Lilibet
Southern Oregon
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Thanks for your "stay safe" messages. We survived! It's a lovely drive out to the Applegate Valley, and it's a beautiful place. I felt a mixture of sadness and determination. I would like to be able to report everything, as I did have one serendipitous experience, but I need to stick with WS TOS. I don't want to tease you, so I will just say that we ain't no fools on WS!
We drove straight to Stephanie's. Her property borders the highway (two lane rural road). There are three other driveways that go past her place further up the hill. It was very quiet, with no activity, which surprised me. The gate was shut, as it was in the photos 'way back on the thread somewhere. You can only catch a glimpse of her house through the trees. We could see white deck railing and lattice. The red barn is near the road. There is a sign hung on it that reads "Liberty or Death. Don't Tread on Me." Another sign in the ground by the gate says "Justice." There were signs that said "No Trespassing" and "Smile. You're on Camera." I didn't see any but they could have been there. Another sign was fairly small green and yellow fabric with a fleur-de-lis and some writing. I thought it might be for the NO Saints but their colors are black and gold, right? Maybe it was the Saints logo in Oregon Ducks colors. We didn't want to get close enough to read it.
Then we drove out to the lake, 15 miles away. The Upper Applegate Rd is good, but the lake is pretty remote. The one campground we saw was closed. It was very quiet out there. We didn't keep going too far out the road. It was just a little too isolated. The water in the lake is way down, and is a beautiful green blue. i will try to post a photo later. The water was probably higher July 4. It would have been busier that weekend, but there are long stretches along the lake that are secluded.
We had a chance to chat briefly with a few locals. They are upset about Stephanie and feel the way we do. 'Nuf said. There were a lot of flyers at the few businesses in Ruch. I will check out J'ville later.
Nap time.
We drove straight to Stephanie's. Her property borders the highway (two lane rural road). There are three other driveways that go past her place further up the hill. It was very quiet, with no activity, which surprised me. The gate was shut, as it was in the photos 'way back on the thread somewhere. You can only catch a glimpse of her house through the trees. We could see white deck railing and lattice. The red barn is near the road. There is a sign hung on it that reads "Liberty or Death. Don't Tread on Me." Another sign in the ground by the gate says "Justice." There were signs that said "No Trespassing" and "Smile. You're on Camera." I didn't see any but they could have been there. Another sign was fairly small green and yellow fabric with a fleur-de-lis and some writing. I thought it might be for the NO Saints but their colors are black and gold, right? Maybe it was the Saints logo in Oregon Ducks colors. We didn't want to get close enough to read it.
Then we drove out to the lake, 15 miles away. The Upper Applegate Rd is good, but the lake is pretty remote. The one campground we saw was closed. It was very quiet out there. We didn't keep going too far out the road. It was just a little too isolated. The water in the lake is way down, and is a beautiful green blue. i will try to post a photo later. The water was probably higher July 4. It would have been busier that weekend, but there are long stretches along the lake that are secluded.
We had a chance to chat briefly with a few locals. They are upset about Stephanie and feel the way we do. 'Nuf said. There were a lot of flyers at the few businesses in Ruch. I will check out J'ville later.
Nap time.