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Deer hunting and car trouble on Oregon to California trip
A Washington Evening Journal travel diary records Charles and I driving a Ford to Oregon and California in September 1972. They faced engine repairs, hunting attempts, and scenic stops from Salem to Sacramento, totaling 52 days and 4165 miles with 254 gallons of gas at an average 16 mpg.
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Oregon
Charles
Mother
Robert
Myself
Oregon City
Woodburn
Salem
Eugene
Willamette
Pacific Highway
California
Roseburg
Canyonville
Portland
Wolf Creek
Grant’s Pass
Rogue River
Grant's Pass
Peoria
Medford
West
Lydia Park
Siskiyous
Klamath River
Shasta River
Yreka
Shasta
Mt. Shasta
Dunsmuir Canyon
Sacramento
Sacramento Valley
Corning
Williams
Willows
Oakland
San Francisco
35Th Street
Bay
Oakland Ship Yards
Market Street
Golden Gate Ave
Fillmore Street
Mrs. Baltz
Soldier
Idaho