It is fitting that our new solar panels look like wings since our solar power system will free us to camp off the grid (like the S. Fork of the Umpqua River pictured below) and still decadently run our laptops, connect to the internet and do web updates. Of course, a little bit of sunshine would help! Even with the cloud cover and rain, we were keeping our batteries topped off operating in conservation mode. It will be awesome when we get a clear sunny day!
This morning finds us camped along the Rogue River in Valley of the Rogue State Park. It’s a bit more crowded than I prefer (unlike the Whistler County Park on the Umpqua which we had entirely to ourselves) but beautiful, and the solar is redundant since we have hookups. The sun is starting to shine and we’ll be able to run the fridge on solar while we drive today! Fingers are crossed that chain restrictions will be lifted before we cross Siskiyou Pass as we don’t have any, and we need to cover some miles today and tomorrow in order to be back “home” for Noche’s next vet appointment.
