Day 12 - Klamath, CA

When the rain subsided Southern Oregon was covered in a cool fog for most of it. We were glad the rain was gone but missed the sun shining on the rugged coastline.

On Day 10 we splurged on indoor accommodation (a yurt at a state park for $27) near Bandon. Oregon state parks are awesome and cheap, with friendly hosts and hot showers. Bandon itself was an incredibly cute town with everything anyone would need within a couple block walk. There were at least three cafes, natural food store, supermarket, pharmacy, bakery, etc.

On Day 11 we camped for free in some fairgrounds near the ocean that seemed to be closed for camping but did trick.

Our food has been 80-90% organic, local food. Everyone in the group does a great job cooking delicious vegetarian meals, such as Thai green curry, grilled vegetables with miso-tahini dressing. This is a blessing to be eating so well.

We passed through North Bend, OR, which was an absolute downer. The entire town is completely car-centric and sprawled. Laura and Derek only saw two pedestrians. The street-side parking was completely empty.

The next day we crossed into California which was almost immediately very different from the Southern Oregon Coast. This whole section of the trip has been much more remote and wild. Coastal Oregon is absolutely beautiful.

On day 12 after Lisa and Laura did their first major ascent into the redwoods we stayed at the beautiful family-owned River Front Chinook RV Resort in Klamath, CA, with a spectacular view over a river. We met several people from San Luis Obispo who were family and friends of the owner. They were helping to build a dock for fishing wild salmon and other fish from the river.

We are actually ahead of schedule at this point, which gives us some flexibility to go from here.