Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Take Three



Ok. We are posting this from a computer. Hopefully this will work. If not, you can see the video on the blog site.

Less than two weeks after we arrived at Cascara Campground a lightening caused fire broke out about 10 miles east of us. It's been over a decade since the last fire. Since we are right on Fall Creek Lake helicopters and air planes have been hauling water out of the lake. It is extremely noisy. At one point there were four planes picking up water. I am glad we had the opportunity to see the helicopters and planes pick up water and I will be very glad when the fire is contained. Hopefully sometime in September the campground will be smoke free. We are spending a chunk of each day in the trailer to minimize breathing smoke. Guilt free sitting in the trailer reading.

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Scooper Plane

 
Second attempt for scooper plane video. If the video will not play and you would to see a scooper plane in action email Rich or Cheryl and we will email you the short video.

Monday, August 28, 2017

Smoke On The Water


Scooper Plane

Less than two weeks after we arrived at Cascara Campground a lightening caused fire broke out about 10 miles east of us. It's been over a decade since the last fire. Since we are right on Fall Creek Lake helicopters and air planes have been hauling water out of the lake. It is extremely noisy. At one point there were four planes picking up water. I am glad we had the opportunity to see the helicopters and planes pick up water and I will be very glad when the fire is contained. Hopefully sometime in September the campground will be smoke free. We are spending a chunk of each day in the trailer to minimize breathing smoke. Guilt free sitting in the trailer reading.

Sunday, August 20, 2017

Visitors Welcome

Cascara Campground
August 20, 2017

Fall Creek Lake

On a clear, windless day it is gorgeous. Today there is an inversion so the lake and mountains are obscured by smoke from the nearby Jones fire.

Cascara Campground has 39 sites, all dry, no water or electricity. Many of the sites have a view of the lake. Swimming, boating and fishing on the lake are wonderful leisure activities. Because of fire danger no campfires are allowed.
Cascara is located about 25 miles SE of Eugene. Visit. Stay in your own site or we have space for a small tent at our site.

Sunday, August 13, 2017

Kayaking the Lake

A Story in Pictures
August 13, 2017


Putting on plenty of sunscreen
Getting geared up. River shoe is on the right.

Securing kayak for travel


Kayak exits truck
Paddle assembly
Inflating the seats
Kayak touches water, finally

Lovely heron sighting
Our happy and rather goofy kayaking faces

Kayak docked until next time.




Sunday, August 6, 2017

Our News From Cascara
August 6, 2017

Our Backyard View


We arrived at our new campground hosting site August 1. We arrived at the beginning of a brutal heatwave. Campers descended.

We were blessed that a large number of the sites were occupied by a church group that was on retreat. Morning and evening they gathered in the amphitheatre and the campground  filled with song.

The campground is mid-sized with 39 sites. It is wonderful being in the woods again.