New Tires in Oregon

Our tires are shot! We've been babying them, trying to get back to Oregon where there is no sales tax. So today was the day.

We found a Les Schwab in Junction City that had six of the tires we wanted and had the time to install them. Nice people!


The tires were first siped which means they had some extra, little cuts made in the tread. This fancy machine did it quickly and accurately but the smell of the rubber was awful.


After the old tires were removed and inspected and tossed aside, the shiny, smelly new tires were installed. The whole process took about 3 1/2 hours and bucketloads of money. Fortunately, we knew this day was coming and had been saving for quite a while.

This little detour shot the day and our plans to heck. So instead of continuing north to Chehalis, we stopped in Silverton which is just east of Salem, Oregon.

Silver Spurs RV Park is a nice Passport America park with level sites and full hookups. Easy to get in and out of, it's perfect for just one night.

Tomorrow, we continue north to a Thousand Trails park in Monroe, Washington called Thunderbird. We enjoy being in the Thousand Trails system even though the parks are usually rustic in comparison with the expensive resorts. But, the price can't be beat and we like rustic.