Well here it is Thursday Aug. 21, 2008 and we are leaving Merced with 61, 893 miles on our Trailblazer pulling a Pace Trailer.
8:40 a.m. - starting out on a beautiful morning and the temp is 75 degrees and a bright and sunny clear skies. Locked everything up and hoping all goes well until we return.
12:00 p.m. - We got to Lyle and Elaine's and Lyle was still sleeping, so we chatted with Elaine for awhile and then Lyle woke up just in time to say goodbye. He is working the night shi
ft during the tomato season and his hours are from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. He is one tired puppy.
ft during the tomato season and his hours are from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. He is one tired puppy.1:30 p.m. - We are just pulling away from the Tiahrt's in Williams and on our way north on I-5. Talked to Barbara today and her and Dick will be flying into Oakland Airport sometime this p.m. from their vacation in Seattle, WA.
4:30 p.m. - In the Mt. Shasta area and the temperature is now a nice 86 degrees. It was 94 degrees in Redding about 1/2 hour ago! No snow on any of the mountains this y
ear. 2 years ago when we came this way there was snow on the ground and on the mountains. the elevation here in Dunsmore is 3,000 ft.
ear. 2 years ago when we came this way there was snow on the ground and on the mountains. the elevation here in Dunsmore is 3,000 ft.5:15 p.m. - We are now pulling into a Comfort Inn in Yreka, CA for the night. We have not taken this route before and it was just beautiful. The weather could not have been better, clear, blue skies with a comfortable temp of 83 degrees and a nice breeze.
6:30 p.m. - We walked across the street to the "Big Brown Bear Diner" where the food was very good. They serve your food on platters and they don't skimp on the food. Their theory is if you don't say WOW! you must have order only bread. hahahahaha. Abby was very good and started to freak out when she heard some popping by pop g
uns in the fields to ward off birds eating the crops. My pep groomer told me about a herbal relaxer I could give her and it would just take her stress away and calm her down, instead of taking Valium. So we tried it and it worked!!! She slept like a baby all the rest of the way.
uns in the fields to ward off birds eating the crops. My pep groomer told me about a herbal relaxer I could give her and it would just take her stress away and calm her down, instead of taking Valium. So we tried it and it worked!!! She slept like a baby all the rest of the way.Drove 379 miles today
FRIDAY AUG. 22, 2008
62,272 MILES ON TRAILBLAZER
9:00 a.m. - On the road after a good night sleep and the temp is 65 degrees and sunny. It is just beautiful up here in Yreka country. We got our walk in today along a little r
iver we found. Got a picture of Frank trying to pick some blackberries. There are lots of blackberry bushes here and they are just staring to ripen.
iver we found. Got a picture of Frank trying to pick some blackberries. There are lots of blackberry bushes here and they are just staring to ripen.10:00 a.m. - Crossed into Oregon and it just beautiful here among the Siskiyou Mtn. Range. Everything is nice and green and we are at the 3,000 ft. level and climbing to 4500.
11:00 a.m. - We stopped for gas at a Cosco in Medford, Or and found out that you are not allowed to put gas in your car yourself, you have to have the attendant do it and it took us about 20 min. to get through the line, but the gas was $3.88 a gal. We are getting about 15 m.p.g. today going through the mtns. while yesterday we got 16 m.p.g.
12:30 p.m. - Just cruzin along I-5 north through Grants Pass, Myrtle Creek, Eugene, etc and still beautiful weather and 71 degrees. We are all doing good, no aches, pains, or panic attacks.
2:30 p.m. - stopped at a nice rest stop and had Abby run after her ball to tire her out and had a little lunch. This is the third time we have gone through Oregon but never this way and we like it a lot, it is very beautiful.
4:00 p.m. - Arrived at Chuck and Shirley's place in Salem, OR and Shirley was ou
t picking blueberries for dessert. They were very good by the way. Had a great dinner with them and ate outside on the patio, the weather was so nice. Great company and great food. Chuck and Frank, as cousins, saw each other on a regular basis growing up and so we had a great time listening to the stories they had to tell. We spent the night at their lovely home and we will leave early tomorrow to continue our trip.
t picking blueberries for dessert. They were very good by the way. Had a great dinner with them and ate outside on the patio, the weather was so nice. Great company and great food. Chuck and Frank, as cousins, saw each other on a regular basis growing up and so we had a great time listening to the stories they had to tell. We spent the night at their lovely home and we will leave early tomorrow to continue our trip.Drove 300 miles today
SATURDAY - AUGUST 23, 2008
62,572 MILES ON TRAILBLAZER
7:30 a.m. - Left Chuck and Shirley's after a nice a.m. with them. On the way hopefully to Boise, Idaho today.
8:45 a.m. - Saw a sign that said, Welcome to Detroit---(Oregon) about 78 miles from Bend, OR. We are on the West Cascades Scenic Waterway along the river at a temp of 51 degrees. Kinda chilly this a.m. On the Santian Pass at 4000 ft. We have Mt. Washington at 7,794 ft on our right. Just a drop of snow on the side, not much.
10:30 a.m. - Going through Bend, OR which is just beautiful and it is the last hurrah before we see for miles and miles only grazing flat land.
12:19 p.m. - Barbara just called and said that Andrew and Erika just had their little baby girl, Kayeln about an hour ago!!!! Fabulous!! Can't believe she is a grandma now! I am so happy for both of them, it has been a long day.
1:00 p.m. - Going through a town called Burns, OR and it is very warm and we had to get gas and it is $4.08 a gallon. O well.
5:30 p.m. - We just crossed over the state line into Idaho and it is warm.
7:00 p.m. - Staying a the Comfort Inn in Boise, Idaho after going to 2 Comfort Inn Suites and being told no dogs. These Comfort Inn's are very nice, clean and take animals. We will get something to eat and call it a day, it's been a long one.
Drove 448 miles today
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