The Joy of Sisters

This post was written 9/15/2014.  Lack of wi-fi connectivity prevented posting.

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There are a few traditions in everyone's life. One of ours is to take a couple of weeks in September and get out of Dodge. We like to wait until the kids are back in school. That way, we don't plug up campgrounds that families might like to use during summer break, and we can usually get a campsite more easily.

So, off we went yesterday to explore central and east central Oregon. In the afternoon, we checked into the Creekside Campground in Sisters. We stayed here about 3 years ago and fell in love with the little gateway to the east side of the Cascade Mountains that this town represents. The campground is lovely, with lots of Ponderosa pines, a creek running through the park and nice level RV spaces. We are parked in #19 until tomorrow morning, when we will move on.

 On Hwy 26 east of Salem

 Detroit Lake, one of our favorites.

 We had forgotten that there was quite a burn in the forest along Hwy 22 a few years back. 

More of the burned area...eerily beautiful.

Now, in addition to a lovely campground, which is owned and operated by the city of Sisters, the town itself (pop. ~2,000) has an ambience that is best described as “friendly neo-Old West.” Two of our favorite, mustn't miss stops are the Sisters Bakery, which offers, bar none, the best bear claws extant, and the Sisters Coffee Company, which roasts and serves magnificent coffee. The two are a couple of blocks apart, so we walk to town from the park, pick up a bear claw (one is big enough for both of us to share) and walk over to the coffee company. There we pick out a table on the patio, near the water feature, and enjoy our morning brew and pastry. Life doesn't get much better.

Today, we took the dogs with us. They loved the walk and were very well behaved. They sat quietly at our feet while we enjoyed our morning repast. When we got back to the park, they were well exercised and ready for a nap.

As much as we love the Sisters experience, we will be moving on tomorrow to places we have only read about. Stay tuned for further adventures.