Big Pine RV Resort, Crescent, Or, To Midway RV Park, Coos Bay, OR:  Left this morning at 9:00.  Thought this was going to be an easy, short drive—only 194 miles.  But it took us 5 hours—without stopping for food.  But what a beautiful drive!  Going over the Cascade Range was amazing.  The road was good, but really twisty which kept the speed down considerably.  Long pulls up and then long coasts down.  One beautiful lake after another and sparkling streams everywhere.  Some of the mountains were shrouded in fog/clouds which gave it an aura of a primeval forest.  We figured the dinosaurs would come crashing through this huge pine forest at any moment.  When we got to Eugene we were supposed to take I162 west but got all bollixed up and we ended up at a dead end in a residential area.  I thought, time for Mike to take over.  Fortunately, we were able to back it up and turn around.  Well, Mike was able to back it up and turn around.  We stopped at a Shell station and asked a State Trooper how to get to I162.  We finally got on the right track and continued west.  The road deteriorated somewhat but when we started going over the mountains again it got much better.  We got over the coastal range and we’re now heading south on 101 (Pacific Coast Highway).  In this part of coastal Oregon there are huge sand dunes.  We never did see the Pacific Ocean.  And more mountains!  The mountains go right down to the sea.  How beautiful though with wild flowers everywhere!  We finally made it to our RV park—Midway RV Park in Coos Bay.  And what a beautiful park this is!  Most of the sites are back-ins which doesn’t allow for you to put out your awning or chairs because that’s the only place you can park your vehicle.  Fortunately, we’re in a pull-through site where we have room to park the truck and put out our awning. There are 8-foot hedges on one side and fir trees on the other.  Lots of privacy.  And the price for 7 days is $173.  Do the math. Really reasonable.  And we have full cable and wi-fi.  We’re here for 7 days.  After we got set up we went looking for a restaurant.  Went to a seafood place on Coos Bay.  I had grilled salmon and Mike had clam chowder and a salad.  Tasted so good!  Went exploring around a little and then back to our site.  The highest temps we saw were 71.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep...

One of the many pristine lakes in the Cascades.

Construction site in Rt. 58.  We were escorted by this "follow me" truck.  Unfortunately, there was a lot of traffic behind us that had to put up with our low speed.

Sand dunes on the Oregon coast.

These yellow wild flowers everywhere along the 101.

Had to go over this way high bridge just before Coos Bay.

Our really nice site at the Midway RV Park in Coos Bay.

All the sites had these like 8 foot hedges which provide a lot of privacy.