Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Oregon

Although we're now in Washington State, I have more Oregon activities to report on. We stayed for a couple of nights at the Timber Valley Escapees Coop, located in Sutherlin, Oregon.
From Sutherlin

They assigned us the first site on the corner, visible just past the office, by which everyone coming and going passes. We had a constant parade of Escapees walking and driving by, looking at our rig and noticing the satellite dishes on the roof.
From Sutherlin

The odd thing is that this site belongs to a couple I know from Hart Ranch. I noticed their names, Nullet and Sandi Schneider, on the shed, and a neighbor told me they had left for Hart Ranch not long ago!
From Sutherlin

From Sutherlin

This is a beautiful park, where the leaseholders obviously take a lot of pride in their surroundings. Flowers adorn everything, including the water supply.
From Sutherlin


And the Escapees trademark, a house in a wagon, is the means of delivering the water.
From Sutherlin


They even built a house to adorn the dump station!
From Sutherlin

Wild turkeys like it here.
From Sutherlin

And so do the deer.
From Sutherlin

They keep the grass watered.
From Sutherlin

And keep it from growing too tall.
From Sutherlin

Sutherlin is a peaceful, small town in Southern Oregon. They provide free WiFi at several places in town, and make sure you know where it is with frequently seen signs such as these.
From Sutherlin

From Sutherlin

They must have known we were coming, since there were businesses bearing our names. There's Digger Don's Diner...
From Sutherlin

...and Sharon's Upholstery.
From Sutherlin

We liked this unique mailbox made out of a transmission case.
From Sutherlin

Sutherlin is a small town, and I think it grew by several thousand that weekend because of the Blackberry Festival and Car Show. Here are several photos, out of the dozens I took.
From Sutherlin

From Blackberry Festival

If only I still had my Corvette...This one was for sale, priced $75,000.
From Blackberry Festival

From Blackberry Festival

Notice the dog.
From Blackberry Festival

Don liked this 1929 Ford.
From Blackberry Festival

There are a few more photos in my Picasa Web Albums, for those interested in cars. And I can add even more, if requested.

3 comments:

  1. LOVE the picture of the dog. If the owner of the car saw that, he'd probably flip!

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  2. Sorry, Diana, but that's a fake dog. It's a joke. Get it? 8^)

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  3. Sharon and Don - yes Sutherlin is a neat little town. We have stayed at the SKP park a number of times, We were on the hot list but took our names off. about a year or so ago.

    We aren't particularly devoted to classic cars, but we do enjoy seeing a good show, especially if it is free! Saw a great one in Carson City a couple of years ago, just before Reno's Hot August Night. Thanks for sharing.

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