diamond lake – RVing With a Purpose

Thursday, June 12, 2025

We left the Switch It Up Huddle in Roseburg, Oregon mid-morning on June 2^nd and started a quick cross-country trip. We only had a few days to get back to South Carolina to prepare for our next mission project. We did, however, deviate from the quickest route a little to add three new states to our RV’d in map. By dropping down to I-70 from I-80, we were able to pick up Nevada, Utah and Colorado and yes, we spent the night in all three.

This is what we saw for several slow miles shortly after we left Roseburg.

Our drive allowed us to see many more snow-capped mountains …

After driving in mountains the next section of the country looked really flat.

The Eisenhower Tunnel was the highest point on our route at 11,158 feet (3,401 meters) and is also the highest vehicular tunnel in the United States.

That route also made it possible for us to visit a few iconic tourist spots such as Diamond Lake in Oregon, Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah and, of course, Buzzard Belly General Store in Cisco, Utah.