We stopped for the night at Collier Memorial State Park on our way home. It is really pretty and the campsites are nice and big. It should be in the 80’s and not rainy. We all have a drive to get there, so I know it will be hard for families to arrive early in the day. Chris, Norm and I will stay somewhere close so we can get a spot in the morning. If any of you are extending your trip and stay somewhere close by before coming to the reunion it would be great to get there early in the day. Both Bend and Crater Lake are fairly close by. We can’t save spots but the rangers have told us it does not fill up during the week and we are checking in on Thursday, July 21. Hopefully we have campsites in the same area. The rangers said the worst of the mosquito time is in June but still bring your mosquito stuff along. For all you guys who get bitten I hope they won’t be too bad.
The campground is on the Williamson River and it is great for fishing. I’ll try to find out what we need for bait, licenses, etc. before we go. There is a trail along the river to Spring Creek and over to a Logging Museum. We will have a scavenger hunt to make the museum a fun plus a learning (the teacher in me) outing. There are day use areas along the river and the creek that would be fun for picnics and maybe some wiffleball. While it is a great fishing area, it’s not so great for swimming. The water for the creek comes from a spring and is about 42 degrees. Anyone can get there feet wet but it would be pretty darn cold for swimming. It is only 2 1/2 miles long and runs into the Williamson River making that cold also. The Williamson River was running pretty fast and might be fun rafting but it’s not a “kid take off on your own” kind of place. Up the road there is Fort Klamath with a small museum and a fish hatchery where kids can feed the large fish. Crater lake isn’t far. Rachel is talking about hiking down to the lake and taking a swim. It’s a tough mile back up but they did it last summer and thought it was fun. I think there will be plenty to do but it won’t be swimming like we have had before. Zoe, Christy and I will have lots of crafts and games for the kids. The reunion is all about us being together and connecting once again with family time. I can‘t wait to see everyone.Enjoy the few photos I took while we were there.
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| Campground Spot |
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| The Manor |
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| Williamson River From the Trail at the Campground |
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| Spring Creek at Day Use Area |
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| Spring Creek Again |
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| Logging Museum |
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| Logging Museum |
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