We woke up to a clear morning on the Pacific Coast and I was happily watching Surf Scoters diving in the surf below our Inn.
After our brunch of Dungeness crab cakes we headed off inland to cross the Cascades Range in central Oregon via the Santiam Pass, some 200 kilometres from the coast. From sea spray to snow in a few hours!
There was a severe winter weather cautionary posted for the pass and Fred went off early to buy chains for our vehicle, in itself an adventure, fortunately they were not needed as the pass is heavily salted and frequently graded.
The scenic route is charmingly called 'Over the Rivers & Through the Woods Scenic Byway' with towns like Sweet Home and Sisters along the way and it generally follows the route of the historic Santiam Wagon Road.
Another surprise was that west of the Cascade Range was lush, emerald green with rushing streams and stagnant water everywhere, then up and over the mountains the east is gold tones and dry.
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| From Depoe Bay to Santiam Pass, Central Oregon |
We are now settled onto our timeshare near Redmond and Bend for the week.
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