(Posted by Kevin)
2 CommentsCategory: Campgrounds
Tomorrow we're heading to the first Airstream rally of the season (did someone say "sogfest"? It's being held in Silverton, at Silver Spur RV Park (full hookups, meeting rooms, laundry, the whole shebang). The snow is almost completely gone now here at Silver Falls State Park (probably because it's been…
Comments closed
Yesterday morning as we were laying in bed, we heard a vehicle drive past. I popped my head up and looked out the window, curious if we were getting some neighbors. Me: "It's the Sheriff. And some workers with shovels." Kevin: "You know what that means. Everyone knows where those…
Comments closed
This is one of my favorite parts of this place…the hike where you get to walk behind the falls (and get soaked, in this case): We did a really nice hike down from the campground to South Falls and then Lower South Falls and then took the Maple Crest Trail…
Comments closed
I took the hexacopter out for a video mission today. I flew it around the sides of Silver Falls State Park Campground. Laura took a couple of photos of it in flight, and I also posted the video of the aerial tour of the campground area below. I am…
2 Comments
Our spot at Silver Falls State Park, from Kevin's hexacopter/GoPro. (Posted by Laura)
1 Comment
Today we headed for Silver Falls State Park, outside of Silverton, Oregon. It snowed and slushed and sleeted this morning at Champoeg, and just as we were thinking about packing things up to head out, it cleared and our drive to Silver Falls was so pretty. Apparently overnight they got…
2 Comments
Kevin strapped our GoPro camera onto the F550 FlameWheel hexacopter that he built today and took video during its maiden flight around Champoeg State Park campground. Here's the video: Here's a photo of the hexacopter right after he finished building it: I think this has just improved our campground review…
2 Comments
There we are! We love this spot (we call it "camping in our backyard" since it's so close to home)…it's perfect for our dinette/office windows in the back and left side windows over the sofa, since there's not another RV in site with this configuration. We can see the road…
Comments closed
When towing a tandem-axle trailer with a pickup, you have eight tires on the ground (or more, if you have a dual set-up.) Eight tires means double the probability of a tire problem, and all that weight means the consequences of a failure are much worse. You may not want…
2 Comments