I

finally returned to Reno early this afternoon after spending three weeks in Oregon and out of the country. I will be here for a few days before I head back to Medford.

I wanted to avoid the construction, so instead of taking Interstate 5 south to McCloud, then highways 89 and 44 to U.S. 395 in Susanville, I went on Oregon 140 to Klamath Falls, south to Alturas, and caught U.S. 395 near Honey Lake. Well, I still ran into a little bit of construction, and I even had to get out and walk the dogs for a little bit at one spot out in the middle of nowhere.

This route is 40 miles longer than the McCloud route. I haven't taken it since 1997.

I am thinking about visiting Lava Beds National Monument near Tulelake, California, when I return back to Medford. I might make a day of it going there and going to Crater Lake, which isn't that far from there.