Taking the Road Less Traveled

Tuesday 11/6 Don’t have far to go today so leisurely start. Pull out about 9:30 after updating ttrlt.n and $1.50 worth of a shower. $.50 for three minutes. It was nice. Backtracking again today to stay away from the Portland traffic. Going to take HWY 35-Mt. Hood Scenic Byway south from Mt. Hood to HWY…

Monday 11/5 Early start. I want to be at the GMC dealer in The Dalles by 7:30am. Bill needs a fuel filter change. It’s about 40 miles so on the road a little before 7. Rained off and on last night and a lot of trains. Got rid of my trash, made my cuppa tea,…

Sunday 11/4 Lazy day. Turned the clocks back last night so early start to do…nothing. This site is in a bit of a canyon but i can see that the sun is going to shine. The forecast is cloudy with wind. The wind is part of the reason I’m staying here instead of moving up…

Saturday 11/3 Beautiful morning. Got up and reorganized the back of Bill. I needed the tow rope yesterday to pull someone out of the barrow pit. It was going to be a major unload to get to it. Weird situation. A 20 something with a old man in the front seat had one back wheel…

Friday 11/2 Rained all night again. Starting to fall into my camping rhythm. Got going 8ish and it was slow going. The reason this is a good Porsche road is because it is really twisty and turny. Add rain and Bill into the mix and it is sloooow going. Muddled along at 10–15 mph for…

Thursday 11/1 Rained all night. Not much traffic on Hwy 12. Nice campsite, no lights from the little traffic there was. Gained a hour crossing over to Idaho so no sense in a early start. Got going 8am Idaho time. No squeal! Bill took right off without a peep. Moseyed down Hwy 12. Most CG…

Wednesday 10/31 Got everything loaded, filled and put away by 10:30am. Grabbed a shower, fresh clothes and emptied the waste baskets. Ready to go. The Plan: Head to the coast and get to Palm Springs a couple of days before Thanksgiving. See as many waterfalls in Oregon as I can fit in. Brave the Columbia…

Friday /21 My last day of Washington fishing license. Got going by 7:00am. Bill acted up again so, Lane Chevrolet here i come. A bit overcast but a beautiful drive. Filled with fuel in Darrington (20.87gal/ 239 miles 11.45mpg) Made it to the dealer and it was a waste of time. Didn’t have a technician…

Thursday 9/20 Rained off and on last night. Got going by 8:30. It was sprinkling a bit so decided to move on instead of hiking this morning. Cascade NP is only 10-15 miles west so off i go. Bill is acting up a bit, i think the parking brake is squeaking a bit. Got to…

Wednesday 9/19 Loup Loup CG was empty when i got here but filled up a bit by 6PM. Bicyclers, motorcyclists, 5th wheels and RVs. I saw a interesting thing this morning. A older gentleman in a RV trying to get his dog into the rig. I had seen the dog loose yesterday afternoon and wondered…