Left the coast so we can explore Toketee Falls, Diamond Lake and Crater Lake. Driving inland, there weren’t a lot of roads. The one we took was twisty and turny, but Bill maneuvered the RV quite well. The countryside changed from coastal to mountains quickly.
There had been a fire 2 years ago which was evidenced in the picture below.
We saw several burned houses and campgrounds, along with trees, but luckily the Susan Creek Campground was saved.
Our place for the next 2 days is Susan Creek Campground in the Umqua Mountains on BLM land and is right along the creek. This is our view for the next 2 days. Yesterday we heard the waves crashing and today we hear the water flowing over rocks. It’s definitely warmer here, in the 80s but a little air moving.
Look who came to visit…a peacock. Never expected to see this.
Tomorrow we’ll visit Crater Lake but for now we’ll rest and relax near the creek.
Wednesday, Sept 7 - drive to Toketee Falls and Crater Lake
We packed a lunch and off we went to visit several stops along the way.
When we pulled in the parking lot for the Toketee falls trail, we saw this huge pipe. It’s part of a hydro project. The 12-foot diameter redwood-stave fowline (pipeline) is part of the Toketee development of the North Umpqua Hydroelectric Project.
Toketee is the Chinook word for pretty and it was aptly named. The trail to the falls was only about 1/2 mile but there were lots of steps.
The next stop was at the Diamond Lake overlook where we learned there had been a volcano in the area many years ago.
When we arrived at Crater Lake, we couldn’t believe how large it was and had beautiful, blue water that is the deepest lake in the US. It was overcast when we got there but the sun came out and made the water even more blue.
We just kept taking more and more pictures.
So I see you're making your way north!
ReplyDeleteWow, that lake is gorgeous!!