September 2, 2009
Sutherlin, OR
We stopped for the night at the Escapees Park in Sutherlin, Oregon, as we headed south. Since we're going to be in the Bay Area for our "Wines, Mines, and More" caravan, it made the most sense to try to have the Range Rover repaired here. Since the central point for the caravan is Sacramento, that's our destination. We cut across OR-22 from Hebo (forever known as "the dreaded Hebo") toward Salem, then south on OR-99W to Corvallis, then east to I-5. After a quick stop in Coburg for fuel, we continued south to Sutherlin. It's nice to boondock off the highway in a quiet park for a change.
We settled in and had some leftovers (Hi, Marlene) and took the pups out for their evening walk. We saw several jack-a-lopes (actually just long-eared rabbits), and then came upon a small herd of white-tailed deer grazing right in the park. There were six of them altogether, and they were hanging out right in the center of the park, grazing on the plants in various RV sites. One of them started to walk toward us as we approached (Maya Lynn didn't quite know what to do, since her low growl didn't have the desired effect), and I was concerned because that's a sign of familiarity or aggression. Have you ever seen people flogged by deer on America's Funniest Videos? Not me, thanks.
Anyway, since the animals didn't seem to care we were there, we finished our walk and headed back to call it an early night. It was a rough day...
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