Too cold to hook up h2o, So have to SKI to the washrooms LOL
But we're safe, and hopefully be on the road in the morning, altho the forcast is for freezing rain....
Sunday Jan 8th, hung around the Woodburn campground until 11:30 when the rain started to break up the ice, and they lifted the chain requirement for the I-5. we took off and found the roads pretty good for a while, we hit slamming hard rain, cars flying by were kicking up spray as well as rocks from the sanding they had done. Got slowed down to a crawl at spots as the conditions deteriorated as well as single lanes to go around the tow trucks that were yanking the many vehicles that hit the ditch the day before. Made it into 7 Feathers casino RV park in pretty good time, still pounding rain, got soaked hooking up the util.s Off to the casino for dinner and a few slots...
RAIN ALL NIGHT, HEAVY and I mean HEAVY...we left at 8am and wasn`t too long til we hit the same blizzard as last year, by Grants Pass, Luckily the road were sanded and my 3500 (with 4 wheel drive, exhaust brake, and tow haul«) yanked that 34 foot RV through it no sweat. Any way we actually saw BLUE sky as we hit the Siskiyou Pass, Then more snow in Yreka, but from there on it was just more rain. We got to Corning Ca and decided that we were too early to stop, so pushed on 3 more hrs to Lodi Ca. They say the Sacramento river is looking like an inland sea. Even had inmates from the local prison filling sandbags....
On to Bakersfield tomorrow
Left Lodi, behind, great drive to Bakersfield today, some rain, but mostly dry and a pleasure to cruise down the 99 at 60 MPH..little traffic other than us and a few semi's.
Now in Bakersfield home of Buck Owns and Merle Haggard .
Picked a few oranges and poured ourselves a glass...of grape
Wed Jan 11th, smooth ride from Bakersfield to Parker Az. There are more semi's on the road than cars (and a few RV;s as well.) We are at Buckskin State park, sketchy internet and no cable, so we;re gonna play cards and retire early. A 4 hr drive to tomorrow to Palm Creek...I love driving, but this trip has been just a bit of a struggle with the weather, so happy to relax ....looking forward to seeing old friends and golfing...
Ok, we had another great drive today, 4 + hours, Parker Az to Casa Grande Az.
Arrived mid afternoon, took a while to get set up as lots of previous neighbours came by to welcome us back, We're really happy to feel the sun, gotta dig out those shorts and tees.. (I mean golf tees)
1629 Sunset Mesa Lane
now that we are settled in, I am going to update this blog weekly, so check back next Monday....
Thanks for the update, Cliff and Mary! Sounds like you are through the worst of it and the rest of the trip should be much easier. Look forward to seeing you soon.
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You're in the home stretch now.....look forward to getting together and hearing about the trip from hell. It would have been worse had you left a day or two later, though!
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