GoF West 2006

July 3-7, 2006, Welches, Oregon

Page Three ~ The Journey Home

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Our route home began eastward for a night in Bend. The plan was to please the women of the group with a visit to the famous quilt festival in Sisters, Oregon the next morning.
Mount Hood
The quilt festival was pretty wacky. Every building and walkway in the city was covered in quilts for show or sale. We got there early and by the time we left the streets were packed shoulder to shoulder with quilt fanatics. Someone put a 1960 Buick on display, I suspect for the men who were reluctantly dragged to the event. Overall the festival was an interesting experience.
Look out! It's the Crazy Quilters!	And you thought car nuts were bad...	One for the guys
On the trip back through Bend we stopped for some photos along the highway. The Three Sisters made a beautiful backdrop for horses and cars.
	"Admiring glances"	Smile for the camera!
Guard dog, er, horse.
At one point I had to make an emergency u-turn to get a couple black and white shots of a barn we drove past. Before returning to the car I took a shot I like to call "the most patient wife in the world".
After a night in a place we called "Bates Motel" it was on to Crater Lake.
Lineup at the motel	Photo slide show and mosquito swarms at the motel	Sunset
Crater Lake is absolutely stunning. The 2,000-foot deep lake is often completely still and the most brilliant cobalt blue you can imagine. I highly recommend a stop here if passing through the area. Despite the altitude and snow, it was suprisingly warm.
Entering Crater Lake	Admiring the view	Parked along the highway
Taking a break	Who needs a ladder?	TCs in the snow
Caravan in the snow
There was plenty of opportunity for photos. I found it hard to get a bad shot in this place!
This is looking DOWN at the lake, not up at the sky!	The lodge at Crater Lake
We headed back toward the coast and retraced our route up in reverse down into California and south on Pacific Coast Highway.
The world's smallest horse trailer	Cooling off at Dairy Queen (it was over 100-degrees F!)	Welcome to California!
Paul Bunyan and the blue ox	An interesting fix for a broken starter pull	A youngster takes a seat behind the wheel
Overheating MGB in Ukiah, CA	The group waits through repairs in the 100-degree shade	Parked next to a Giant (works better when you can read the license plate frame)
A little piece of home?	Crossing the famous Bixby Bridge (1932)	Push starting a car while the women snap photos!
Passing back through San Francisco, we stopped this time for photos near the Golden Gate Bridge.
Driver's photo
We headed back toward the coast and retraced our route in reverse down into California and south on Pacific Coast Highway.
Buy my artichokes!	Big Creek Bridge (1937)	Herd of Zebras below Hearst Castle
Our final stop was in Goleta, CA at Moss Motors. Four TCs and one modern car were all that remained of the caravan. We had one final lunch stop along the way and said our goodbyes. It was a truly great trip and we will never forget it!
While the men bought tools and parts...	...the women waited patiently in the lobby.	The caravan at Moss Motors

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