Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Jumpin' Joe!

After the Mystic Garden Party, we set out to find a place to stay (with electricity!) for a few days. We headed a bit north to Grant's Pass, Oregon where we found a great RV park that has a creek running through it complete with swimming holes and waterfalls. It's surrounded by mountains, and has a general store chock full of food and antiques and movies.
We're just relaxing here for a few days while we collect ourselves and decide on our next destination!

Parked
Our campsite at Jumpin' Joe's. Nice and shady, but in 110 degree heat it doesn't help much.

Moon tree
Sunset over the RV park. If you squint you can see the crescent moon above those trees.

Boot house
The general store at the RV park has, apart from tons of delicious food, all sorts of antiques from the area and quirky crafts, like this birdhouse made out of a cowboy boot. It just screams THE WEST!

Sunset
A sunset over the mountains nearby. That morning there was a fire up north, so the sunset was particularly red and hazy. But beautiful! The smoke made me think of Jack Kerouac in "Dharma Bums" and how he was a fire lookout in Washington for the summer. I'd love to do that one day.

Backdoor #3
And finally, the view outside our van at the campsite here. A little bit beyond those trees is the creek which is full of fish and crayfish. We managed to catch a fish, but those crayfish are wily!

2 comments:

  1. I tried squinting to find the moon in that second one, but all I saw was aliens and reptilians engaged in an epic battle for the soul of humankind. Strange huh?

    Wow guys fuckin cool.

    olya

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  2. Hello you wandering travelers
    Your 'finds' are fantastic, as are the photos....and all your posts! Maybe its called Jumpin Joe's as it is haven for fun and bringing people like you there! Thinking about you a lot and sending love
    YELM Lucanne

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