Aug 17th to 19th - Florence to Canyonville OR

Aug 17th - Mon - Florence
After breakfast we went to Old Town in Florence which is an area of shops & restaurants. The day started out cool but I was wishing that I had worn shorts before we were finished strolling up & down the main street of Old Town. On the way back to the RV park, we took a drive in a sand dune recreation area but did not stop to walk to the top of the dunes since the wind was blowing again by then.
Back at the park, I did some long overdue inside cleaning while Terry washed the bugs off the 5th wheel and dry washed the truck. We actually could have washed the 5th wheel in the park but we were just not motivated enough.

Aug 18th - Tues - to Canyonville OR
Another short trip today. We stopped at 7 Feathers casino to get a players’ card which would give us a discount at their RV park. Then to the RV park to get a spot for a couple of nights, get set up and have lunch. It is a beautiful new park which, with Good Sam & players’ club discounts, ended up costing less than the park that we stayed at in Florence.
The weather was very hot so we checked out the indoor pool. The water is cool enough to be refreshing. Then back to the casino for a while. A shuttle runs from the RV park across the highway to the casino but we made the short trip in the truck to fuel up on the way. Back for a late dinner and TV.

Aug 19th - Wed - Canyonville
There are huge areas of gorgeous scenery in the Pacific northwest and we spent several hours enjoying some of it today. We made a circle tour with Crater Lake as our destination. We stopped for a great breakfast at Union Creek and walked along the Rogue River gorge just past the restaurant. Next stop - Crater Lake. It has the most incredibly blue water that I can recall in a lake. The weather was clear & (too) hot so the views were wonderful. We missed a viewpoint that I wanted to stop at because of some road construction but we were glad that we made the trip.
The 109 degree reading in the truck prompted a stop at Dairy Queen in Roseburg on the way back. Then a cooling dip in the pool back at the RV park. We are parked to have afternoon shade so we sat out and ate dinner out again this afternoon.
After dinner we were startled by a loud bang that appeared to be behind our 5th wheel. When we went to investigate, I noticed that a tire on my bicycle was flat. Sure enough, the inner tube had exploded. Terry put in a new tube and as he was inflating it, the new tube pushed past the tire and also exploded. Maybe “universal size” tubes are not the answer.