Armitage Park, Eugene, Oregon and Go Ducks!

We've been in residence at Armitage Park in Eugene for the past ten days. Time enough to take in two Duck football games, get caught up on the shopping and a few truck repairs, and touch base with several friends.

Armitage is a really nice park, and perfectly located if one needs RV repairs. The park has only 37 spaces, all arranged around a large common green space. The RV area is right next to the day-use park on the river, so there are a lot of options for walking and sight seeing. The folks at Wheelingit  were here just a few days before us and did a really nice, detailed review so we won't repeat what they've reported, but I will add that by next year the older restroom (near the day-use area) is to be torn down and replaced with restrooms that include showers and a laundromat. This upgrade has been in the planning stages for quite awhile, so I hope it really does materialize. I'd love to be able to get the laundry caught up without leaving the campground.


A notable difference this year over our last visit is the absence of Dean, the host who presided over the park for several years. We stayed here several times and got pretty well acquainted with Dean and his side-kick Ginger. Dean kept close tabs on all the campers and with his frequent rounds of all the sites made sure things worked smoothly. He was the perfect campground host, and such a sweet man. He told us about a woman who had asked him for a photo of himself so she could paint his portrait, and I knew instantly when I saw his obituary that her painting was the image they had used in the newspaper notice.

The park staff have planted a tree in Dean's honor, and they're also going to post a plaque naming the dog park for him. I think he would be pleased.

Autumn has arrived here in Oregon. The blackberries are ripening and there are flocks of geese heading south. It seems a little early for the geese, but maybe they know something about the coming weather that we don't.

We're heading south ourselves, for a quick trip to Long Beach to visit family before returning to Texas. We're getting a late start however. Upon close review of his truck repair receipt last night Steve discovered the shop had used the wrong weight of oil in the oil change they did so that has to be remedied before we can leave Eugene.