2009 Summer Road Trip

2009/6/20 – 6/27

This was my first road trip ever. It was a pretty short one.

We (Karan and I) flew to Oakland, California and planned to drive up to Ashland, Oregon (possible Portland if we get bored in Ashland area).

We ended up staying in Ashland for five days.

For the first time, I didn’t read the guidebook, didn’t do research online on the interesting areas, didn’t even have desire to visit any of the famous tourist destinations.

We didn’t go to:

– Shakespeare Festival

– Crater Lake

– Oregon wineries

The most memorable moments on this trip are (in random order):

– lavender fields

– sleeping till 10am-noon most days

– spontaneity

– Hwy 1/Hwy101 scenic drive

– puky Hwy128

– Monica’s home brew Kombucha

– Bob’s pony tail

– Standing Stone’s beer

– outdoor dining in Ashland

– the abundance of rosemary plants in Ashland

– Dragonfly’s Buddha Bowl

– Annie & Jeff’s hospitality

– backyard creek at Annie’s

– poetry night at Julie’s

– Lithia Park’s creek

– giant ice cream at Zoey’s

– Bella’s growl

– picking fresh cherries

– late night chit-chat with Annie & Jeff

– saw an elk on the highway

– saw a deer (with big ears) on Annie’s front yard

– owl eating furry cat story

– house-hunting with Annie & Kirsten

– majestic Mt.Shasta

Ashland, Oregon is so beautiful and I would certainly go back for another visit. 🙂

I made a video summarizing this road trip. This is my first video ever!! I wish I had more time to learn about the video edit software, to edit the video/music and to match the beats. There are too many projects to do, too little time. 🙁

Here’s the movie. Enjoy.