See our other pictures from Ocean World. See the full list of places that we visited during our Washington / Oregon / California road trip … [Read more...]
Diamond Lake Resort Review
Crater Lake Resort was fully booked when we planned this vacation and I should have known, based on the really tacky website, what we were likely to find at the Diamond Lake Resort. As you can see from the picture, the setting is idyllic. Idyllic, however, stopped at the lakeshore. … [Read more...]
Two Days at Crater Lake
After my last road trip from B.C. down to California, I regretted that I hadn't swung by and taken a look at Crater Lake. Getting to spend 2 days in the Crater Lake area on this road trip more than made up for that previous oversight. Arriving in the evening of the first day and having checked in at the Diamond Lake Resort, Ed and I drove up to the rim via the North Entrance to watch the sunset. … [Read more...]
Lava Lands at the Newberry National Volcanic Monument
Leaving Bend, Oregon for Crater Lake on Highway 97, it's impossible to miss the Lava Lands at the Newberry National Volcanic Monument which includes some 50,000+ acres of lakes, lava flows, and spectacular geologic features. We wheeled in and while waiting for our time slot to drive to the top of Lava Butte, we toured the Visitor Center and did the "Trail of Molten Land" which meanders over the … [Read more...]
Around the Bend in Bend, Oregon
After our day at the John Day Fossil Beds, we spent the night and half the next day in the lovely high-desert plateau city of Bend, Oregon - population in excess of 70,000. After all that hiking and driving, it was great to see a Starbucks again! It was also great to stumble upon what has become my new favorite store, the World Market which stocks a fabulous collection of international foods. Ed … [Read more...]
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