Another late start to the morning with a little sleep in. I stayed as still as could be in hope that nobody would wake, and the peaceful serenity would continue.
All good things must again end, and we were all ready to go by the mid-morning time of 10 am.
Back on busy Interstate 5 North, this time driving on from the California dry rolling hills and towards the green Siskiyou Mountains, the tallest still snow-capped.
We drove through these beautiful mountains climbing in elevation (3000 – 4000 ft) around the winding road and passing gorgeous big lakes filled with houseboats along the way.
Another slight bug incident when the boys saw a large cockroach scurry across the motorhome floor. Another insect yet to be found…
We stopped at a roadhouse (Grenada) with the beautiful snow-capped mountain on the horizon and had lunch in the motorhome before continuing on our way.
Not long into the drive, we passed through a massive bushfire with small outbreaks still alight alongside the road. The firefighters and helicopters dropping water in full force. The devastation of where the fire had been could be seen, it was very sad and surreal passing through.
Soon we had crossed the border and into Oregon.
A quick stop at Eagle Point for gas and then time to ring ahead to book tonight’s campsite.
Oh dear, all the campgrounds we called were fully booked and we had also forgotten it was the weekend, today is Friday and we are now mid-afternoon.
After pulling into one of our camping leads and finding it full (I am sure there was a banjo playing at this one), the owner gave us a couple of suggestions and one was just down the road. May as well give it a try.
Success, we were able to get a spot at the Rogue Elk Campground and we are directly on the Upper Rogue River, it is stunning.
On our arrival, we had noticed that campfires were apparently still okay to light at this campground (there was one flaming as we entered and it certainly was not cold). This does not feel okay when we have just passed through the devastation left by fire not far across the border in California.
Somehow it seems as if America does not take bushfires seriously and yet they have terrible, devastating bushfires, they have limited water resources and the landscape is so very dry. Why?
An hour of riding slowly around the campsite for myself and the boys and then time to nestle down and enjoy our surrounds.
No electricity, internet and limited water, however, tonight somehow, I am okay with that.
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