California
Vista Ranch, Merced, CA
With the Siskyous in our rearview mirror, we drove for five hours on mostly level terrain, braving the trucks and heavily worn pavement. We stopped at two gas stations along the way, paying $4.59 a gallon, California prices, making our way to Vista Ranch. After arriving we bought a nice bottle of wine, sat in…
Read MoreGold Hills Golf Course, Redding, California
We woke up in thick fog which quickly burned off to provide another beautiful day for a drive over Grant’s Pass and the Siskiyous, including a drive by Mount Shasta. When we arrived at the Gold Hills golf course, a Harvest Host location, in the early afternoon, about 2pm. We quickly set up and Steve…
Read MoreRoseburg, OR
We left Lodi, CA early in the morning to get through Sacramento before rush hour. Traffic wasn’t too bad and it was a beautiful drive. It was 16 degrees in the Siskiyous overnight, but by the time we got there, around 11am, it was above freezing. Mount Shasta was spectacular as always. We stayed at…
Read MoreLodi, CA
The “atmospheric river” that hit central and southern California had made it over to Palm Springs by the time we left for the next leg of our trip home, towards Sacramento. We left early and drove through some torrential rains until we got north of LA, which took about 3 hours due to the heavy…
Read MorePalm Springs KOA, Again!
Our wonderful stay with Ellen and Bernie came to an end and we headed for Palm Springs, again! The KOA we stayed at had a pool and three hot tubs fed by underground hot springs. The pool was 88 degrees and the hot tubs were 98, 100 and 104. The sign said that the water…
Read MorePalm Springs KOA
It was suppose to be a shorter drive, but one look at the weather report changed all that. We had Harvest Host reservations at Slash X Ranch Cafe in Barstow, CA for Monday night and Joshua Tree for two days beginning Tuesday. I looked at the weather report and to our surprise, it had changed. …
Read MoreVista Ranch Winery, Merced, CA
We woke up early, before the alarm, to begin what we knew would be a long travel day. We started out in heavy fog, which lifted as the morning progressed. We crossed several mountain passes, but the scenery was great. There were several more enormous Redwoods along our route, as well as beautiful lakes and…
Read MoreFortuna, CA
After daybreak, we left Honeyman State Park, headed for Riverwalk RV Park in Fortuna, CA. It was a beautiful drive, lots of sunshine along the way. Karen navigated through a lot of construction on HWY 101 along the coast and through the Redwoods. We ate lunch while we looked at Paul Bunyan and his ox…
Read MorePatterson, CA, KitFox RV Park
We left Palm Springs at dawn, headed for Patterson, CA, just south of Sacramento. About an hour into the drive, a truck driver alerted us to a problem with the landing gear on the trailer, the front wheel under the hitch had come loose from the bumpy roads and dropped down. The wheel was sheared…
Read MorePalms Springs Joshua Tree RV Park
After our wonderful stay in Arizona, we headed west on HWY 10 towards Palm Springs. We spent Karen’s birthday at the Palm Springs Joshua Tree RV Park. It featured three hot tubs fed by hot springs, 98, 101 and 104 degrees. The pool was extra warm also. We met some nice neighbors at the campground. …
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