Craig's blog

This morning we packed up from the Sisters KOA and drove in to town to meet up with Diane & Jim. Diane and the girls stayed in town to go shopping while Jim and I got some groceries and then headed up to the Metolius river to look for a campsite. I’d read numerous accounts of the great campsites along this river just north of the town of Camp Sherman. We weren’t disappointed. There are a bunch of little campgrounds just beyond the town of Camp Sherman. There were a number of great sites right along the river. It’s basically the ideal campsite with a beautiful stream, great pines, a big campfire ring, etc. We setup camp and made lunch to enjoy by the river.

After lunch we drove into Camp Sherman (about 1 mile) so Jim could look for a cabin. We tried a few small places, and at the last place there was one cabin left. Apparently they’re all booked because the world-wide quilting convention will be in Sisters next weekend and the rooms are already all booked for the early comers.

Next we drove down to Sisters to pick up the girls and then back up to the campground, where we spent the afternoon catching up with Jim & Diane while the girls played in the Metolius. We all had a nice dinner and s'mores by the campfire. This is a beautiful spot and I wish we could stay here another day (or two). You can see a few shots of the area here.

However, tomorrow we have to get down to Susanville in preparation for dropping the girls in Reno on Tuesday and getting home so I can get to work Wednesday. Sadly, this is basically the last day and night at a “destination”. It’s just driving and sleeping from here on in…