To the Coast! Done with Crater Lake, we drove around one last time, heading North out of the park and then West to the Coast.
First stop, Roseburg. No, first stop Crater Lake, a few more times. Then a couple of waterfalls we hiked into, that were pretty cool. And a campground just to check it out for future reference.
Then we got to Roseburg, a little city of 22,000 or so. We followed Google to a Walmart until Sharon's phone thought she cancelled the navigation, and we ended up at an Albertsons, and got most of what we wanted. Then back on the Scenic Trail to the coast, and up 101. On the way to Honeyman, Sharon saw another campground that had beach access. A not-so-quick U-turn, and a detailed evaluation of each site, Sharon chose a secluded site where we can listen to the ocean. And after a bit of effort, we found a position where Ernie is relatively level.
Ah, but then we need one more hike to the beach! It turned out that we can see the Pacific from just beyond our site, the beach trail starting beside our site, but it is over a mile to get there. We have to walk around a protected estuary, and too much of the path is soft high tide sand. Once surfside, we walked the low tide sand for a bit, saving(?) a little fish in the process, and escaping random waves.
Pics from the drive and hike are at https://photos.app.goo.gl/m9iLPmoU5H6H95pG8
Thank heavens we have cell service once again, hopefully for longer than a day.
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