Days 14 - 17: Curtin, OR

We ended up spending four nights northwest of Eugene, waiting for the worst of the cold and wet weather to pass.  Eugene has a couple of movie houses that show independent films, so we took in a couple of matinee shows curing our stay in order to give us a break from rain.  

A brief sun shower...

And a rainbow.

We had hoped to visit with Alea's Aunt Hazel while we were in town, but as luck would have it, she had moved to Loveland, CO just a day or two before we got to town.  She is in her 90s, and it appears she has gone to live with a niece there.

We returned to Dexter, OR to continue our travels, eventually turning south.  It was a short day - 33 miles - of dodging occasional rain showers, and we split the mileage just about down the middle.  The last five miles of the day were on I-5, where we exited at Curtin, OR.  Once we leave here we will be following the I-5 corridor to Canyonville, OR, but it appears we will need to ride on the freeway for just two miles, along a stretch just north of Oakland.

We are camped at Pass Creek Campground ($25, power, water, adjustable showers), which is located between I-5 and a rail line.  It is a picturesque little park, and it is quieter than we imagined when we first got here. 

The moss is taking over!