Cottage Grove, United States Travel Blogs

Cottage Grove
May 24, 2007

The Thursday before Memorial Day weekend found us in Cottage Grove, just south of Eugene. We had made an appointment to have a new set of brakes installed on the RV, figuring that 40,000 miles was enough for the original set and wanting to be sure the ...

You can't pump your own gas!
May 24, 2009

Quick refueling stop at the Safeway gas station. I completely forgot that you can't pump your own gas in Oregon. The attendant ran over and got in my face. Oops!

D-6
Jun 22, 2008

D-6.  It's Sunday 22 June.  This  time next week Alex and I will be crossing into Canada. The weather up north has been so-so.  It can only get better.  I am under no allusions,  we will be riding in the rain.  ...

Bellingham
Jul 18, 2008 (5 photos)

Miles: 0 Weather: Cloudy and Cool We hadn't really seen the sun since Tok Alaska.  As we pulled in to Bellingham, I was hoping to see and feel some Continental sunshine.   Nope, that would have to wait. After a slow and seemingly ...

Home!
Jul 18, 2008 (4 photos)

Miles: 410 Weather: Cloudy and Cool to start.  Sunny and Warm in Oregon! So after 3 days and four nights of eating, sleeping, drinking, reading and talking I was up early Friday the 18th and ready to get off the boat ASAP!  Alex too had an ...

Day 1, Cottage Grove
Apr 21, 2007

We drove to a little area called Cottage Grove and saw two covered bridges. We drove around Lake Dorena, it was a pretty lake however the weather was misty and cool.

So the journey begins - getting ready to go
Nov 21, 2005 (5 photos)

... be breakfast with all my children and their families! So rare to get them all together at the same time as they live in different states. Counted my many blessings and gave heartfelt thanks! Then got a call from Mark (#2 son) for a bon fire cookout at his ...

Oregon For Lunch!
Aug 30, 2005

Fresh Avocado's!

Home again. Home again. Jiggedy, Jig
Nov 14, 2005 (5 photos)

Home. I took my time. I'd like to say Kansas provided many opportunities to enjoy the drive. Wrong. Despite my best efforts to seek out new and exciting points to write about, the dry, flat arid landscape stretching out for miles in all directions just ...