Days Inn Yuba City

After we left Yosemite we went straight to Jessica's mom's, near Sacramento. It was the perfect place to spend our last weekend on the road. A small bbq was planned, and man was it nice to eat some good food, instead of only items coming out of a box or a can. <br><br>I got to meet some of Jessica's family that I never had before, and hang out with some of my old friends from school. Joe Kellie, and ...

What a great weekend I was able to spend with Ken and Terry plus Nessa and Vicky (the dogs). A lot was had at the Apple Festival in Apple Hill; eating a drinking everything apple along with a great conversation on "Choice". Sunday was spent in ...

... parks and back country roads. Sunsets on Lake Michigan, subway rides in New York City. Swimming in the Atlantic ocean and talking with campground neighbors from all over the country. And yes, after all that time together in our little 30ft RV we still like each other. I'm sure the boys will always remember this trip. I know I will ...

... to the RV for some sleep. I fell asleep quickly- Mark said he didn't sleep too well. I guess there was a storm last night so he heard that and got up to close the vents. About 730 or so we woke up. Ready for today's drive? I suppose we have to be. By 845 we were pulling out. Last stretch of driving. Lots of road construction again- which makes it hard to drive. The weather was cool and overcast all day, at least until ...

We are back home and it feels like we just left. This was so fun, Noland and I kept smiling on our way back home, just talking about all the places we visited. It was a perfect vacation - I would not change anything, loved every state we visited, met so many wonderful people and seen scenery we've never seen before. <br>Our RV was great, fun to live in for a month ...

Zwei Tage verbrachten wir am und um den Lake Tahoe. Eindruckvolles Suesswasserreservoir (Umrundung mit dem Wagen: 117 km). Nachdem wir an der Suedkueste des Sees historische Zentren aus der Siedlerzeit besuchten, sind wir ins benachbarte Alpine Meadows gereist. Hier hatten wir ersten Baerenkontakt in der Umgebung des Ferienhauses. Heute gings hinunter nach Grass Valley. Daselbst besuchten wir die Empire Mine (riesiges Gold-Bergwerk mit tiefen Schaechten bis 2500m).

Well, we left around 11am - sooo, for almost 24 hours we did not see any wildlife but one deer and one chipmunk! Nevada was long! We decided to stop in Reno for late lunch/early dinner and had this great idea to show our girls the little white chapel we got married at - we did not go back to Reno since we eloped 12 yrs ago!<br>The little white chapel is GONE and some modern building is under construction in it's place - very sad to see it gone.

We are almost ready to go - have to make few more reservations, but, so far, we do have our trip outlined with places and dates. Looking forward to Yellowstone! <br>Now, I need to start planning and collecting all the stuff to bring on the road with us - I usually overpack, so this will be interesting :-)

Our third sabbatical started today, after a great sendoff Friday. There was the expected amount of torture involved (only fair given my escape from email hell). Apparently, some folks still think a personal firetruck is an eccentricity... My thoughtful colleagues provided a detailed ...

I'm having a hard time remembering what it was like to not be getting ready for this trip. It's been in the works for more than a year; in fact, I've been talking to people about it for so long that some folks think David & I must have already gone and come back. We've done some fun, even breathtaking, training rides in Marin County this spring. Here are a couple of photos of our preparations and training.