I was driving back home from Warm Springs to Salem and went the scenic route home, as my dad suggested. The sun was shining as we drove through Willamette National Forest, then past Detroit Lake. I didn't think to stop for gas and got critically low, with no service to help me find out where the next station was.
I was completely stressed out, until I saw that we were approaching Mill City, somewhere I'd been before. My phone finally got a signal, and I located this station 2 miles down the road.
My fuel light was on the last bar as I pulled into the station. The attendant was great, and filled my car up for $3.09.
We hit the road again, relieved to have survived that close call. The sky grew cloudy, but we were safe, and almost home. read more