We needed to get to the road pretty quickly to get back to Medford or Ashland to hire a car to flip North. So consequently we started walking at 5.30am and headed down a pleasant wooded trail.

Good time was made, and for the second part of the day we traversed lava fields, hard on the feet but interesting.

At the road we struggled for a hitch. A local tradesman passed us by and didn’t stop, but felt guilty later and turned around back to get us! Not only that he took us to all the places we needed! A star.

We booked a pickup at Medford Airport, but due to an error they didn’t have the car at all. Boomerang was insistent though and they ended up giving us a minibus instead! Loads of room.

We stayed at a motel and will head to Bend tomorrow.