Monday, June 21, 2021
Today we are driving to Elkton, Oregon. It’s about three hours, RV drive time, from Salem. As we got closer to the small town of Drain we noticed quite a few log trucks heading each direction. There are a lot of logging companies around.
Along Rte. 38 in Oregon 
Drain, Oregon
On our drive to Elkton, we went through the Elk Creek Tunnel Forest State Park which is over Oregon route 38. It was built in 1932 and its length is a little over 1000 feet in length. We drove through the town of Elkton to get to our campground site. Elkton is a small town that overlooks the Umpqua river and has a little over 200 residents.
Elk Creek Tunnel 
Elkton’s city center!
The Elkton RV Park is where we will be meeting our friends that we met on our New Zealand/Australia trip in 2020 just before the COVID- 19 lockdown! Our campsite was set up by noon. We fixed some lunch and waited for our friends to arrive!
Entrance to our campsite 
Setting Up 
Our campsite 
Looking out at the Umpqua River from our campsite. 
Close up of the Umpqua River
A few hours later Peggy and Ernie arrived in their Class C RV and car. We helped them set up and then we enjoyed the sounds of the river and catching up with each other. Of course, due to the COVID-19 pandemic we each hadn’t done much!
Across from us we saw this Class A RV with this display which gave us a chuckle!
Dave and Peggy 
Our friends, Peggy & Ernie
Our first sunset along the Umpqua River! This river flows into the Pacific Ocean.
One can’t help but relax and enjoy the beauty of nature when you are by a river.
