August 13, 2007: We are headed for Fish Lake on Steens Mountain in SW Oregon, Harney County, south of Burns. We fueled the Dodge at Flying J in Troutdale. The pumps at many service stations limit a single purchase to $75. That is not even a full tank on most …
August 6, 2007: Burnt Cabin Creek, Malheur National Forest, Grant County, OR: A coyote serenade just outside our tent flaps woke us early in the morning. Lucy joined in… little did she realize she would have been on the menu for a coyote breakfast. After a cup of coffee and …
August 5, 2007: Fish Lake, Steens Mountain, Harney County, OR: In spite of being August, at an elevation 7,400 feet the night got cold. We stayed in our sleeping bags as long as we could stand it and waited for the summer sun to warm the air. Chris wanted to …
August 4, 2007: Slide Lake, Winter Rim, Lake County, OR: We had a restless night. Our old air mattress had sprung a leak and when we bought a replacement we failed to check inside the box to see if what we got matched with what was printed on the box. …
August 3, 2007: Slide Lake, Lake County, OR: Chris finished installation of a 105 gallon fuel transfer tank on the Dodge and we were itching to take it on the road. When we are trekking around remote areas we no longer have to worry about finding a diesel pump when …