Bert Gildart: Writer and Photographer

©Bert Gildart: We’re trying to return home in our new Airstream, but not making very good time.  We departed Eugene, Oregon about 10 a.m., and though we drove almost six hours, we got not further than Rufus, Oregon, a small town along the Columbia River.

Part of the problem was the ungodly traffic in the Portland area, reminding us of a departure when we were leaving the Washington D.C. area in our Airstream last year about this time. Traffic had been backed up for well over 30 miles, and by my calculations about one-hundred THOUSAND  motorists (Vehicular Madness) sat stranded for about five hours.  Resolving their bathroom needs was a challenge — but we had a solution mentioned in “Vehicular Madness …

 

Rufus RV Park was backdropped by hundreds of wind turbines – 123 of them said the campground owner, “and those are just the ones you can see.”  As we noted the turbines run along the top of the high banks through which this massive river once cut out.  We’re on the Lewis and Clark Trail, meaning the Corps of Discovery actually passed this way – between 1804 and 1806.

Obviously, much has changed, and we’re just grateful to be back on the road in an Airstream that is in good shape.  We should be home today, but will be packing for an extended trip that we must make through eastern Montana  prior to winter.

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THIS TIME LAST YEAR:

*Shenandoah, and Old Rag Views

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