Day 62 6/29/2015
On the roar at 9:00 am with our first stop for groceries in Florence – we have been told to watch the fresh fruits & veggies at the California border so we are purchasing only enough for 3 days.
We drove to the Oregon dunes at the Suislaw Jetty in Florence. Impressive seashore with lots of driftwood and the dunes beginning to encroach on the 30 year old jetty.
We headed inland at Hwy 30 and followed the Umpqua River East. We missed the junction for Hwy 138 at Elkton, OR and had to backtrack to head down 138 to join I 5 at Sutherlin, OR and head South to Roseburg, OR where we left the interstate and headed up the mountains on 138 now following the North Umpqua River. It was very hot along I5 and didn’t begin to cool off until we passed Steamboat Springs around 2000ft.
We kept climbing past 2500ft and decided to camp for the night at Toketee Lake NFS Campground. No services but nice and quiet along a creek. We shared the campground for 50+ with only 1 other rig (a couple from the Oregon Coast with their two grandchildren).
NFS camping is only $5.00 with the Federal Senior Pass so with the propane fridge now working, we’ll make more use of them during the remainder of our trip.
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Odometer: 83589 Miles Today: 179 Total Miles: 6389