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What an amazing road..
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
... 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!
... fields. Legend has it that 100 mule trains may pull into town in any given night. The railroad bypassed Shasta in favor of Redding during the 1880's and the once booming town died.
Today Shasta City is a historical site consisting of mostly dilapidated brick ruins. Some say it is a ghost town but 900 people still live in the area. Once these ruins were the longest row of brick buildings in California. The ...
Safely Through The Passes Only To Find.........
... 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 ...
Heading North to Oregon
Today we left YNP heading north. Left early in the morning as we knew we had a lot of miles to cover. Stopped at a Ralph's Grocery store to pick up stuff for a picnic lunch along the way.
It was a beautiful day for driving and we saw lots of almond trees, vegetable fields along the Interstate ...