Category Archives: Travel: Oregon

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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July 2011: Living Dangerously…

Fishing for Kokanee in an Oregon Volcano! July 20-21, 2011 A view of the beautiful lake and surrounding crater rim from Al’s pontoon boat.  Oregon’s Paulina Lake is the most beautiful lake I’ve ever fished! During a week’s motor home … Continue reading

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