Cartour Spring 2017 number 3

Friday, March 17th (actual)

Madras sunrise by S

     

      Out of the Madras Econolodge Chateau after a light breakfast of scrambleds, sausages, waffles, muffins and coffee we rambled south toward Bend. Called a nice woman at the Oregon DOT for a report on pass conditions through the Siskiyous. It's fine. Light overcast. Heavy accumulations of snow in Chemult all of it covered with red crushed gravel. 

Collier Logging Museum:

huge machines, good toilets.

R at logging Museum

     Into Klamath Falls, little snow but ugly bleak. Looking for a spot for luncheon; Nibbley's was sounding good until I read the 4 negative reviews. So we chose Mermaid Garden. We shall see.... 

Lunch was very good; portobello sandwich and clam chowder for me. I recant, Klamath Falls is not ugly, in the downtown anyway. 

     Went on a merry chase for a bookstore and found a good one. 

     Klamath to Weed on the Volcanic Legacy Hwy. (97) for coffee and on to 5 and down to Corning. Right at Corning to camp at Buckhorn Res. again. Nailed site number 1 after several tries.

Quick dip; Ramona dry.

     

     Met a pleasant woman with two dog she said were a German breed called Ras or something. They looked like chows.

Noisy tribe arrived to dim the glow a bit.