanting to take an Oregon trip for some time, and the fact that our gated community would be slinging slurry … Continue reading

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Fishing an Oregon Volcano

Al and Dale’s Grand Volcanic Adventure July 7 – 11, 2014 2014-7-7 Monday, Day 1, To Klamath Falls, OR via I-5, US97: 353 miles I had to talk my ol’ buddy Al into meeting me at Paulina Lake, near La Pine, … Continue reading

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An Oregon Adventure

Oregon Adventure! May, June 2013 2013-5-28 Tuesday, Day 1 – Home to Gridley via SR99: 118 miles It had been a long time since we hit the road aboard the coach together. In fact, not having the logbook of the old … Continue reading

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A Late Spring Visit to Our Oregon Friends

June 2012 Another Oregon Visit!  Wednesday, June 13, 2012 To Oregon Day 1: Wednesday, Home to Anderson, CA Walmart via SR99, I-5: 207 miles After all the work of loading the coach and shutting off the house, we headed north … Continue reading

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Sept ’11: Oregon’s World-Record Kokanee Lake: Wallowa Lake!

A Grand Time on Wallowa Lake! September 9, 2011 – September 17, 2011 Sept 9, Friday, Day 1, Home to Klamath Falls, OR via I-5, US97: 353 miles The inspiration for our trip to Wallowa State Park was this 9.7 lb. … Continue reading

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