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Travel Blogs from Redding

Out of the frying pan, into the fire

A travel blog entry by m-d-n

Rising early, we set out on Rt. 28 through Lake Tahoe National Park. The moon hung in the bright blue sky as we rolled through the pine scented mountains. I realize that I keep bringing up the smell of pine, and there is a good reason for this. The mountains of California have a very particular smell, one that is very familiar to me. As a …

What an amazing road..

A travel blog entry by robannie

We woke up at 5am to rain pounding on our van and when we looked outside we were surrounded by huge puddles. The temperature had dropped enormously now and we were glad we had put three duvets on the bed..yes three..!!..they are thin ones..

After breakfast, all filled up with gas water and food we set off for the mountains... heading east on the 299. As we climbed higher and higher up the mountain road the weather started looking bleak...the clouds loomed a dark grey and mist ...

Killing Some Time

A travel blog entry by albertoglenda

... decided not to participate and stayed away in order to avoid hurting either of our feelings.

So, here it goes. I'm extremely happy (not!) to say that Glenda won. Your comments were very reassuring and kept my self confidence intact though. To illustrate the point, here are some and they went like this:

- YES you have enough pepper for some things, and NO you don't have enough for ...

Shasta Historical State Park and.... Whiskeytown!

A travel blog entry by jilnmike

... Today it is abandoned. The second building was the Whiskeytown School. It was moved to Shasta to become a part of a church. The remains at the original cemetery were exhumed and reinterred in the new cemetery located south of the dam.

We drive around to the south side of the lake anticipating a great walk with the furry ones. We stop at one of the lake side beaches, leash up the excited doggies and........ what's ...

Safely Through The Passes Only To Find.........

A travel blog entry by jilnmike

... snows was, as you may have surmised, successful. In fact, the weather was very mild with nary a cloud in the sky. What a great day to travel!

We arrived in Redding (89,000 souls) just before noon, set up camp and enjoyed the 69 degree temperature. The Premier RV Resort is part of a small chain of five parks; three of which are in Oregon, one in Washington State and of course, this one. This park is well kept as are all of ...