From Klamath, CA to Williams, OR

Finally! Good wifi! I can upload pictures. Last week, we left Klamath, CA, heading for Oregon. We traveled to Crescent City, CA, then got on Highway 199 to go to visit our friends, Wayne and Becky, who live outside Grants Pass, OR. The house in the second picture is theirs. You will notice that our motor home is parked beside it. They have a full hook-up for an RV there. So nice! Sweet setup and a very nice, comfortable home. They have an RV and we have known them for several years at Georgetown, TX.

But I must tell you about the trip up there. We didn't have much choice but to go up Highway 199 to see them. It was either that or go many miles out of the way. We were told that several miles of the highway is very narrow and curvy. We started out climbing through beautiful redwood forests, and sure enough, we hit the curves. You can see, in the last picture which looks down on the Smith River, the guard rail. Sure seemed like a small guard rail! I was fascinated by the wild river with all its white-water runs. We continued with the curves, climbing, and soon the trees were flocked with snow. I spent my time looking down the steep precipice out my window going EEEK, and looking up at the mountains, trees, and snow, going WOW!

I am always fascinated by water, and there was an abundance of streams and rivulets flowing down the steep hills. I took a picture of a waterfall which ran down the hill above the road into a culvert and drained out below the road into the river.

After crossing over into Oregon, the road smoothed out a bit and we began to see evidence of some civilization. There was logging on the mountains and we were seeing some logging trucks, who, by the way, drive like a bat out of hell. Another EEEK situation.

We turned off onto the road to Wayne and Becky's, and arrived safely at their house about 1:30 pm. Their house is completely surrounded by trees, and they have about 5 acres. It was really nice, and they made us feel very welcome. Becky is also a nurse, and she and I had lots of fun talking about the old days and our experiences. Wayne had promised to take us to Crater Lake, so the next day, we took off. But that is another story. Stay tuned for more!