Tuesday June 21st (Day 19) – Our very own Oregon Trail

Neither of us wanted to get out of bed. But we did. And took quick showers and got back in the car and headed to Kevin’s Coffee Shop. We enjoyed our hot chocolate/mochas and pastries, thanks Kevin, and headed back on the highway. After a brief scare due to a missing ipod, we located it, and played “On the Road Again”. Starting our day with anything else would’ve just been bad juju. Portland is a neat city… and I really like the Pacific Northwest. The cities look very nice and the surrounding scenery is gorgeous. We headed south for Crater Lake…the deepest lake in America. The road was windy, and we passed several big blue lakes, very tall trees, and stopped at Salt Creek Waterfall. Simply gorgeous.

It was about a 4 hour drive to Crater Lake… and a little bit out of the way, but we figured we had to do one thing in Oregon, and we decided this lake would be it. After driving 4 hours to get there, we arrived at the gates of Crater Lake National Park. Closed. Reason: The road was COV ERED IN SNOW. The thermostat in Lindsay’s car read 80 degrees. Snow closures. How absolutely ridiculous. While we were both a little annoyed that we had driven all that way and that it was closed, I think we both found it a little humorous.

On the road again. We headed west, on our way to pick up the 101 and then the 1 to head south to San Fran. Once again, a very scenic tour. We were enjoying the fine summer day and abundant sunshine. We rolled the windows down…. Turned up our music and ventured through the very very tall Oregon Trees. I can’t imagine doing this by wagon… no wonder they lost an oxen or a wagon wheel so frequently. Seriously one of my favorite computer games of all time. We ate pizza on the road… getting crumbs everywhere. Messy folks we are. Every once in a while, we came across a flagger and had to stop and be led through the construction by a pilot vehicle. I guess Obama’s really putting people to work this summer… instead of the land with streets paved with golden, America should be called the land of streets being paved…

We have ambitions to make it to San Fran tonight to see Matthew, Lindsay’s other cousin. But we are going to see how far we get.

And just got good news on the road…the results of one of my CPA exams…. a passing score. 1 of 4 completed. Should get the other score sometime this week. Hopefully that’s also a pass.