Monday, June 4, 2007
HELLO from Crater Lake! After 2,564 miles, the Mechanical Navigator, informed us, “You have reached your destination.” The greeting committee was not yet formed (we are
supposed to arrive two days from now), so we let ourselves into the campground.
HELLO from Crater Lake! After 2,564 miles, the Mechanical Navigator, informed us, “You have reached your destination.” The greeting committee was not yet formed (we are
supposed to arrive two days from now), so we let ourselves into the campground. 
The first sign we saw (after the “Welcome to Crater Lake”) simply stated, “Warning: There are BEARS in this campground. Obey all regulations.” That’s pretty straight forward. In other parks, the signs are less anxiety-producing: “Please don’t feed the bears” (which make you feel they are harmless as chipmunks).
Actually we were greeted by unexpected weather. There is snow everywhere. Most camping spaces are blocked by big banks of snow. Our site (for employees) is clear, but there is also below 40⁰ temperature, and rain. Parking this behemoth was an ordeal! I had to park the jeep on a remote stretch of snow-covered road and guide Tom into the tiny space allotted for us. Backing up, Tom has to rely
on my directions, and I have to keep a lookout for tree trunks, overhanging branches, protruding rocks, and ruts. We use walkie-talkies as a back-up, but our main communication is hand signals. Tom doesn’t move an inch unless he sees me in the mirrors. Our signals look like this:Once we were parked, (it was just before dark) I walked back to retrieve the jeep, and all I could think of was the sign – “There are BEARS in this campground.”
Tripometer: 2564 miles (from Houston)
Monday, June 4, 2007
Today, the sun is just coming out, and we think it will be a better day. Lynn has the laundry hanging from the overhead bins, and Tom has pretty much figured out what things we can run at one time on 30-amp service – basically three things (like washing machine, coffee pot, and one heater).
The sun has just disappeared, and it is snowing (8 a.m.).
Later: It has snowed of
f and on all day. Big flakes! We drove to the rim, and found the Lodge, shrouded in clouds and snow. The clouds lifted for a few moments, we caught a glimpse of the lake, and I snapped a photo of Tom.(NOTE: The motor home fan problem is temporarily solved, at least enough to get us here, and until more permanent repairs can be made. But the two days in the Caterpillar service parking lot left our rugs filthy – well, there’s another job for today…………that is, if it quits snowing.)
And…………….it never did quit snowing today. It looks like a winter wonderland (good grief, it’s JUNE!). People here say it is most unusual to get this much snow in June. It was fun to watch the big plops of icy snow fall off the roof of the MH……..In the afternoon, Tom moved us a few spaces over to the only site with 50-amp service. There are icicles hanging from the roof!
We are settled in, we register Wednesday, and start work Thursday.
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