Oregon

We had good views of the mountains as we exited Crater Lake to the north, and crossed the wide open space we had seen from the top the previous night. Soon we plunged into forest land again on the fast Hwy 138 to the east and 97 north. We headed up 58 northwest toward Eugene.

We climbed the Willamette Pass to 5128 ft and then started downward toward Eugene - it seemed like we went downhill for 50 miles - we had to get to near sea level at Eugene.

Close to Lookout Point Dam we stopped at a turnout to take a picture of the river and mountains. We noticed a large patch of blackberries - the vines were loaded. We spent the next 20 minutes or so grabbing up blackberries - probably more than a quart. We left the motor running to do this since we had already rolled the car off once. August 17, 1982.

Oregon is Logging Country

Stacks of logs like this were a common sight along Highway 58 across Oregon. There seemed to be endless forest, and we met a lot of logging trucks. August 17, 1982.

Blackberry Picking

Brenda and Mark picking blackberries.

Close to Lookout Point Dam on Oregon Hwy 58 we stopped at a turnout to take a picture of the river and mountains. We noticed a large patch of blackberries - the vines were loaded. We spent the next 20 minutes or so grabbing up blackberries - probably more than a quart. We left the motor running to do this since we had already rolled the car off once. August 17, 1982.

Morning in Meadow Mount Hood