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Yep, I know, been a LONG time since the last OCSH post, 12/12/2017. A lot has (& not) happened since. I had promised a return to OCSH’s full schedule in early 2018, but time & other priorities are keeping that on the back burner, for now. A bunch of photos I’ve taken here in southern OR (Grants Pass, Medford, Coos Bay, etc.) & northern CA (Yreka, Crescent City, etc.) are waiting to be prepped to post here on OCSH for your enjoyment. I have other projects in mind relative to the website, too, like getting many of my road trip photos uploaded & arranged in the “Photo Galleries” section. Someday, right?

Meantime, I’ve reminisced about past experiences, my 2002-2011 road trips, people I miss (alive & dead) & goals-dreams a lot lately. But, I’ve also made some new memories these last 5 months, as evidenced by the 9 “tease” photos accompanying this post below. Among other things, I have…
…‘reversed recreated’ part of my last road trip, 2011’s “Coast-to-Coast”, by driving I-5 N to SR 126 W to US 101 S to SR 38 E to SR 138 E to I-5 S;
…driven the CA/OR coast by taking I-5 N to SR 199 W to US 101 N to SR 126 E to I-5 S;
…& explored a section of “historic” SR 99 east of I-5 in southern OR, starting at I-5 Oregon Exit 1.

01/15/2018: Tommy & I ventured along I-5 S, then took a Hilt CA road, which wound back north into Oregon & led us to an area just south of the Mt Ashland I-5 exit, which I’ve driven past many times since. I took this photo when we stopped to take a break.

01/16/2018: I took this photo of the Applegate River, looking eastward, along Ichabod Ln just outside of Grants Pass OR.

01/21/2018: Ever wash a car in the rain? I hadn’t, until this day!

02/15/2018: During a visit to Grants Pass OR’s Riverfront Park, I walked across the 7th street bridge to take photos of the Rogue River; this is looking eastward towards the park.

03/01/2018: Our 1st round of time spent here at the EconoLodge in Medford OR, I spotted this artwork on the wall & immediately loved it! How creative is THIS?

03/27/2018: Since the relocation to Medford OR, I drove back’n’forth to Yreka CA several times. This vista point area is along I-5 S.

04/14/2018: Nearly 2 weeks after my Easter Sunday drive to Crater Lake (& other places) & ~1 week after my ‘reverse re-creation’ of a small section of my 2011 “Coast-to-Coast” road trip, I finally took the path that my friend Angela Rose-Lane had suggested to me for that prior road trip, I-5 N to SR 199 W to US 101 N. The day was “mostly cloudy”, but I was treated to some sunshine, as evidenced in this image. If I do this stretch of US 101 again (from Crescent City CA to Florence OR), I will go south on US 101 since that direction offers a lot more “pull off” areas to snap photographs.

04/25/2018: When I still had the rental Dodge charger, I walked a section of the Bear Creek Greenway, a path that stretches from Ashland OR to Central Point OR, suggested by Angela. I would drive from Medford OR to I-5 Exit 21 & start walking south from the park at that exit. I walked nearly all the way from Talent OR to Ashland OR most late afternoons/early evenings.  This illustrates the views along that area of the path.

05/07/2018: The day before, 05/06/2018, I drove to Hilt CA via I-5 S, then on the way back to Medford OR, took Exit 1 for SR 99 N to explore. I was astonished to notice how much higher that old road was than I-5 & how much the drive reminded me of famous Route 66. The next day, when I took this photo at the summit of SR 99, I drove the reverse, SR 99 S then back via I-5 N from Hilt CA.

FYI, in case you missed them, 2 OCSH Facebook posts from earlier THIS year:
Driving Convertibles, 02/02/2018
&
3 Exclusives, 04/26/2018

Take some time for a ‘refresher course’ of the OC,SH archives on the website & these links for the current themes:
Road Trips & Working posts HERE
At The Heart posts HERE
Cruise Night Show posts HERE
Daily Vehicle Choice posts HERE
Monday Message posts HERE
Miniature Monday posts HERE
Turntable Tuesday posts HERE
TV Tuesday posts HERE
Wednesday Wakeup posts HERE
Wednesday Wildlife posts HERE
Thursday Throwback posts HERE
Theatre Thursday posts HERE
Friday Flashback posts HERE
Friday Fun posts HERE
Smorgasbord Saturday posts HERE
Saturday Sizzler posts HERE
Scenic Sunday posts HERE
Story Sunday posts HERE

&, as always, please visit the websites & pages of the OC,SH NETWORK members in THIS LINK HERE; thank you.