Day 3: Klamath Falls to Bend via Crater Lake

Another short day in terms of mileage, but Crater Lake is a pretty interesting place to visit. Unfortunately much of the East Rim Way was closed, so we went around the West Rim Way instead. Surprisingly, it rained and was about 40F at the rim (about 7000') with fields of snow still left from the winter. Last time we were here it was around the same time of year, sunny and no snow at all.

Day 2: Chico CA to Klamath Falls OR via Lava Beds

Not a super long day, but a bit of a late start in the morning. The drive to Lava Beds was fairly hilly and the temperature cycle on our Sprinter is a different profile than I'm used to. Maybe it's a diesel thing, but it seems to rise quickly to a new plateau under load. Could be just a temperature gauge feature as well that doesn't average as much of the past into the current reading as I'm used to. Anyway, we were able to get cleared by a ranger to go caving (white nose disease in bats), so we explored quite a few of the lava tubes that were in the vicinity of the visitor center. Klamath Falls is only about an hour away, so we are here for the night, and perhaps tomorrow will be Crater Lake and then up to Bend and maybe Mt. Hood.

Day 1: Piedmont CA to Chico CA - the summer drive of 2014 begins

Started in Piedmont CA (175350), first stop in Chico CA after a bit of a late start. Sprinter van seems to be behaving well, will post pictures and other updates tomorrow, planning to hit the Lava Beds National Monument and go caving.

1973 Saab 96 - Seattle to Berkeley at sub-light speed

Seattle on Sunday morning
Berkeley on Monday morning
800 miles, 35mpg, only a few fixes (backwards facing and non-functioning radiator fan anyone?) en route

Mercedes 220 fintail slowly driving, rusting, settling ...

Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato

Seen in Piedmont CA on the street ...

2006 Mercedes Sprinter (Dodge)