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Most of the main streets in Ukiah were being resurfaced so it was a little longer to get out of town then we hoped but we made it. North on Hwy 101 east on Hwy 20 past Clear Lake to I5 and north to Red Bluff. Red Bluff is where Diane’s parent live and Diane’s […]
Pita took us to one of her favorite swimming holes not far from her house. Being Wednesday it wasn’t very crowded. We swam, had lunch, played Bogle and had a great time. We also saw 2 water snakes, a river otter and many salamanders. Leaving we drove around the grounds of the 10,000 Buddha’s Monastery. […]
We slept in a bit and after a lazy couple cups of coffee we showered and moseyed out of town to see our friend Pita in Ukiah. Pita was a close friend when we lived in Bridgeville She lived near us on Alderpoint Road. I drove her daughter to school in my school bus. It’s […]
An early start. We packed up everything trying to make as little noise as possible and we were on our way to San Francisco to visit our friend Max. We had a good time at the Eshom Campground. We took an alternate route to “The City”, over the Pacheco Pass to Gilroy then up Hwy […]
Woke up a little early, had coffee and had a dead battery. Bummer! Too much charging the electronic devices and not enough charging the battery. Whoops. Fortunately, my new best friend, Steve, the campground host had a generator AND a battery charger. 20 minutes later we were on our way. First stop, the General Grant […]
Belmont Stakes Day. After making my bets we loaded Slinky up in one of her carriers, where she is in a little pouch with straps to hold her in front of you. It is better for Slinky if I carry her and Diane leads the way so Slinky can see both of us. We made […]
Today was a day of relaxation. Mostly, Diane cleaned up the inside of the van. I had to read the racing form, after all tomorrow is the Belmont Stakes where Justify may become the 14th Triple Crown winner in 150 years. Hard work. It was pretty lucky picking this campground. We could pick up a […]
Leaving Fresno we had 4 days prior to meeting our friend Max in San Francisco. We mulled it over a bit and decided to spend all 4 days in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. We picked out a campground, Eshom, on the outskirts of Sequoia National Park and hoped to get there and find […]
Nice morning but a little cold (low 40’s). Took Slinky to look at the rushing Robinson Creek. A big mistake, she wanted to go back to the campsite 30 feet from the creek (lesson learned). After coffee we went back to Bridgeport and headed south toward Lee Vining, SR 120 and Tiago Pass into Yosemite […]
After a little shopping in South Lake Tahoe this morning we got on SR 89 toward Markleeville. Our eventual goal was to get to Twin Lakes Campground on Robinson Creek outside of Bridgeport on Hwy 395. SR 89 was a treat even Slinky liked it and there was little traffic. Lots of pictures over Monitor […]