Aug 14th - Ashland, OR, to Florence, OR

I-5 north of Medford took us up and down over several passes and around tight turns through the mountains. There were crews putting out the last traces of small wildfires along the road at two different spots. We stopped in a town called "Canyonville" where Angie put flowers on the grave of her third-great-grandmother, Martha Jane Lamon Hall, 1843-1913; she was born in Tennessee, migrated to Missouri, and spent the remainder of her days in Washington and Oregon. 

Leaving I-5 north of Roseburg, we headed west along the Umpqua River to the coast. It was a beautiful drive through a steep, heavily forested canyon. Along with great views of the river, we passed a meadow where a large herd of elk were grazing.

We arrived at Jesse M. Honeyman Memorial State Park campground - large campground in mature forest adjacent to the dunes. We had a tight turn from a narrow lane to back in to our site but managed it quite well!

It was cool in the trees. We broke out our long pants for the first time since the first week of our trip. We enjoyed a lovely campfire, without interruption from the Fire Department.