Spent a long long time in the car today....Started off in Bend Oregon. Were thinking about a little tubing, but it was in the low 50's so we decided to pass. Headed down to Crater Lake, and it is quite the experience. We entered from the north, and went along the western edge of the lake. It truly is a sight to see. Clear even from above, plenty of lookouts, beautiful scenery. We finally made it to the visitor center at the south end of the park, saw the movie, and had a real nice time. But I talked to the Ranger. He told me that they don't recommend anyone travel counter clockwise (which is what we did) because the road and shoulder is falling away. We traveled counter clockwise, so my nerves were pretty much shot for the day. Though my lane was a little tight.....
With the change of our Glacier plans the timing to meet the Misses sister is now off, so we decided to head to the Great Salt Lake. Except you can't really get there from Crater, unless you are willing to take some pretty small roads. Well, I generally don't go back, and an hour and a half didn't sound good to me, so away we went. And we hit the mountains with the two lane roads and the mile climbs---and the Desert Valley-----we went miles and miles without seeing another car. Geez.....
Well we finally got to Winnemucca, where all the roads converge and we are back to interstate time. Only problem is all the hotels are about full.......
So after about 500 miles today, we are at someplace called Economy Inn. We won't go into it anymore than that.....except that the Misses is sleeping in her clothes with one eye open. We're locked in with a chair in front of the door. Hopefully tomorrow.......
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