Leaving Ashland, Oregon, we were going to buy bagels and eat in the car but the place was crowded with students so instead, we went to Morning Glory - one of our favorites. We should have shared one breakfast but instead, we each ordered one and were overly stuffed.
We left Ashland on Oregon Highway 66, a beautiful drive through the Southern Cascades, past the Klamath River and into Klamath Falls. From there we drove Oregon Highway 140 to Lakeview. We ate lunch in Lakeview at El Aguila Real - a Mexican Restaurant with good cheese enchiladas and mole.
We could have taken US 395 North from Lakeview to Burns, OR - per Google that was 139 miles and 2 hours and 17 minutes. Instead, we continued on Highway 140, entering Neveda until we got to Oregon Highway 205 at Denio, NV (a town that has had better days and looked by the perfect speed trap), then drove North to Burns. This way was 250 miles and 4 hrs, 24 minutes, about two hours longer. It was an incredibly beautiful drive but probably unnecessary. And once we got close to our main destination, the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, we took a wrong turn and probably drove another hour out of our way ending up on a gravel road during a thunderstorm. If we would have gone via Highway 395 we would have had about three hours more time for birdwatching, but oh well. We did have fun, have a good story to tell, some great views and did see some really good birds anyway (though for a much shorter time)
We ate dinner in Burns at Rhojo's where the chef prepared us a special mushroom dish that was vegetarian. We then drove two hours to where we are now - in Ontario, Oregon. From the map, looks like were literally two blocks from the Snake River and Idaho. We're 55 miles northwest of Boise, Idaho. Tomorrow's destination is the Grand Tetons.
The time changed one hour and its time for bed.
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