One speeding ticket and 3 knocked down cones later, day 1 of the Oregon trip is in the books. Today, we drove from the Bay Area to Ashland - a 7 hour drive on the 5. We stopped for a break in Redding, which is around where we got the ticket. Blame that on the red car. Also blame that on the fact that I noramlly drive a '94 Honda Civic in which you can feel exactly how fast you are going.
So why am I in Oregon? Simple - I have the week of July 4th off and wanted to take a local, inexpensive trip. Also, I haven't been to Oregon in over 20 years. While we initially planned to drive all the way to Eugene today, we decided to break in Ashland to limit the driving and to do some extra sightseeing. We'll be visiting Crater Lake before heading to Eugene.
The drive to Oregon was stunning. For most of the 5 in California, the scenery was surprisingly cosmopolitant - not like the drive on the 5 from LA to the SF.I was getting a little disappointed until we reached Shasta National Forest - and then everything changed. We saw rolling, forrested hills, Mt. Shasta from several angles, and of course, Shasta Lake. I would say that the memories are coming back, but really they aren't - it's like seeing these places for the first time.
Nightlife in Ashland is.....interesting. It revolves around Shakespeare. We went to a british pub for dinner and a few drinks. I think all of the other pub goers were Shakespearean actors / actresses of some sort. Do people in Ashland ever get bored of Shakespeare?
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