OCVA to Bend, day three

OCVA to Bend, day two Climbing NF-700 in the AM, back to solo NF-700 panorama We all agreed we'd detach. Jev and Grant climbed faster than me, and to be honest, I preferred the solitude. It was one of the reasons I planned this trip. at the top of NF-770 Looking north on NF-2154 A beautiful view off NF-2153 blooming rhododendrons You see blooming rhododendrons all over the SF Bay Area. They're pretty, but you don't think much about them. But in Oregon, at certain high points you see them in the wild, and they're stunning. a pretty waterfall paved, one-lane NF-2153, heading toward Oakridge the Middle Fork of the Willamette River NF-2153 becomes a two-lane, asphalt road US Forest Service Road 21 is AKA Rigdon Road, here. I'm on my way to Oakridge. FR21, AKA Rigdon Road Forest Service Road 21 is also AKA Diamond Drive A little after noon, I pulled into one of the many campgrounds on Diamond Drive, Sand Prairie Campground. It was a dry campground, no water, but one of the sites had two…