We escaped town on a Friday afternoon in August and made our way over to the North Umpqua River. We attempted to camp at Susan Creek, a nice campground we discovered last year but we found it full so we moved upriver to Bogus Creek for the night.
In the morning, we moved on to the main purpose of the trip, a visit to the Umpqua Valley Viticultural Area. Also known as a winery tour.
August has come around again, and with it the necessary trip to the coast to restock the freezer with tuna. This year hasn’t been quite as hot or smoky as the past couple years but nevertheless this trip always serves as a quick getaway to a change of weather and scenery mid summer.
Did you ever just want to get away from the crowds, boats, hikers and noise? Living in the chaos that is Bend gets you thinking about that kind of stuff all the time. A bit of a trip east or south usually is a good cure. This weekend we went south and found Deadhorse Lake. It wasn't the ultimate cure, as it seemed that water, in a place that has very little, is still a…