OREGON VACATION DAY 7

The weather today is perfect for site seeing--sunny and warm. As we were driving off the resort, we saw Mt Hood for the first time from the resort. It was always cloudy when we left and either dark or cloudy when we got back.

We decided to go to Crater Lake since the weather at the park was supposed to be sunny; high 50's and calm wind. I told Linda with that kind of weather, the bright sun on the snow would make it feel a lot warmer. People were walking around the area in short sleeved shirts. I wore a long sleeved shirt and a sweatshirt and
got too hot. As we climbed the road to the summit, we were driving between snow that was up to 10 feet deep on each side of the road.

We arrived at the rim of the lake and the view was fantastic. This part of the park is open year around, but the road around the rim (32 miles) does not open until June. If the weather doesn't warm up, it will probably be late June before it is opened. We walked to the top of a snow hill to get these pictures.


The buildings were still covered in snow with only one entrance into each building. When you entered, it was like walking into a cave because there was no light coming through any of the windows. We were looking for a restaurant to get some lunch, but, other than the small food service--cold sandwiches, hot dogs, soup--there were no restaurants opened in the area. We asked the clerk at the gift store and he told us we would have to go back about 40 miles to find a restaurant. We finally found a small restaurant and had hamburgers and a Reuben sandwich which were very good. The fires were fresh cut homemade and were very good also.


We returned to Eagle Crest and decided to drive around the resort. The resort covers over 1800 acres and there are miles of roads and trails. The pictures in the slide show are all pictures taken at Eagle Crest.

We took a 2.2 mile trail along the creek that runs behind our unit. It was a pleasant walk and the view was great. We met a woman on the walk who said there was a pair of nesting swans up ahead that she checks on each day to see if the eggs had hatched. So far they had not. We watched the swans for awhile and took some pictures.

The trail ended near the Sports Bar and convenience store located on the resort. We went in to check it out and wished we had done it at the beginning of our state. It was a great bar--I guess part of the golf course complex--with live entertainment. We had a pint of one of the locally brewed beers and relaxed for awhile. We discovered that the bar had a dinner special each day of the week. Friday night's special is fish and chips for $6.95 which is cheaper than any restaurant around. We plan on being there for dinner.

Another great day and tomorrow is supposed to be better. Linda wants to go back to the town of Sisters to show. I think we will then go to the fossil park that we missed because the river had flooded. It all depends on how long we stay in Sisters.