Day 2 – Into the Wild

Odometer: 73186.1

     So, as can be assumed, we are alive and well. Our adventures have continued apace, and I am writing to you from just off of a forest road in the Suislaw National Forest. Where off that road? Well, let me tell you how to find us:

     First, you turn onto the well maintained gravel road and begin your trek up to the mountain ridge.

     Then, once you have lost all faith in the road, and find yourself on a thin path bordered by steep down-slopes, you know you’re heading in the right direction, at least you hope you are; there is no turning back now. Fear not, you only have 3 miles to go.

     The road rises and falls, ferns and blackberry bushes kindly cleaning the outside of your vehicle. Are you in the National forest yet? No.

     After three miles of sporadic potholes and the rise and fall of the mountain ridge, you enter the “forest” despite the thousands of trees you have already passed.

     Are we there yet? Nope; you see, as soon as the National Forest, and legal camping, starts, the occasional level sections cease to appear. The search begins.

     Finally, the trees open on both sides, revealing a view of the valley to the west and a nice little pull off to the east, and you will have found our spot! :-D

     So, was it a mini adventure getting here? Yes. Is it lush and green? Absolutely! (Now, for the ringer) Would any normal RV have been able to get in here? Hahahahahahahahahahaahaha! No.

     The Sunrader outdid itself traversing a rather unfortunate road and found us a temporary home unavailable to the standard motorhomer.

    Other than the off-road-ish trek into the mountains, we dealt with sediment in our gas, because Costco was filling their underground tank while we were pumping. (Side note, Oregon won’t even let RVers pump their own gas. Costco has attendants that do it.) This led to a sputtering engine, a frantic search for a mechanic in small town Oregon that was open on Saturday (there was none), and finally a trip to Auto Zone, where they recommended an additive to dissolve the sediment and help it pass harmlessly through the engine. (They are also the people who figured out that that was the likely cause.)

Thus, our adventures continue. God helped us fix our problem (the additive worked perfectly), found us a good campsite with 3G(this post stands as testament), and we are happy, healthy, and super excited to be on the “road,” again!

That is all for tonight, I do hope that this begins a new trend of nightly posts, in which case they will be short (shorter than this on average) and hopefully informative/enjoyable.

May all your problems be solved easily, and your mysterious roads lead to promising destinations!

P.S. RV Renovation pics will, hopefully, be posted on the morrow, sometime before midday. :)