Saturday, May 18, 2019

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal (7)

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal (7)

05/18/2019 / Travel Day Klamath Falls, Oregon


Start Location:
  • Redding, CA Elks Lodge # 1073
  • 250 Elk Drive, Redding, CA 96003
  • 530.243.5900
    • Start Time: 8:45 a.m.
End Location:
  • Klamath Falls KOA
  • 3435 Shasta Way, Klamath Falls, OR 97603
  • 800-562-9036
    • End Time: 12:00 p.m.
Cost per Night: 51.00 per night
Weather: 52 F Cloudy


Route:
  • 5 North
  • 97 North
  • Joe Wright Road
  • 4. Country Hwy 875-A

Left at 8:45 a.m. At 10:10 a.m. "The Beast" drove through the tiny town of Weed, California. We climbed to an elevation of 5,000 feet. Stopped to get gas at Worden, Oregon Sinclair for the low price of $3.49 per Gallon.

There is nothing to special about the Klamath Falls KOA. We did laundry and watched TV via their internet.We did meet a nice older couple from Utah.  They instructed us to keep traveling as much as possible before our days were filled with doctor appointments.  We gave them a handful of our avocados.

We will be going to Crater Lake tomorrow. 

 Welcome to Oregon

Fueling up at the Sinclair's just over the Oregon Border
Fueling up at the Sinclair's just over the Oregon Border

Klamath Falls KOA
Klamath Falls KOA

Map- Redding, CA to Klamath, Oregon
Redding, CA to Klamath, Oregon

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal

  1. Lassen Volcanic National Park & Lake Shasta Caverns (6)
  2. Redding, CA (5)
  3. San Francisco - (4)
  4. Fremont Elks Lodge #2121 - (3)
  5. Pacific Dunes RV Resort- (2)
  6. On the Road - (1)

Friday, May 17, 2019

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal (6)

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal (6)

05/17/2019 / No Travel Day Lassen Volcanic National Park & Lake Shasta Caverns


Start Location:
  • Redding, CA Elks Lodge # 1073
  • 250 Elk Drive Redding, CA 96003
  • 530.243.5900
    • Start Time: N/A
End Location: N/A 
    • End Time: N/A
Cost per Night: $30.00 per night
Weather:  60F Overcast

We decided to go to Lassen Volcanic National Park to see the volcano. The GPS took us the windy backway. The higher we climbed, the colder it got. After about an hour and a half, we were actually in the snow. The Volcano was closed due to weather, but we had a beautiful drive in the snow.


We then drove to the Lake Shasta Caverns. We arrived in time for the 2:00 p.m. trip. The Lake Shasta Caverns are a network of caves located near the McCloud arm of Shasta Lake.

We crossed Lake Shasta in a pontoon boat; then took a mile trip up the mountain in a bus. Rachael was our tour guide.

There were over 600 stairs in the caverns – quite a hike but worth it!!! 

Met a big black bear at the Visitor Center

Lake Shasta (manmade)

Snow in Lassen Volcanic National Park

Dogwoods - Beautiful White Flower

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal

  1. Redding, CA (5)
  2. San Francisco - (4)
  3. Fremont Elks Lodge #2121 - (3)
  4. Pacific Dunes RV Resort- (2)
  5. On the Road - (1)

Thursday, May 16, 2019

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal (5)

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal (5)

05/16/2019 / Travel Day Redding, CA


Start Location:
  • Fremont Elks Lodge #2121
  • 38991 Farwell Drive, Fremont, CA 94536-7221
  • 510.797.2121
    • Start Time: 8:27 a.m.
End Location:
  • Redding, CA Elks Lodge # 1073
  • 250 Elk Drive Redding, CA 96003
  • 530.243.5900
    • End Time: 2:30 p.m.
Cost per Night: $30.00 per night

Travel Day to Redding, CA:  Left the lodge to get gas and then returned to dump. The Dump Station was included in our stay but did not open until 8:00 a.m.

Route:
  • 880 West
  • 80 East (Lots of traffic and we had to crawl along for about forty minutes.)
  • 505 North.
  • 5 North
  • 44 West
We stopped for a late lunch at the Rolling Hills Casino (2655 Everett Freeman Way, Corning, CA 96021). Of course, Paul ordered his Grilled Cheese with Fries; I eat a Club Sandwich. After, we each dropped $20.00 at the slots then returned to the road. Casino was small but nice. Food was okay.

Checked into the Redding Elks in very windy weather. They had you check in at the bar . . . . great marketing strategy. I had a Crown Rocks while filling out the paperwork. Paid for the first one – the second was on the lodge. It rained hard most of the night.

Lunch at Rolling Hills Casino
Elk's Lodge # 1073 in Redding, CA

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal

  1. San Francisco - (4)
  2. Fremont Elks Lodge #2121 - (3)
  3. Pacific Dunes RV Resort- (2)
  4. On the Road - (1)

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal (4)

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal (4)

05/15/2019 / No Travel Day - San Francisco


Start Location:
  • Fremont Elks Lodge #2121
  • 38991 Farwell Drive, Fremont, CA 94536-7221
    • Start Time: N/A
End Location:
  • N/A
    • End Time: N/A
Cost per Night: $20.00 per night

We took a taxi to the Freemont Bart Station ($20). After trial and error including the asking of a bunch of questions from several poor bystanders, Paul and I made our way onto the Daly City Line. We exited the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Train at the Embarcadero Station. The ride cost $7.00 per person one way and took about forty-five (45) minutes.

The BART was not too clean but tolerable. I downloaded the munimobile app and purchased two ‘all day’ trolley passes for twelve dollars apiece. We got off at Fisherman’s Wharf and walked about a bit. Since it started raining hard and was almost noon; we stopped for lunch at Tarantino’s. Paul had his Cheese Raviolis and I enjoyed my Seafood Angel Hair Pasta.

On our walk back to catch the cable car, we picked up some Boudin Sourdough Bread and Ghirardelli Chocolates. We also treated ourselves to some delicious Coffee Ice Cream.

We got on the Cable Car aright, but it would only part of the way back to the BART because they had a problem with the cable. We would have been lost as a shuttle bus picked us up had it not been for local Carole. She guided us onto the correct bus and even walked us a block to make sure we found the BART Entrance.

We visited the bar at the lodge. The first round was on them. A Virgin Sunrise for Paul and Myers Coke for me. I also had a Jim Beam’s Devil’s Cut Rocks. Free Popcorn, peanuts and friendly company. We really enjoyed this lodge.

Paul buying Boudin Sourdough Bread.  #yum
Paul buying Boudin Sourdough Bread. #yum

Ghirardelli - just one word "Chocolate"
Ghirardelli - just one word "Chocolate"

Paul and I made it onto the Bart at the Fremont Station.
Paul and I made it onto the Bart at the Fremont Station.

The two of us on the San Francisco Cable Car.
The two of us on the San Francisco Cable Car.

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal

  1. Fremont Elks Lodge #2121 - (3)
  2. Pacific Dunes RV Resort- (2)
  3. On the Road - (1)

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal (3)

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal (3)

05/14/2019 No Travel Day


Start Location:
End Location:
  • Fremont Elks Lodge #2121
  • 38991 Farwell Drive, Fremont, CA 94536-7221
  • 510.797.2121
    • End Time: 1:30 p.m.
Cost per Night: $65.00 per night

Travel Day. Got up and broke up camp. Left at 8:30 a.m. for our next stop, the Fremont Elks Lodge 2121. We witnessed a bad accident on Interstate 101. The motorhome appeared destroyed. That slowed us down a bit; however, we used the time to fix our lunch. Other than that, nothing out of the usual happened.

Went to Walmart for some supplies: a 32 1SD Card for the Atoto; Paper Plates and Bowls; a Bath Mat; Knee Pads; Sandals; Tea . . . . Fixed Tacos with Guacamole watched a little TV then bed. Tomorrow San Francisco.



2019 Alaska Vacation Journal

  1. Pacific Dunes RV Resort- (2)
  2. On the Road - (1)

Monday, May 13, 2019

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal (2)

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal (2)

05/13/2019 (Monday) No Travel Day


Start Location:
End Location:
Cost per Night: $65.00 per night


Good internet for $5.00 for a 24-hour period. The internet was good enough that we were able to watch ‘Game of Thrones.’ ($5 per device though ☹)

We took our bikes out for their first ride on this trip. Fun way to explore the campsite.

Fun way to explore the campsite.
Horseback Riding Stairs
Horseback Riding Stairs
Conicosia is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family native to southern Africa.
Conicosia is a genus of succulent plants in the
ice plant family native to southern Africa.


Spent the afternoon with Rose, husband Dave and Brother Jimmy. We went to enjoy the Oso Flaco Lake Trail in the Oceano Dunes.

“Oso Flaco Lake Trail offers a hike with easy-going appeal. The nearly level trail takes a boardwalk over a 75-acre birdlife-boasting lake and across sand dunes to a tucked-away beach and a viewpoint overlooking the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes. These are the largest dunes on the coast of Southern California, but Oso Flaco Lake Trail is a short hike at just 2-miles round trip.”


The boardwalk on Oso Flaco Lake
The boardwalk on Oso Flaco Lake
Very appropriately Mother’s Day – Lake duck with her seven ducklings.
Very appropriately Mother’s Day – Lake duck with her seven ducklings.
Trail Ends At The Pacific Ocean
Trail Ends At The Pacific Ocean
Patches of Poison Oak
Patches of Poison Oak
Rose, husband Dave, Brother Jimmy and Paul
Rose, husband Dave, Brother Jimmy and Paul
This Plant Was Covered with Foam (From the Spittle Bug?)
This Plant Was Covered with Foam (From the Spittle Bug?)
Camissonia Californica Is A Species Of Flowering Plant In The Evening  Primrose Family Known By The Common Name California Suncup.
Camissonia Californica Is A Species Of Flowering Plant In The Evening
Primrose Family Known By The Common Name California Suncup.


2019 Alaska Vacation Journal

  1. On the Road - Day One

Sunday, May 12, 2019

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal (1)

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal (1)

Date: 05/12/2019 (Sunday)


Start Location:
  • Home
  • Escondido, CA 92026
    • Start Time: 5:40 a.m.
End Location:
Cost per Night: $65.00 per night
Internet Remaining: 1.9 of 20 AT&T Remaining


We hooked up the tow vehicle at the bottom of our hill in front of Champagne Lakes RV Park.


Took the 15N to the 210W; 210W to the 118W; 118W to the 101N. No problems. Just one small accident in Carpinteria, CA.

Arrived at Rose and Dave Lambert’s house around 10:45 a.m. We set up camp at the Pacific Dunes RV Resort around 2:00 p.m.

They gave us two spots: one for the RV and one for our tow vehicle. They are small spots on gravel. Our George Boy is backed up right up to the fence. Behind the fence are the dunes. It was pretty windy when we arrived, so we did not do too much exploring.

Going to McLintocks for dinner with Dave, Rose and Jimmy.


Swallows nest throughout California, and the Dunes in Oceano, California are no exception. These Birds were busy building their mud nests . . . . they were everywhere.