Lassen to Roseburg via Klamath Falls

Mt. Shasta in California

In 1966-67, I lived in Klamath Falls, Oregon where from our house near Kingsley AFB on a clear day we could see Mount Shasta in all its glory. My favorite memory is parking the car on the side of the road and four of us snow coasted down the side of the mountain. When we returned in the summer we discovered we had been coasting over the tops of trees. 

Northern California Lava Terrain

The First Library of my Career

My first position after the University of Illinois Library School was at the Klamath County Library.  I was the Assistant Librarian and did everything from managing circulation, reference librarian, delivery in the 1955 VW van to the branch libraries to bookmobile librarian. It was quite a learning experience. We make a brief by the library. It is now double the size it was when I was there. Klamath Falls and the library survived the damage caused by a 1993 earthquake.  I acquired yet another book bag, a Friends of the Library Fund Raiser. 

After spending the night at the Crater Lake Inn and Retreat we headed early in the morning to Crater Lake National Park.  This was one of my favorite places when I lived here.  As park of my job I even delivered books to the Ranger Station and School.  As we traveled from sunshine in Chiloquin  to rain on the road to Crater Lake it turned into SNOW.  The rangers were strongly discouraging visitors from continuing to the top of the crater where the lake was totally encased in snow and fog. It was disappointing as I was really looking forward to sharing Crater Lake with Fern. We are hoping for a return visit next week --weather permitting. 

Snow falling at Crater Lake National Park

We continued over Route 62 through the Rogue River Valley past the rushing river flowing through old lava flows to Roseburg. We ended the day with visits to local wineries and dinner at a local brew pub. 

Rogue River

Eastern Side of the Cascades

Oregon Wine Country near Roseburg