Friday, June 15, 2018

Returning Home From Baja

What a great season in Baja.  We love spending time with old and new friends on the beach. After our time south of the 49th we decided to take a different route home, via Arizona, California, Oregon and Washington.  We stopped by to visit Chris and Carl in Yuma, Arizona, Cheryl and Martin near Fresno, California,  Lou and Ramone in Grass Valley, N. California and Iron Mike near Long Beach in Oregon. It was great to spend time with all of them on their home turf.

We also tried travelling a little differently than usual, staying at Casinos. Did you know there is even a web site www.casinocamper.com ?  We didn't but we do now, and it's the way to go if you are a self contained RV. Not to mention cheap if you can keep your wallet in your pocket ( arrived home $50 to the good and had a good time).  Bear River Casino near Eureka, Cal., Lucky 7 near Crescent City, 3 Rivers in Florence, Oregon, Legends in Toppenish,Washington and 12 Tribes in Omak, Washington. So many different ways to travel, I love it.

Now that we are home we are looking forward to spending the summer in the north of BC, visiting more friends. After such a long winter in BC we hoping we don't get carried away by those thirsty mosquitos!






Cheryl and Martin took Ken and I on a hike above Pine Flat Lake (actually a reservoir) , where they also live on a beautiful lake view property.


They took us into the mountains, to spend a day in Yosemite and Kings Canyon.  Lots of snow and big cedars!

 
Wow! the base of  a tree that was harvested in the logging hayday.

 
Lou and Ramone, walking the Yuba River.
 
 
The wildflowers were in the bloom all the way north.
 
 
Now that is a load of logs! All 4 of them.
 
 
A blanket of blue covers the floor of the forest along the Oregon coast.
 
 
Crescent City on the California coast, we love that rugged coastline. 
 
 
Crescent City breakwater, can you see me standing on one of the concrete riprap.

 
Don't miss this Bay Front Bakery in Garibaldi, Oregan, the cinnamon buns are too die for!
 
 
Beam me up Scotty...The cone of Silence...or just a good place to change your outfit?
 
 
The Astoria-Megler Bridge spans 6.5 km across the Columbia River at Astoria. It is the longest continuous truss bridge in North America.
 

Mt Rainier, no it is not blowing it's top.