Klamath County Fairgrounds
Klamath Falls, Oregon
After we left Florence, Oregon we traveled to Brookings, Oregon for a few days. Brookings is the site of the fire camp for the firefighters in the area. A large map was posted in front of the grocery store everyday to keep residents and visitors updated on the progress of the closest fires. Two days of rain cleared the air and helped with the fires so we decided to try Crater Lake once more.
Fire didn't stop us but the snow did. As the road climbed higher the light rain turned into heavy snow. The road and the visibility got so bad we had to turn around and drive back to Klamath Falls. We're from Arizona so we didn't have an ice scraper or snow brush. I think we have turned into wimps since moving south!
Today we drove south a few miles to Lava Beds National Park. I was expecting something like Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Arizona but instead of being above ground the biggest attraction at this park was the lava caves.
We didn't leave the RV prepared to go caving so we were lacking the required equipment: gloves, knee pads, safety helmets and flashlights with extra batteries and bulbs. It is suggested that everyone leave their itinerary at the visitor center so if you don't come back in a reasonable amount of time that they would know where to start the search. This was starting to sound less like fun.
The ranger then told us that if we didn't want that much adventure, there was one cave that had lights, a paved walkway and did not require special equipment.
Yet again, we chose the wimpy "adventure".
The RV "resort" we stayed at earlier this year in Klamath Falls was terrible. Hope you found one open that better. The attractions in town were also closed for the season. There was a haunted hotel we would have enjoyed visiting.
ReplyDeleteA lot of places are only open on the weekends after Labor Day and before Memorial Day. We stayed at the fairgrounds in Klamath Falls. Nothing fancy but full hookups and good location. When we got there we were the only ones in the campground. We had several nights of freezing temperatures there so are now enjoying the warmer weather in Redding, CA.
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