July 20, 2018
491 miles today
RV mileage 55,634
RV mileage 55,634
Well it’s
decision time we are leaving the Redwoods and which way will we be going. We
have decided to head home. There are forest fires south and north east of our
location. We had talked about heading south to Sacramento and taking Highway 50
east to Lake Tahoe. There was a larger fire in the south, when I checked our
other route to Grants Pass it looked possible. We left the Klamath River RV
park and headed north on 101 to highway 199 and took it east to Grants Pass.
We drove separate
because it was a winding road with steep grades. The scenic views along this
route were awesome and we both enjoyed the drive. We filled up with fuel at
Grants Pass and the smoke from fires on three sides of the town made it
uncomfortable. However the locals said it was much worse last year when everyone
was wearing masks when outside.
We then took
highway 140 east across Oregon and were awe struck by the isolation and desert
conditions. Having no cell service I stopped along the road and talked to
Sherry to see if her vehicle had sufficient gas. She was fine but asked if I
had seen the sign at the last town that no fuel would be available for 100
miles. I hadn’t and now was concerned about fuel for the RV. Anyway we made it
to Denio Junction in Nevada. When checking the fuel pump I found they were
charging $4.32 per gallon. While finding this outrageous I put $75 in and was
happy to have the opportunity to add fuel.
Highway 140 Oregon
Mountain range north of Winnemucca
We then hooked up the Jeep and
headed down to Winnemucca Nevada to New Frontier Park to our campsite for the
night.
Sunset in Winnemucca
Frontier RV Park
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