Windmill Inn Roseburg

... I don't have pictures of is driving several miles into the forest on forest service roads and on the way back I got to take my bike out and ride it 8 or so miles down the mountain. What a rush!<br><br>So, music, hot springs, lakes, bike rides, kite flying, and just down home relaxing.<br>

Not much to tell about Roseburg and our stay here, although it is a nice little town and the back balcony of our room looked out over the Umpqua River, with accompanying ducks and interesting birds of a sort we don't see in Alabama.  We needed to wash clothes and gather our wits before driving to Crater Lake, Mt. Shasta, and into California -- so Roseburg is it.  

... there is daily fog, their roots only go down about 12 inches and they get their water from the moisture in the air (i.e. fog). They are fast growing trees and need a lot of water. By the time the Redwoods dissapeared, the temperature skyrocketed. There was no cold, wet wind so the sun could do its job and heat everything up including me! I was on the side of the road taking off my thermal underwear ...

We are up early as we have another long day of driving. Weather is foggy but dry and still quite cold. I go down to the Chevron Station get us some coffee and after walking the dogs we push off. The farther south we go the better the weather and we have a nice drive down I-5 with easy traffic and pretty country once you are past Salem. We find a roadside diner and get a brunch and a chance to give the dogs a run. We have spoken to our ...

Today was a long drive up towards Vancouver, we planned to drive most of California State, and find accomodation close to the border of CA &amp; Oregon. But a little Jet lag set in, and we were up at about 5 this morning, deciding to finish up and get going. We travelled the interstate 5 the whole way - since that is most direct, and quickest way. The first part of CA was not very interesting, reminding us of ...

Today the plan is to travel to southern Oregon. After taking advantage of some more of Tom and Lisa's graciousness and hospitality in the morning I leave Cool and put about 400 miles on the bike over mostly freeway miles. Passing through Chico (again) I note that all my sweat glands seem to be in good working order. It's 111 degrees F! Whew!! I'm very grateful to start up into the mountains, traveling past Mt. Lassen, a dormant ...

... itinerary changes constantly. The thought of actually experiencing the places I have read about seems like a nice daydream..... I am both excited and nervous. I can only aniticipate the experience and cannot wait for the reality of being back in the homeland, a place I have never known but I feel it inside of me somehow. Kelly

... Had we more time, there is a boat trip you can take around the lake. We also took a short drive to an area called The Pinnacles -- left over spires from eruptions and lava/fume flows long ago. The rest of the rock has eroded and left these things that were hardened by fumes. See the pictures. CL is the deepest lake in the US and 7th in the world. It's depth means the water is a deep blue (the reds and yellows from sunlight get absorbed near the ...

... growing good grapes. He hopes to have his first crop this fall and I'm sure he'll make very good wine. We spent three days enjoying his and his super companion Gail's hospitality... Mick is a great cook so we enjoyed both his wine and the food both he and Gail prepared. Monday afternoon we did a tour of the area and stopped at a large winery which was very, very nice. We also stopped at a dam in Roseburg and watched the salmon moving up ...

In 8 days I will board an 18 hour flight to Thailand, which I will make my home for the next seven months as a World Partners Fellow. The World Partners Fellowship is in its third year and is a programme run by American Jewish World Service. AJWS is an independent, non-profit organization found in 1985 to help alleviate hunger, poverty and disease among the world's ...