Travelogue: Day 8, I am home.

2,600.2 miles later, my vacation is over. (Come on people, let’s hear some sympathetic phrases!)

As I was driving north from Grants Pass, the smoke was as bad as in California. I heard over the radio, that with the exception of the coast, the entire state of Oregon was covered with smoke and there were warnings that people with breathing issues should stay indoors. Well, I was in an air conditioned vehicle, so basically I was indoors. The smoke was so thick through Eugene/Springfield that it was almost eerie.

And the view of Mt. Hood awaited me from the top of my driveway.

All that is missing is the mountain.

The cats are happy to see me! (And I am happy to see them!)

Oh, and it was 102° in Hood River, but only 95° in the Upper Valley!