Hampton Inn & Suites Yuba City, Ca

... given to me I didn't find it. Jess was actually better at it than me, but that will change, I'm going to become a pro. Thanks Steve....<br><br>We were kind of spoiled for our last days on the road, we weren't to used to the luxury of "mom's" cooking, and never ending supply of beer. It helped our motivation to start heading home, a little taste of normalcy.<br><br>Till home,<br><br>Nic and Jess<br> <br>

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 ...

... Anthony be so excited about his helicopter ride over Mt Rushmore, or Watching Andrew figure out that the big water slide was fun, are memories I will cherish. Was it easy? Not at all. Would I do it again? YOu bet. After all the time on the road and all the states we have seen, I have decided- like Dorothy- There is no place like home.

Well the boys got cleaned up and went to bed. Mark and I decided to walk to the casino and relax for a 1/2 hour or so. It was kind of nice to do something together and something totally unrelated to traveling. I played the nickel poker machine and Mark played blackjack. After a few minutes I joined him at the blackjack. I won 4 hands- only betting 3$ at a time. I know- big gambler! It was fun, but then we were done so walked ...

... beautiful Idaho<br>3. Lake Powell<br>4. Montana license plates<br>5. People<br>6. Flowers<br>7. Idaho posts a "Historical Site" signs everywhere<br>8. Little Bighorn museum<br>and I can go on and on....<br>Signing off for now - we are planning our next route that has to include Mt.Rushmore and Lake Powell!!!!<br>Thank you all for following my blog, hope you had fun!

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 ...

... one straight line pretty much all the way there. Yet, somehow, we got lost. Yup, we managed to miss our turn (the only turn we had to make in about 400 miles). Luckily, we were only 20 miles past the turn when we realised, so it wasn't that far and we were soon back on track. Unfortunately, this track was significantly smaller and completey unlit, with evidence of recent snow and ice at the side of the road. Undeterred, we ventured on into the dead ...