100 miles via US 101, OR 42, OR 99 and I-5. Cumulative distance: 5,613 miles.
GTW Hop 32: North Bend OR to Canyonville OR
This was not the hop that I wanted to make. I really wanted to see the Oregon coast south of Coos Bay, which is reportedly very striking. But weather intervened. Yet another “Pineapple Express” weather system is going to dump many inches of rain on Oregon and northern California. That alone would make the coastal trip miserable. But the storm is also forecast to produce hurricane-force gusts along the coast. US 101 was identified specifically in the weather alert as being hazardous to travel.
So, for the second time in 10 days, we are back at Canyonville and the Seven Feathers resort to ride out a storm.
I wish we had kept track of the amount of rain we have endured. Between the heavy rains we got in Tennessee, the steady rain we got in New York and these relentless, pounding rains in Oregon and California, I am guessing that we have seen over 10 inches in less than 80 days. That works out to nearly 50 inches a year – way more than an average year in Massachusetts. And we spent several weeks in the arid southwest!
I think Patience is starting to grow moss.
We will probably hit the casino sometime today, to donate more cash to Indian Nation. But most of the day will be spent paying bills and preparing for resuming work.
And maybe trying to find a way south that isn’t flooded.