October 27 – 30, 2011
When we left La Pine, we weren’t exactly sure what we’d end up doing. I had a list of some National Forest campgrounds that may or may not be open (most likely closed) as well as some State Parks. We weren’t sure if we would end up stopping somewhere and camping, parking for a bit on the way and taking a quick trip in to see Crater Lake, or if we’d blow on by. After passing by one after another closed and gated campground, our remaining option near Crater Lake was Joseph Stewart State Park. Luckily, they had lots of sites and were open til Oct. 31. What to do? Keeping on plugging to head South or hang out for a bit.? After some waffling we decided to stay.
We’re glad we did. Crater Lake is amazing – definitely worth seeing. We also ventured out and took in a cool waterfall, and saw a gorge and some lava tubes! Ok so maybe the lava tubes weren’t that exciting but after the smack down at Newberry I was glad to see something lava related.
Saturday we had planned to leave, but it was dreary and rainy and we decided to chill and relax for the day instead of taking on 199 (the road to CA and the coast.)
Next up: 199 and CA – now that was some good fun.
