Feb 13
Sunny and warm again!! We are at a Monterey County Park which includes the Mazda Race Way. I can barely hear them practicing going around the track – not an oval – but through the countryside a little and out of site at some points. Not a race day thankfully.
We have spent a lot of time enjoying the beaches around here from Big Sur to Monterey – Point Lobos, Carmel along with the wonderful aquarium – about the best I have seen – very children friendly.
On to Big Basin Redwoods State Park about 23 miles north of Santa Cruz and south west of San Francisco? Hiked thru the forest – about 20,000 acres that has been saved by grassroots organizing way back in the early 20th century. We passed a 2,000 year old red wood among many others. It was getting cloudy with rain in the forecast – a new environment for us after the desert and then the expansive views of the Pacific. No sunsets to view thru the forest.
An early start toward Nevada over the Sierras was in order on the 14th as a huge storm is on the horizon. We headed out on a winding, slalom course like road toward Saratoga near San Jose and the multi lane highways. The low clouds at times made what sometimes was a seemingly one lane road barely visible and a little scary.
Following the weather systems, we decided to take the lower route 50 rather than US 80 over Donner Pass down to Reno. You may recall that some have met their fate on that road. But fifty was a beautiful ride thru the national forest – the river valley has many of the old small camps before the Mac mansion era, that line the streams - much like the look of Rt. 16 in the Washington Valley in NH.
Now in Carson City, sorting things out and will be heading up to Marshall’s. Will get to go to Madeleine‘s birthday party since she got sick last weekend and had to call off her party. This is quite a frontier town - the state capital. However, we had a great Valentine Day dinner at a surprisingly good Sushi restaurant. It is so windy now that the trailer, even in a sheltered area is shaking. Snow is coming and we will be prepared to face Maine next week.
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