Joanne and I decided to take a long weekend and head south to celebrate our 17th wedding anniversary. Our plan was to drive down to Southern Oregon on Friday and spend the first night at the Wolf Creek Inn. Then on Saturday, we would drive to Ashland, and check into the Ashland Springs Hotel and then enjoy a Tingstad and Rumble concert. When we made the reservations, we expected the weather to be wet, this is December in Oregon after all. But, we were wrong. There was no rain forecast for the weekend, so we ended up taking our bikes.

After a very nice breakfast at the Wolf Creek in, we headed off on our bikes to Sunny Valley.

We rode at an easy pace and when we reached Sunny Valley, we spent some time exploring the site of historic Fort Leland the last remaining covered bridge on the north/south Pacific Highway system.

Our return was on the same roads but with the warm afternoon sun. After leaving Sunny Valley, the road roams along side of Grave Creek. The day was not without issues. Just after leaving Sunny Valley, Joanne’s bike flatted in the rear. After an extensive inspection, she found a small wire stuck in the inner tube. The the repair, the return ride was with out incident and only one vehicle pass us; the roads were very quite.