Monday, March 26, 2018 (Travel to Valley River Center, Eugene, OR)

It was a beautiful morning as we pulled out of Rolling Hills Casino and made our way back over to the I-5 and continued north. After two long travel days we enjoyed taking the extra day off to rest and wait out the snowy weather in the mountain passes. It was an uneventful travel day...as usual, I took a number of pictures of the stunning scenery along the way.

We crossed the Sacramento River a number of times as it wound back and forth...

We could even see Mt. Shasta way in the distance...

Shasta Lake....

The water level is very high compared to other times we've passed this way...

We again cross another arm of the lake...

Believe these mountains to be Castle Crags...

Mt. Shasta is shrouded with cloud...

Black Butte...

Steve calls theses "Easter Egg trucks"...fitting considering it's Easter this weekend!

We stopped at the Weed Rest Area, which is right next to the local airstrip...of course, Steve had to get pictures of the planes...Mt.Shasta still hiding...

Water Bomber...

Metal statues in a field...

What's that just beyond those trees?

There seem to be a number of metal statues in the fields...Looks like Dino is running after us!

Not sure what these are on the Shasta River, perhaps baskets for trapping fish?

Oregon!

The climb begins...

Siskiyou Mtn Summit...4310 feet...Highest Elevation on I-5...

And down we go...

Lake Shastina...

We think this is Table Rock...

Rogue River...

We went through a number of mountain passes...before dropping down into Canyonville...and Seven Feathers Casino. We've heard this is a great place for a stopover, however it's always been either too close or too far away depending on the time and our direction of travel...

Stopping at Seven Feathers Travel Center to fuel up with diesel  @ $3.13 per/gal, cheapest we've see so far in Oregon.

South Umpqua River...

So lush and green!

Winchester Dam and fish ladder...

We left the I-5 at Eugene, OR, making our way over to the Valley River Center...arriving about 8 hours and 384 miles/614 km later. They allow overnight parking in their huge back parking lot, along side the Willamette River. We had just gotten levelled off when Security came by to issue a permit for us. Only one other RV parked nearby...

Steve took the camera and headed out for a bit of a walk while I set things up inside. The pedestrian bridge over the river. This area is very popular with cyclists, runners and walkers with paths on both sides of the river...

Our rig on the right...

Looking in the opposite side of the bridge...

Looking towards Valley River Center...

It's very peaceful here...

After relaxing for a bit, we decided to walk over to BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse for dinner. Steve really liked their Jeremiah Red Beer while I had a Margarita (their drink special...tasted more like straight lime juice!). Monday night is half priced deep dish pizza...so we shared their "BJ's Favorite". We had plenty left over for lunch tomorrow!

Another long travel day down...