Monthly Archives: July 2006

Horrible night!  In the middle of the night, we woke up with mosquitoes in the truck.  LOTS of mosquitoes!  We thought about what we could do, including finding a hotel (at 2am, outside the park, not a good option).  We … Continue reading →

We took a scenic drive along the UmpquaRiver.  It is a really beautiful river in a deep canyon.  Thisarea is very lush and rainforest-like, similar to North Carolina.  Steephillsides covered in thick forests and ferns.  This is a big fishing … Continue reading →

We started off with a breakfast of fresh chicken eggs and bacon Marthaprovided.  Chris had to leave early this morning.  He’s on a scheduleand meeting others down the road.  Andrew and I stayed around to helpMartha with the chickens and … Continue reading →

We’re on the road again, heading north into Oregon.  We made it toLebanon, OR and met Chris on his friend Martha’s 50 acre ranch.  She hasseveral rhea(a small ostrich), sheep, rabbits and chickens.  And two kids.  Shehas her hands full.  … Continue reading →

We did a little grocery shopping in Mt Shasta, CA and then found a libraryfor some air conditioned computer work.  We stayed there for much of theday.  The library had a huge book sale going on and although our space … Continue reading →

We started off the day with another wine tasting at 10am.  Please note: TASTING wine, not DRINKING wine.  (Our Napa experience has shown us we’re clearly not alcoholics.)  We started off with a free tasting at the Frank Family Vineyard, … Continue reading →

We’ve got a lot to do today.  We have to find a place to mail our property papers, among other things.  Our first stop was laundry and then shipping.  We found a place to print out some things and got … Continue reading →

The flies are back this morning, so we decided to head up to a picnic area for breakfast.  We went into Sequoia National Park and hiked out to see the General Sherman Tree, the largest tree in the world.  It’s not … Continue reading →

Our papers came in yesterday, but we realized sending them now they will not be processed until Monday anyway.  So we went into King’s Canyon /Sequoia National Park and we’ll deal with the papers Monday, when we are back in … Continue reading →