Adorable Chipmunk at LaPine State Park (+6 insets)

(+6 insets!)

Our 2020 RV Adventures in the Midst of Covid--It's time to get back to my travel pictures!
How incredibly lucky we were to have the freedom to travel during this pandemic. When the virus started taking over the world, we sat and worried for months about what it would all mean, what would happen, the whole state of the world. Then we found out that the Oregon State Park system had opened up its campgrounds again and everything changed for us. We could take our RV and actually enjoy ourselves! In our private, protective camper, we'd be able to visit state parks and partake in our favorite activities--hiking, cycling, photography, reading, writing, etc.--and stay completely safe while doing it!

Our RV Adventures
We had two trips: the first part began on June 29 and we got home on July 6. The second part began a couple of weeks later after Steve did some upgrades on both the truck and trailer. I included maps that show where we went on each trip so you have a better understanding.

2020 Covid Trip, Part 1:
6.29-7.06 Humbug Mtn State Park
7.06-13 Bullard's Beach State Park
7.13-17 Tugman State Park
7.17-19 Heceta RV Park (just a glorified parking lot; we couldn't get into Tugman until the 19th)
7.19-26 Tugman State Park
7.26 Home

2020 Covid Trip, Part 2:
8.09-17 LaPine State Park
8.17-24 Detroit Lake State Park
8.24--9.04 LL Stub Stewart
9.04-08 Champoeg State Heritage Area
9.08-10 LL Stub Stewart State Park
9.10-24 Fort Stevens State Park
9.24-27 Tugman State Park
9.27-10-11 LaPine State Park
10.11 Home

Posting pictures and trip reports has been really hit and miss. I finally just stopped after a while, not sure where to pick up and continue. I got behind on my image processing but since we've been home, I've finished countless photos. I'm still at a loss about where I should pick up again but I guess it doesn't really matter. Nobody is keeping score, right?

Today's Pictures
The main picture shows an impossibly cute Least Chipmunk at LaPine State Park. We were constantly entertained by these darling little guys, who scampered everywhere looking for snacks. We would sit at our campsite and watch them running around, finding things to stop and nibble on. Sometimes they skittered right up to us--climbing on a shoe, even racing up to a knee and then off again in a flash! Onto the tables, into our Easy-up shelter, zooming under the RV and truck…it was non-stop entertainment to watch them, and we laughed and laughed at their adorable antics. I would also see them on my walks, and my best pictures were taken on a trail that skirted the beautiful Deschutes River. I'm including a couple of extras to coo at--aren't they just the cutest?! I also have an image of a Douglas Squirrel which stood belligerently on the side of a fir tree yelling outrages at me one day while I stood snickering! Additionally I have the pair of chipmunks I posted when we got back from our second trip and the maps that show where we went.

I hope you are all doing well and staying safe!

Explored on 1/25/21; highest placement #1.