Done and over. The end of year two of traveling around like a gypsy: Northern California, Oregon, and Nevada. Here are the highlights:
MOST FAVORITE PHOTO:
OTHER FAVORITE PHOTOS:
BEST GHOST TOWN:
Bodie State Historic Site
BEST TOURIST SITE:
MOST BEAUTIFUL NATIONAL PARK:
Yosemite National Park
SCARIEST EXPERIENCES:
Driving down a twisty turning narrow country mountain rounding a corner and coming face to face with a truck pulling a massive horse trailer on MY side of the road. We missed each other by no more than an inch.
Check engine light coming on way up in Sequoia National Forest. I imagined the worst. It eventually went off after an hour of driving and stopping for an hour. I sighed with relief.
WORST EXPERIENCES:
Working like a dog for two days for someone who has EMF sensitivities in exchange for a parking spot. It kicked in autoimmune attacks and I thought I'd keel over from the exhaustion and weakness. It was not worth it. Live and learn.
Overnighting in Pilot Truck Stop because Ford refused to postpone my appointment on a day that would have given the mechanic more time. Actually, all Ford dealerships are my worst experiences!
MOST IRRITATING EXPERIENCES:
Paying $15 to have my voting ballot forwarded and it took weeks, beyond the voting deadline. I didn't pick it up and it took two months to arrive back to my address! What a waste of time and money!
Making an appointment with an auto shop, waiting a week for it, and then I'm told, "Oh, sorry, we can't work on your van." Jerks. What a waste of time! Too many of them pull this cute little trick and then say, "But we can do your oil change!" I've learned. The last place that pulled this, I walked out refusing the oil change and took the van somewhere else.
I'm calling her the blueberry thief. I graciously and generously volunteered to give her some of my handpicked, organic blueberries which she accepted and in front of my face she gave them away to someone else. I was livid.
BEST LAUNDROMATS:
Speed Queen Coin Laundry, 5th Street, Newport, Oregon
Lodgepole Visitors Center, Sequoia National Park, California (only $2.00 and clean!)
BEST SWIMMING POOL:
Ella Redkey Swimming Pool, Klamath Falls, Oregon
BEST TOWNS:
Corvallis, Oregon
Jacksonville, Oregon
Oakland, Oregon
Weaverville, California
WORST TOWNS:
Coos Bay, Oregon
Madras, Oregon
Brookings, Oregon
BEST ROADS [in the whole of North America!]:
Oregon
BEST GROCERY STORE:
First Alternative Food Co-op, Corvallis, Oregon
BEST FOOD: (In order of deliciousness!)
Gluten-free S'mores Cheesecake from the Astoria Food Co-op!
Gluten-free Chocolate Cream Pie from the First Alternative Food Co-op in Corvallis!
Organic U-Pick Blueberries!
Free Side of the Road Blackberries!
BEST HIKE:
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
STATE MOTTOS:
Oregon: NO OVERNIGHT PARKING!
Nevada: TAKE AS MANY AS YOU WANT!
California: BE PREPARED TO STOP!
MOST FUN:
Beach walking and hiking the Oregon Coast
MOST BEAUTIFUL CAMPING SPOTS:
Cape Meares, Oregon Coast:
Point Brays, Oregon Coast:
Blue River Reservoir, Oregon:
John Day River near Clarno, Oregon:
CONTINUED ACCOMPLISHMENTS I'M VERY PROUD OF:
I have not once spilled my pee pitcher all over the van, even in the middle of the night, even when my ankle was broken.
I have not once ran out of gas.
I have not once locked my keys in the van.
I have not once dropped my keys in an outhouse pit toilet. (OMG! My greatest fear!)
I have not once this trip got a chip in my new windshield! Driving the backroads worked!
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