North American Safari # 5
August 20,2016
The 4 motor homing
Wraights (Mike, Karen, Corona & Guinness) left their Ashland Abode and
headed North to ADVENTURE! But first there was a stop in near-by Central Point,
Oregon to allow Mike to conduct his summer junior high band camp group with the
New Horizons Band. It was a great performance by all. Once more on the road the
tenacious travelers headed about 100 miles north to Canyonville, OR and stopped
for the night at the Umpqua Tribes’ 7 Feathers RV Resort. This has been a
favorite “jumping off” point for several of the Safaris. The evening was filled
with a barbeque, a little bit of video poker, 2 EXCELLENT Manhattan cocktails,
wine & cheese and little bit of local musical entertainment.
August 21, 2016 – Day # 2
We arose groggy after a somewhat warm and muggy night. Even
with the AC running it was a hot night for sleeping. We again headed north up
the I-5 freeway towards Salem, OR. 150+ miles later we arrived at the Salem
Elks RV Park only to find it full. We opted to dry-camp there and hoped it
would stay cool. It worked out pretty well the day temps were in the low 80
degrees and it cooled down nicely in the evening. We enjoyed an afternoon with
our friend Charlotte – nice happy hour and good dinner hosted by her at the 7
Brides Brew Pub in Silverton. Looking forward to a better night’s sleep we
retired early.
August 22, 2016 – Day #3
Great sleeping weather – we arose ready to get this trip
really going! The day’s drive took us along the spectacularly beautiful
Columbia River Gorge. We have driven this route several times before and it is
always impressive – the scenery just breathtaking. Cutting across the river we
entered the state of Washington. Our drive north took us through some high
dessert like scenery and into a very large agricultural area. In less than 4 hours we had traveled 240 miles
to a beautiful location. Out destination for the night was the Yakima Elks, in
Selah, WA. Wow! what a RV Park. It is
located right on their golf course. We enjoyed
a relaxing afternoon with time outside, Mike even got in a bit golf practice –
right in front of our Rig.
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