Today the desires of our heart ran head-first into reality
and one of our hard and fast rules of RV camping. The rule is “we don’t camp
where there isn’t cell service”. We
wanted to stop on our way home and camp on the Metolius River, a place that has
many wonderful memories for us of hiking, fishing, backpacking and camping. But
when we arrived at Camp Sherman mid-day today we discovered there was no cell
service. No cell service means no
Internet, and the Internet is our connection with the rest of the world. We depend on it not only for contact with
family and friends, but almost all of our daily pleasure and work
(cascaderamblings) is Internet based. So, we drove on, and here we are perched
on the summit of the Santiam Pass at the Pacific Crest Trailhead. Cell service
is great, and the price, zero dollars, seems just fine. You may notice the ghost of a pine forest
surrounding the parking lot. In addition
for us there are many “ghosts” of past backpacking trips into the Mt Jefferson
Wilderness from this trailhead. Trips too numerous to mention, but ones that
will surely come to mind as we spend the evening here.
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