In Washington state...
Jim and I came across a kindly fellow at a small diner north of the Oregon border. Beyond being very helpful with road tips, this gentleman also gave us a sense of the local economy. "if you're not working in logging around these parts, you're not working," he told us. Seems the Washington coast is still recovering from a big storm that past through with hurricane winds last fall. It's been all hands on deck in the logging industry since then to recover as much "blow-down" as possible before it starts to rot.
On the Oregon coast...
Seems like a pretty salty bunch around here, other than the smattering of tourist towns. We ran into a local guy from rockaway, OR who gave us a quick (and unrequested) lesson in clamming. Seems like pretty messy work.
On the Oregon coast...
Big news here as the crash of a small prop plane yesterday morning, just a mile north of where we'd camped out. Seems the private prop plane crashed into a vacation home.
In Burns, OR....
Checking in at a mostly occupied Days Inn last night, I had to ask the hotel attendant: "what are all these people here for?". He just looked at me and asked, "well, why are you here?".
"just passing through," I said.
"well there you go," says he.
Yep. Burns, OR is a true junction town.
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