Suddenly Salem, Oregon

We made it to Salem, Oregon however we had planned on getting to Kelso, Washington...we got side tracked again!

We got a late start leaving Medford....We got lost in the Fred Meyer's Store.    Oh well.....
We decided to head to Crater Lake (a bit out of our way, but certainly a place not to be missed!)

The weather was perfect.  We didn't need our jackets for the entire way up to the lake.

The first stop was the Upper Rogue River Gorge.   Amazing!

There was so much to see, smell and hear!

 

I hope you can view and hear this 12 second video.

We entered the US National Park - Crater Lake and I got to use my very own  LIFETIME SENIOR PASS!    Oh yeah!

The pics just don't do it justice.   It's a place that everyone needs to visit.

We stopped for lunch at the Crater Lake Lodge and took in the views from the restaurant area!

It's a beautiful old (1923) Lodge overlooking Crater Lake.

We headed back down the mountain, with jackets this time...it was much colder.The snow was still on the ground.

 We had a bit of a traffic jam as the road crews cleaned up the mini rock slide just below the lake.We decided not to try to make it to Kelso, Washington and planned on staying in Salem, Oregon instead.  We were greeted with:

Next stop will most definitely be Kelso, Washington.

xo