We decided to leave a day early from Crescent City, CA, our base for visiting the Redwoods National Park, because of the traffic potential of so many people in the region headed to the eclipse's “zone of totality.” We were lucky in that we were only about five hours away from the area where the … Continue reading Totality – Salem, Oregon
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The Jewel of the Cascades
Crater Lake is a geological wonder. While Crater Lake National Park was established in 1902, the lake itself was formed 7,700 years ago when Mt. Mazama erupted. The eruption was 100 times stronger than that of Mount St. Helens in 1980. It spread ash as far north as Canada and as far east as Nebraska. … Continue reading The Jewel of the Cascades
Piddlin' Around 