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Re: [GMCnet] Help save the sun in the west too?? [message #310391 is a reply to message #310389] Tue, 15 November 2016 13:10 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
James Hupy is currently offline  James Hupy   United States
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That is the campground that I was talking about. The one down in the canyon
is small with few sites. More of a boat launch/trailer parking site than
campground. Hotter than up above, infested with rattlesnakes, devoid of
shade. Not my choice.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 GMC ROYALE 403

On Nov 15, 2016 10:58 AM, "KB" wrote:

> James Hupy wrote on Tue, 15 November 2016 10:00
>> O.K. Time to chime in here. Cove Palisades, near Madras, is nearly dead
>> bang in the center of totality. The campground can best be described as
>> marginal. Uneven campsites are the rule rather than the exception. I have
>> camped there three or four times over the years. It can be hot, dry, and
>> dusty there. Group camp is sparse. I have also camped at Farwell bend.
>> Hotter there. A bit more trees. A bit out of the Eclipse path, but should
>> work. About as far away as you can be and still claim to be in Oregon. If
>> you travel via I 84, roads are good. If you go through Bend, Brothers,
>> Burns, etc, it is all 2 lane, remote, and likely to be jammed with
> traffic
>> because of the eclipse. There are many, many U.S. forest service
> uninproved
>> campgrounds along the path of totality. First come first served. Check
>> those out too.
>> Jim Hupy
>
>
> Have you ever stayed at the upper (Crooked River) campground of Cove
> Palisades?
> It's supposed to be better than the sites down closer to the river.
> Flatter sites,
> better spacing. The pics look decent:
> http://www.campingroadtrip.com/campgrounds/campground/
> campground/9785/oregon/the-cove-palisades-state-park-
> crooked-river-campground
>
> We went to http://www.heywhatsthat.com/ to generate the visible panorama
> from both campgrounds.
> The Cove Palisades has a small hill just to the east, but get around that
> and you'll likely
> have a commanding view of a large area. Farewell Bend is down in a
> valley, so the landscape view
> is limited to the surrounding hills.
>
> Karen
> 1975 26'
>
>
>
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