(Late June – Early August, 2019) After visiting an RV service center in Medford, Oregon, to triage the jammed slide-out on our fifth-wheel and file an insurance claim, we made our way back to Bandon, one of our favorite spots on the southern Oregon coast. We looked forward to spending all of July enjoying the cooling sea breezes, exploring the historic port towns, and taking in the dramatic sights along this stretch of the Pacific coastline.
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(Mid June, 2019) From Trindad, California, we moved on up the coast just a short distance on highway US-101 to Brookings, Oregon. It was a lovely day for a drive, with clear skies at first, then light fog and mist to add interest to the scenery along the way.
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The Coquille River RV Park is a nice, well-maintained, basic campground located on the scenic shores of the Coquille River and right next to Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge and Bullards Beach State Park. The campground is just off US-101 and is near many attractions around Bandon and along the Southern Oregon Coast. The park is popular with fishermen, in-season, and is close to world-class ocean fishing and crabbing.
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The Bandon by the Sea RV Park is a gem of a private campground located on the scenic outskirts of Bandon, Oregon. Cooled by ocean breezes, this nicely landscaped and peaceful park is just a short drive from many attractions around Bandon and along the Southern Oregon Coast. Nearby attractions include amazing sandy beaches, rocky scenic overlooks, historic downtown Bandon, and the Coquille River Lighthouse. This is a very nice park to stay at while exploring the area.
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The Beachfront RV Park is a basic campground conveniently located right on the coast at the mouth of the Chetco River in Brookings, Oregon. The park has easy access to sandy beaches, and is near to the marina and many shopping and dining venues. This quiet park is a great place to the enjoy the beach and the many outdoors activities in the area.
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(Late May – mid June, 2019) From Truckee we made our way through the Donner Pass and across the central valley to Petaluma, California. After the cold, rain, and snow in the Sierras we welcomed the warm spring temperatures and cooling sea breezes near the coast.
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(Late May, 2019) From Lone Pine, California, we made our way north along scenic highway US-395. Our route took us north through the Owens Valley where we enjoyed the stunning scenery of the Eastern Sierras and White Mountains – jagged peaks and rocky slopes mantled with fresh snow.
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The Truckee River RV Park is a lovely little campground nestled in the scenic Truckee River Valley amidst the forested peaks of the Sierra mountains. The campground is right next to the rushing Truckee River and conveniently located near Lake Tahoe, ski resorts, and shopping and dining venues in Truckee, California. This full-amenity park is a great place from which to enjoy the many outdoors activities in the area.
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(Early/mid May, 2019) From the Trona Pinnacles we made our way past Ridgecrest to Highway US-395 and turned north through the Owens Valley to our next stop, Lone Pine, California. This route passes through a region of spectacular scenery with the jagged mountains of the Eastern Sierras to the west and the more desert-like White and Inyo Mountains to the east. Due to the particularly cold and wet winter and spring, both the Sierras and Inyo mountains sported snow at higher elevations.
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(Early May, 2019) We kicked off the start of our 2019 travel season with a short stay at the bizarre Trona Pinnacles, a National Natural Landmark in the dry Searles Lake Basin of Southern California. This unearthly landscape of towering calcium carbonate spires (tufas) formed under a deep lake at the end of recent ice ages, between 10,000 to 100,000 years ago, as mineral-rich hot springs percolated up and interacted with cold lake water and algal colonies.
The spires have been filmed in many TV shows and movies, including Lost in Space, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, and Planet of the Apes.
I had first visited this dramatic area in the early 2000’s on a photo road-trip and was looking forward to spending more time exploring and photographing around the spires.
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