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Out of the 3G dead-zone
Well, the plus is that I’m out of the Eugene-to-Weed 3g deadzone, but then I ran low on batteries. So, didn’t get a chance to do an update until now, while I charge my iPhone and figure out how to make the wifi at this Starbucks work.
We decided to abandon the boring I-5 last night, and do the 58 between Eugene, OR and Klamath Falls. Well worth it! Here’s one photo of a snowy outhouse we stopped at along the way, as well as some nice shots of Diamond Peaks.
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