Last night we parked in a pullout on California Highway 139 about 14 miles south of Tulelake, California. Today we're driving north into Oregon and Washington with a brief stop at the Pilot Travel Center in Klamath Falls. Shortly after we leave Klamath Falls, you'll notice that it starts to get hazy over Upper Klamath Lake and then along Oregon Highway 58 as we cross the mountains. Later in the video I'll talk a little about the … [Read more...]
Rolling East Along the Oregon Trail – Hermiston, OR to Ogden, UT
October 31, 2017 by ·
Monday, July 31, 2017 After picking up this load of copy paper in Camas, Washington, we returned to the Pilot Travel Center near Hermiston, Oregon. Our next stop on this drive to deliver in Aurora, Colorado is Ogden, Utah. Nearly all of today's drive is along the Historic Oregon Trail. Some of my own family traveled this route in the 1840's, so this route has personal significance. Roads Travelled: Interstate 84 Scenic … [Read more...]
An Oregon Scenic Drive Along the Columbia River – Hermiston OR to Camas WA Part 1
September 30, 2017 by ·
Sunday, July 30, 2017 Today we're deadheading (driving without freight en route to pick up freight) from Hermiston, Oregon to Camas, Washington; a driving distance of 177 miles. There is so much to see today that I've broken the day up into three videos; this is part one. This portion of the drive is all about driving on the Oregon side of the Columbia River from Hermiston to Hood River where we'll cross the river into … [Read more...]
