Oregon City to Salem to Woodburn

Thursday, September 15

Thursday morning was another beautiful day in Oregon. I got up early, about 8:00 or so (sorry) and after breakfast took a ride around town to explore. A bike is a great way to explore a small town as it allows me so much flexibility of where to go and when to stop. It is a great contrast to driving my motor home (32') and pulling my Honda because that means I'm trying to maneuver about 45' into parking lots & gas stations. It requires careful thought to avoid a problem. Part of my ride was along this bike path that is located just in front of where I was parked.

 After several hours of riding around and visiting a couple of local museums, it was time to take a drive. I'd arranged to meet Shelley Taylor (she taught at my school years ago) near her new school in Salem. We spent a pleasant hour together catching up on things. She's teaching kindergarten in a public school which is a great improvement to the part time work she's had the past year or so.

I left Salem and head back north to the town of Woodburn where another cousin lives. This cousin lives on 35 acres of farm land in a house built about 1900. He's an electrician but loves to tinker, much like his father, my mother's younger brother. Gary has 4 motorcycles, 2 boats, 2 airplanes (including one with floats) and a great big barn to store much of it in. His main problem is a lack of time to play with all his toys. We had a pleasant time talking and catching up on things. I made it back to my campground at 9:55 PM with minutes to spare.