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Day 4 July 5, 2024 Vancouver Washington to Renton Washington 183 miles Coming down three flights of stairs this morning was no fun. Then the breakfast options were running low. Also the hot dishes require you to raise the lid very high letting all the heat out or you have to set the plate downContinue reading “Alaska 2024”

Day 3 July 4, 2024 Vancouver Washington 20.2 miles Today family and friends arrive for the Fourth of July activities. We ate breakfast at the hotel but the others had breakfast at Tim and Deb’s house. They had a delicious spread of fruit, yoghurt, granola and cinnamon rolls. Several of us ladies went on aContinue reading “Alaska 2024”

Day 2 July 3, 2024 Hermiston Oregon to Vancouver Washington 210 miles We stayed at the Best Western last night and had a great breakfast. Lots of choices. While loading the car Rob discovered the pump used to get gas out of the cans and into the tank had accidentally got turned on. The batteriesContinue reading “Alaska 2024”

Day 1 July 2, 2024 Boise ID to Hermiston OR 256 miles We got a later than desired start at 9:00 am. Too many last minute things to do. First stop was Costco for gas. We filled the new gas cans as well. These are new two gallon cans that attach to the side ofContinue reading “Alaska 2024”

Day Four June 20, 2024 Prineville Oregon to home 297 miles The day started out with a bump. When we took the bags to the car we found that the gas cap was missing. Nothing else just the gas cap. That is one part we don’t carry a spare. The solution was get aluminum foil,Continue reading “Crater Lake”

Day Four Coos Bay Oregon to Prineville Oregon 251 miles The grab and go breakfast this morning was a can of juice, a small yogurt and an apple. Pretty light meal. Patches of fog are around the area. Sometimes fairly thick. It was interesting around the bridge. We drove out of it before too long,Continue reading “Crater Lake”

Day Three Medford Oregon to Coos Bay Oregon 246 miles We drove from Medford Oregon to Crescent City California on Highway 99. The drive was beautiful. Mostly pine trees until we got to the redwoods. Occasionally we passed ranches with beef cattle. Also in and out of a few small towns. We did have toContinue reading “Crater Lake”