BACK ON THE ROGUE 9/20-21/2011

So many years of our life has been spent in the valley carved out by the Rogue River.  Here we met, married, worked a career, raised 5 boys, hiked and/or rafted almost the complete length of the Rogue Rover from its source to its mouth.  It is hard to realize it has been a year since we were here.

It was natural and refreshing to travel the very familiar route from Redmond, OR to Medford, OR.  We spent 2 days traveling the route that would normally be driven in 4 hours.  We stopped at several of our favorite, memory filled spots to sit and hike next to "our" river.  We could have spent a week doing so.  But even retired, full time RV'ers sometimes have a schedule to keep!

 It was wonderful to be hiking along side a real river with real trees.  We felt like we were home.

 What a gorgeous river and forest!

 Ahhh, the sweet joys of life! The peace that comes from wandering the trails of previous experiences, recalling special memories and savoring precious time spent together as husband and wife, as friends with many years of memories shared together.  Life is good!