8 Dollar Mountain and the Illinios River

We made it to Oregon!! Our first spot, recommended by an old friend, was down a nice road through the hills and along the Illinois River. We camped under the 8 Dollar bridge and enjoyed the views and sounds of the gently rushing water.

As you can see, if you look closely, we set up proper for bear protection. I learned all about the perimeter technique and felt much more at ease once it was up. The pictures certainly don't do justice, but the views of the river with mountains behind were gorgeous. It's a little hard to tell because of the smoke...the fires were raging in the forests not far off.