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Pilot Bret and back seat driver Max. |
Just chillin' |
Stopping for a littl potty break. |
Sundial Bridge in Redding, California |
The Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay crosses the Sacramento River in Redding, California. Opened July 4, 2004, the bridge links the north and south campuses of Turtle Bay Exploration Park The bottom is made of glass...Libbie didn't like walking on it. |
We like walking on grass much better.
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The steel, glass, and granite span evokes a sense of weightlessness and the translucent, non-skid decking provides for spectacular viewing at night. The bridge is also environmentally sensitive to its river setting. The tall pylon and cable stays allow the bridge to avoid the nearby salmon-spawning habitat there are no supports in the water while encouraging public appreciation for the river.
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In addition to being a functional work of art, the Sundial Bridge is a technical marvel as well. The cable-stayed structure has an inclined, 217 foot pylon constructed of 580 tons of steel. The deck is made up of 200 tons of glass and granite and is supported by more than 4,300 feet of cable. The structure is stabilized by a steel truss, and rests on a foundation of more than 115 tons of steel and 1,900 cubic yards of concrete. |
The McConnell Foundation, a private, independent foundation established in Redding in 1964, funded the majority of the bridge's $23 million cost. |
Lake Shasta. My favorite place to water ski.
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The water level is extremely low. |
Mount Shasta. |
Mount Shasta. |
The" Tree of Heaven Campgrounds" along the Klamath River, California |
Campfire at the Klamath campgrounds. |
Max and his daddy. |
Libbie and her mommy. |
Max wanted the chair all to himself and kicked daddy off. |
Nature hike around the Klamath River |
Oregon. |
The Columbia River Gorge is a spectacular river canyon cutting the only sea-level route through the Cascade Mountain Range. It's 80 miles long and up to 4,000 feet deep with the north canyon walls in Washington State and the south canyon walls in Oregon State. |
Checking in for the night. Just above Bret's head was a giant spider and huge spider web....YUK!!!!!
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Libbie sleeping with daddy. |
Sunrise on the Columbia River. I spent awhile practicing yoga with this view. |
Hiking along the Columbia River. |
I think I'm a mountain goat!
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Rock crawling along the Columbia River. |
Oops....I stumbled.... |
Mount Hood in Oregon is in the distance. |
Beginning of the 90 mile scenic route through the Columbia River Gorge area. |
High plains section of the Columbia River Gorge area. |
More of the scenic route. |
River that ran along the route. |
One of the several dirt roads we attempted to take to finish the scenic route of which we did not finish. |
One of the sights to see along the way was the "ice caves". We hoped to do a little spelinking.... |
Entrance to the caves... |
Stairway down into the caves... |
There was no ice.... |
Just a bunch of rocks.... |
The dogs hated being down here and couldn't wait to get out. |
Bret and I each took turns going deeper into the caves to find the ice.... |
But we never found any. Maybe it's there in the winter. |
We tried all of these routes to finish the scenic tour. Our map showed no indication that the roads were dirt. And the routes 66 and 60 had different names on our maps and there were no other roads there. |
The route ended in Willard but we also tried going to Carson which was also a dirt road. They were all dirt roads that we couldn't drive more than 15mph on. So we gave up and went back the way we came and did not finish the route or get to see the other landmarks along the way. |
More views of the gorge. |
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Taking another break in the forest. |
Time to go potty! |
Still smiling because the rain hadn't started yet.... |
Nap time! |
The Pringles duck....When you're on the road for hours at a time you have to do something to keep entertained. |
Welcome to Canada. |
The border crossing into Surrey, Canada. |
It took nearly 2 hours to get through customs and immigration. They did a very thorough search of the motorhome, our paperwork and asked us both a lot of questions. |
Vancounver, BC. |
Horsehoe Bay in Vancouver. |
Totem Pole at the harbor. |
The harbor at Horsehoe Bay.
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One of the many bridges we crossed in Canada.
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We took the ferry several times....very exciting at night!
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Are we there yet??? |
The campground in Maple Ridge, BC. that we intened to camp at for several days but when we got there the gates were locked and the sign said closed. We drove back to Vancouver and tried to find another place to camp. Tried several...either no dogs or no vacancy. Very frustrating.... |
Lake Aloutte at the Golden Ears Campground. We came back the next day after finding out it was open afterall. They just lock you in between 5:30pm and 8:00 am. |
But by this time we'd had enough rain, traffic, misnamed street signs, unclear and unusual road signs we coudln't understand and very strange traffic lights and had decided to start heading back home. |
The brouchures showed big, beautiful mountains out there.... |
You just can't see them very well.
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Taking another walkie days! |
Yeah!! No leash laws...we get to run free in Canada!!!! |
Finally we get to stretch our legs out really good!!! |
We're running so fast we're just a blur! Either that or mom can't take good pictures?? |
Taking another ferry. This was the highlight of our trip to Canada....
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We had a front row seat this time. |
Canadian countryside. |
From what we could see, it was georgous there. This is about where we realized the motorhome wasn't running right. |
We were so happy to make it back to the USA. Quite a different experience entering the US though. They practically just waved people into this country....unnerving and unsettling how easy it is to get in....what's up with our Homeland Security system????????? |
View of Pacific Ocean from Washington.
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The motorhome could only run between 45-65 mph otherwise it vibrated and rattled something terrible. So as we neared Seattle and came into commuter traffic we had to pull off in the city of Federal Way. Fortunately there was a Wal-Mart right there whose policy is to allow travelers a place to sleep for the night |
However, it is the city of Federal Ways policy to tow them away. So the security guard at Wal-Mart directed us to this truck stop right next door. This was the only spot available so we sandwiched inbetween and hunkered down for the night. Wow!!! What incredible views we had at this campsite!!! |
The motorhome managed to rumble its way to Oregon. One more state and we'll be that much closer to home. Soon after this the wind blew so bad we lost part of our air conditioner off the top of the motorhome. It made a terrble noise when it blew off the freeway and luckily didn't hit anyone behind us. |
Max loves sticking his nose out the window. Libbie could care less. |
Beaver Creek Campground in Grants Pass Oregon. "Hey, look mom! We're standing in the middle of a creek!!" |
Canada Geese at the campground. They were noisy!! |
We debated whether or not to chance going home down Highway 5--the quick, direct route with bigger cities and amenities in case the motorhome didn't survive. Or going across to Highway 101 through Crescent City. Longer but more scenic with possible stops along the coast. |
We decided to push our luck and drive through the Avenues of the Giants in the Humboldt National Forest and its grandeur was well worth the risk!! They were running the "Avenue of the Giants Marathon" here on Sunday. How scenic that would be!! |
Another evening by the campfire.
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And finally back home.... |
We made it....home, sweet, home!!!! |
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