October 30- November 1-5, 2026 Eugene, Oregon

 High of 58, partly cloudy and some rain.

We are now parked at Oregon Motorcoach. In the top photo we are where the red arrow points, we are shorter than all the coaches around us, so you can't see us. The bottom photo the red arrow points to us. We are going to have some work done on the bus on Monday. Another masterpiece finished. It is made from dyed pine needles, polyester thread, glass and abalone shell beads. The center is part of an abalone shell.  It is 6 1/2 x 6 x 2 3/4(at the tall end) inches.

We went for a walk and saw these wildflowers by the road. Queen Ann's lace, witch hazel, chicory, moth mullein, california poppy and ragwort. We woke up to fog this morning. 

Fall colors in Springfield.  Leslie's halloween mask!

Leslie, Anne Marie, Larry and John. Music at the halloween/birthday party. 

Dave blowing out his candles. Our good friends Scott and Leslie.

The black and white girls. Scott and John walking Bodie at Dorris ranch.

Bodie in the hazelnut orchard. Leslie singing her first solo open mike. She sounded great. 

Woo hoo, three of my pieces won ribbons in the Echter's show. Sunset.

Sunset over the bus in front of the bay for work tomorrow. Another masterpiece. It is made from dyed pine needles, polyester thread, glass beads and the the center is a piece of dichroic glass I fused.  It is 6 1/2 x 2 inches 

The bus inside the bay. It was up on those lifts It had new level sensors put on the tanks. Leslie and John walking Bodie in the hazelnut orchard 

John, Leslie and Bodie at Dorris Ranch. Our bus was parked next to a twin today.

Jackson fixing a stuck drawer. Yet another masterpiece. It is made from dyed pine needles, wire grass, polyester thread and glass beads. The center is selenite with a raven painted on it.  It is 6 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 2 inches. 

Sunset tonight. Bodie sitting in my lap. 

October 27- 29, 2026 Crane Hot Springs, Burns, Oregon To Redmond, Oregon to Belknap Hot springs, Oregon

 High of 48 and low of 22. Brr. Good thing we are at a hot spring, perfect weather for it.

Welcome to Oregon. Another masterpiece. It is made from dyed pine needles, polyester thread, glass beads and the center is a glass red iguana I cast. It is 9 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches.

Run off pond from the springs.

Another run off pond from the springs. They end up being great bird habitat. Sunset. 

We spent one night at the Redmond, Oregon fairgrounds. Fuel in Oregon is higher, haven't had to fill up yet. 

We visited our friends Rob't and Diana in Bend. Always nice to see them. We filled up at $6.69. The sign said it was $6.59, but that ended up being for cash. Had to run the card twice to fill up. The rest of the stations we saw were $6.89, or $6.49 for biodiesel, which does not get as many miles per gallon.  

Aspens in the Cascade mountains. Our goal was to get over the Cascades on dry roads, which we did. It snowed the night before, but was dry when we got there.

We passed Hoodoo ski area. It is not open yet. We are now camped at Belknap hot springs. Beautiful

 place, nice springs. John had to cut down some of the shrubberies so we will be able to get out of our space tomorrow. The handymen were way too busy, they gave John some loppers to do it.  

I went for a walk in the gardens. This is the secret garden. We usually come though here in the spring and there are tons of flowers, but in the fall they are gone. Still very pretty. I love the pacific northwest, look at all the ferns. 

Fall ferns. The McKenzie River.

Moss in the trees. 

Mossy trees. Mossy ground. 

Halfway though my walk I saw the signs that said bears and mountain lions have been in the area and not to hike alone. Oh Well I survived. It recently rained and there are water droplets on all the foliage, some hydrangeas are still blooming, fall colors, tree lettuce, oops- a duplicate hydrangea, and mossy rocks.  Fall colors on the trail.

More fall colors on the trail. Moss and fall colors by a stream.

McKenzie river.  The lodge, hot spring pool and flowers.

The lower campground. It is between the lodge and the river. We are in the upper one. The hot spring pool in the upper campground. It is just for the campers, less crowded than the lower pool. It was wonderful.