Sexy Beasts

View of Luckiamute River from our site

Rich and I have colds. Life slows down and not much happens. With all the coughing and nose blowing we are a bit sexy. Well, maybe.

A Lovely Site

Sarah Helmick, the day use park where we are hosting for the month of October is the park first acquired by the State of Oregon. Most of the maple trees look old, gnarly and are absolutely gorgeous.

Movin' On

Rich and I enjoyed our time at Cascara Campground. For the eclipse we we not in tototality maybe 98% but it was an exciting event. About two weeks after we arrived the Jones fire started in the area where we were hoping to hike in old growth forest. Sad face.

We are now hosting at Sarah Helmick Park about 30 minutes south if Salem, Oregon. A beautiful park and the only downside is cellphone service is very limited. I am posting this from a rather sketchy laundromat.

Trash Walking Meditation

Cheryl's News From Cascara Campground

September 3, 2017

Cheryl & Rich with smoke filled Dexter Lake in the background.

Our work day at Cascara begins with walking the campground and picking up trash. The first bit of trash I picked up was a cigarette butt, the first of many. By weight, dog and skunk poop wins the prize for the largest quantity of trash we pick up. That is correct, there are skunks in camp and for some reason they like to poop on the picnic tables. Picking up trash, bicycling the camp a couple times a day, selling wood, answering questions and being a presence in camp is our daily work schedule. It is an easy, carefree life we enjoy, and each day begins with a walking meditation.

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.

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.

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.