May 22nd, Thursday, we left Redding to head west to the Pacific Coast along California SR 299. Bob was ready to test his driving skills on a scenic, twisty, mountain road. SR 299 is called the Trinity Scenic Byway a National Forest Scenic Byway, and it was beautiful. It is one thing to drive a…
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Mount Shasta- Shasta CA
On May 21, Wed, we drove north on Hwy 5 to visit the well known Mt Shasta. The highway was closed due to an oil spillage so we detoured through Dunsmuir just south of Mt Shasta. The city of Mount Shasta at 3,600 ft elevation is located at the flanks of Mount Shasta, about 9…
Sacramento River National Recreation Trail-Redding CA
May 19th, Monday we hit the road again in R SHRPA, and headed to Redding, CA. We stayed at a beautiful, well-maintained park, Premier RV Resorts, where they delivered the morning paper to your doorstep. On May 20th we rode our bikes on the Sacramento River National Recreation Trail, ranked the 7th best trail in…
Lake Tahoe
May 17th, Saturday, we hit the road for Carson City, Nevada and stayed at the Comstock Country RV Resort for two nights. The next day, May 18th we drove in the jeep, (R BEAST), only a 30 minute drive to Lake Tahoe. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America, it’s depth is…
Tioga Pass and Yosemite National Park
After leaving Mammoth and the June Lake loop we drove route 120 to the Tioga Pass, 9,943 ft; a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and the highest highway pass in CA. It serves as the eastern entrance for Yosemite National Park during the summer months. Tioga is named after Tioga Mine, and Tioga…
Convict Lake Near Bishop CA
May 14th…Finally back on the road again. We left San Diego and drove north to Bishop, CA on Hwy 395 which was beautiful, no traffic and spectacular scenery. This is what RVing is all about! We stayed at the Highlands RV Park in Bishop. On the morning of May 15th we started the day at Erick…
Painted and Ladder Canyons, Mecca CA
On Wednesday, March 26th, after saying farewell to Rick and Lynn Hannay, the four of us, Bob, Ralph and Dawn White and myself, climbed into the jeep and headed out on another hike to Mecca Hills and the Painted Canyon. We arrived at the end of a dirt road to the trailhead around noon and…
Indian Canyons, Palm Springs CA
On March 23 we joined Ralph and Dawn White along with Bob Ogilvie to spend a day hiking in the Indian Canyons area. As early as the 1890’s Palm Springs and the surrounding area have been described as a recreation oasis, the Indian Canyons are listed in the National Register Historic Places. Palm Canyon the…
El Capitan Open Space Preserve, Lakeside CA
On Friday, March 7th, it was time to challenge our fitness level and attack El Cajon Mountain (El Capitan) a 12 mile round trip strenuous hike with over 4300 feet of elevation gain. Located near Lakeside only about 30 minutes from Santee we arrived around 10am and parked at the trailhead parking lot and started up…
Mount Woodson, Poway CA
On Tuesday March 4th we headed up to beautiful Lake Poway Recreation Area that sits amid eucalyptus groves and Southern California chaparral to hike up Mt Woodson. The lake serves as a power supply for Poway residents, and since 1972 has also been one of Poway’s best recreation spots. The lake has 2.5 miles of shoreline…