September Camping Trip - 2

Karen and I just returned from our second excursion this month, and the weather was fantastic. We stayed at our favorite campground... Fisherman's Bend BLM Park (located 32 miles East of Salem, OR on Hwy 22), and camped with our friends Sandy & Dave.

The Fall colors are just starting to show in the Vine Maple trees, as evidenced in the picture below.

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Fall colors are just starting to show

We love this campground for several reasons... it's close to us (1 hour drive), it has Full-Hookups, Abby can swim in the North Santiam River that boarders the campground, lot's of hiking trails, seclusion from the other campers, and all this for only $18 a night! See below the pictures of our camping site. We were in a "double" pull-through site, so Dave & Sandy were camped beside us... but you could barely see them through the trees and brush.

Our very large camping site (just half of the double pull-through)

During one of our days in camp, we drove to the "Old McKenzie River Highway - Hwy 242", for a senic drive through the Cascade mountains. Please be aware that you can't tow a trailer through this area, and that it's for sight-seeing while driving your truck or car only!

Two of the Three Sisters (North & Middle) and the Lava Flows


Mt. Washington and the Lava Flows


Karen, Abby, and myself with Mt. Washington in the background


Elk cooling off in a field being watered

We also took in many sites along the way off of Hwy 126, such as Sahalie Falls, and the Holiday Farms Resort ( a future Thurlacki Adventure).

Sahalie Falls


Holiday Farms Resort

As usual, we had plenty of great food. Karen and Sandy do a great job of making sure that "everyone" in the campground has enough to eat. Dave tried out something new for us one night with his Dutch-Oven cooking... Pizza!

Dave checking on the melting cheese


Two Pizzas ready for consumption... Yum YUM!!

It really is amazing how quickly time goes whenever you leave on another camping trip. It takes forever for the camping time to come, then in an instant... your camping trip is over, and you're heading back home. I can understand why some people travel the whole year round, enjoying new and different things every day, and experiencing the "call of the road" beckoning to new adventures around every curve.

Thanks for taking the time to look over "our" short adventures.

-Gary-

September Camping Trip - 1

Karen and I were finally able to hook up with our neighbors (Wally & Burla), for a promised camping trip this summer, and we let them decide where we should go. They suggested heading down to the Canyonville, OR area (22 miles South of Roseburg, OR), and staying at the Seven Feathers RV Resort. WOW! Was this ever a nice RV Park. In fact... I can honestly say it was the nicest RV Park we've ever camped in.

Wally & Burla have a beautiful Gold Class A - Tiffin "Allegro Bay" Motor Home, which complimented our White/Gold HitchHiker II 5th wheel. I might add, that both Wally & Burla and Karen and I, monitarily contributed to the Seven Feathers Casino as well.

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Our HitchHiker and their Motor Home

Being as this was a "Resort", we had the pleasure of using many of the provided amenities. Karen and I would work-out at the fitness center every morning, and then enjoy a nice swim in the pool and hot tub afterward. We also spent every evening in the hot tub relaxing, and talking with the other campers.

The indoor swimming pool and Hot Tub

In the afternoons... around 4:00PM, we would sit out side in the shade, and have a "Happy Hour" before dinner time. Sometimes... these lasted longer than an "hour".

Sipping some Scottish Whiskey... and solving the worlds problems.

Each resort "Pull-Through" site, had Full-Hookups... which included Electrical (Both 50/30amp), 2 Water Connections, 2 Sewer Connections, Phone, and Cable.

Our Camping Site #126

When we walk Abby, we always keep our eye's out for other NuWa HitchHiker trailers. During our stay here at Seven Feathers, we ended up making contact with 3 other owners. I delivered some of my "Business Cards", and made sure they knew about the Forum. Before we left, one of the couples had signed up as new members! They had just spent the first night in their newly purchased HitchHiker trailer.

A Discover America pulling in at the main entrance.

Of course we also spent some time eating and gambling at the Seven Feathers Casino. The RV Resort provides a free shuttle from the RV Resort to the Casino (about 2 miles away). They come right up to your camping site.

The beautiful sculpture in front of the Casino

We also made sure that Abby's needs were met as well... and took her into the fenced off dog areas, where she could do her favorite play games, and chase after her Frisbee.

Abby's favorite game... besides laying in her pool at home.

We all had a wonderful time. I also got the chance to finally bake Wally a Dutch-Oven Chocolate Cherry Surprise Cake. He loved it... and luckily we had enough for two nights of our after dinner desert.

The Chocolate Cherry Surprise Cake before cooking... and being cooked.

This post has become a little long... but I hope you've enjoyed the pictures as much as we enjoyed this special time with our neighbors and friends Wally & Burla.

-Gary-