tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39438791451033296162023-11-16T03:46:21.265-07:00Livin' the Sunbird LifeWe like to say we're "sunbirds", not "snowbirds". We're based out of South Dakota and travel the country, stopping in the Desert Southwest to enjoy the generally warm winters before taking off for parts unknown during the rest of the year.
This Blog is primarily for family and friends to keep up on what and how we're doing, and where, providing a little more substance than Facebook and Twitter.George Cederholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03291079836247683669noreply@blogger.comBlogger681125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943879145103329616.post-36308516370614886402015-03-30T20:36:00.000-07:002015-04-14T15:37:53.115-07:00March 7-30: Rally Ho!<div class="p1">
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Contrary to our habits over the past few years, we made a short trip with the motorhome during our “winter hibernation” in Arizona. In fact, the last time we ventured out was December 2009/January 2010.</div>
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<span class="s1">We decided to take advantage of a couple of rallies being put on by two related RV groups. Our travels first took us to Pahrump, Nevada, for two weeks, then to Pomona, California, for a third week before we headed back to Arizona.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We intentionally built an extra week into our stay in Pahrump so that we could explore the area. We passed through the area last October on our way from the California Coast to the Grand Canyon. While there isn’t a huge amount to see and do in Pahrump proper, it’s a reasonable base camp from which to explore Death Valley National Park. I tried to make campground reservations inside the Park, but didn’t come up with anything satisfactory, so Pahrump, about an hour to the east, was a good choice.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">In keeping with our more relaxed travel approach these days, we broke the route from Peoria to Pahrump into two driving days. We could have done it in one, but it’s fun to explore a bit along the way. In this case, we chose to make an overnight stop in Lake Havasu City on the way.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Our departure route was pretty familiar territory. From our winter base, we headed south on AZ Loop 101 to I-10. We’ve traveled on I-10 westbound many times over the years but this time we jumped off about 45 miles from the California border and cut northward to Vicksburg where we picked up AZ-72 to AZ-95 into Parker. Continuing on AZ-95, we followed the path of the Colorado River north to Lake Havasu City.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Lake Havasu is actually formed by the Parker Dam, built in the 1930s as one of a series of hydroelectric power generation sites along the Colorado River. Lake Havasu City was created in the early-1960 when Robert McCullough, the chainsaw guy, bought an insane amount of land, 16,000+ acres, on the cheap to create a “destination resort”. He’s the one who had London Bridge transported and rebuilt in the 1980s. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">We stayed overnight at one of the RV parks in town because we couldn't get a reservation at the State Park on the water. Apparently, in addition to a lot of the snowbirds not yet having flown north, there is a bluegrass festival in March that fills things up. Like a lot of places in Arizona at lower elevations, this place is a magnet for RVers from “up north” trying to escape the cold weather. BC, Alberta, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho are popular places to be from here.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Since we were all parked and set up before 2:00 PM, we took the opportunity to explore a bit. We found the local Elks Lodge (largest in Arizona by membership) and looked around on and under London Bridge. It’s not clear if the area is in a slow decline or a slow rebound from the Great Recession. Let’s just say things weren’t “hopping”.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Once on US-95, we soon came to the somewhat infamous railroad crossing where we bent a tow bar back in 2009. Suffice it to say that we ignored the “20 MPH” warning and crawled across the tracks at about 5 MPH.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Our route took us through Searchlight, Nevada, (Harry Reid’s hometown) and up to Boulder City where we merged with US-93 and then I-515 down into Las Vegas. Having stayed in the area before, we took a shortcut to Blue Diamond Road (NV-160) on the south side of town. We stopped for lunch in a shopping plaza (“tar-jay”) then continued on NV-160 up and over into the next valley and our destination in Pahrump.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">When we visited Pahrump last fall, we stayed at an Escapees park to get the lay of the land. This time, we booked a week at the Wine Ridge RV Resort, on the property of Pahrump Valley Winery. The sites were well spaced out and we had a nice view of Mount Charleston from the park.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We made two day trips into Death Valley National Park, which I’ll write up separately in another Blog post or two. We also made a day trip to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, which is back toward Las Vegas. We had “saved” that one from our last stay in the area and it was worth the drive. I’ll write that up separately as well.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We also had a surprise waiting for us when we got to the park: our friends Wayne and Eva were up from their winter place in Indio, California, for a few days in Las Vegas, so they drove in a few days early and stayed in one of the park’s “cottages” for a few days. Similar to us, they did day trips into Death Valley. It was nice to catch up as we haven’t seen them since last fall.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">This RV Park is located right on the edge of a designated wilderness area, so it’s a favorite of the “off road” crown. Customized Jeeps, ATVs, and Dirt Bikes were parked at most of the sites. They had organized rides leaving from the park most mornings. We even had a “fly by” from some sort of motorized parasail contraption. Apparently, strapping an engine and large fan to the back of a lawn chair hanging from half of a parachute is somebody’s idea of a good time. It takes all kinds…</span></div>
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<span class="s1">After enjoying Wine Ridge for a week, we moved about 2 miles up the road to the Preferred RV Resort, which was one of the parking locations for the first RV rally we were attending on this trip. As is often the case, the definition of “resort” can mean a lot of things. But, it was another decent park. The facilities for this rally were mostly in the Nugget Casino next door, so we used the Rover to get back and forth for the most part. We were fortunate to see several sights in and around the park, as well.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Our next destination was in Pomona, California. We left Pahrump on NV-372 which soon changed to CA-178 at the state line. At the wide spot in the road called Shosone, we turned south on CA-127 which took us to I-15 in Baker. Heading south, we crossed several passes before exiting onto I-210 west toward Pasadena. We took CA-57 south for one exit to Arrow Highway and were soon pulling into the LA County Fairplex. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">We could see our friend Wayne waving in the distance, as he had volunteered for the parking crew. We were soon parked and relaxing. We were "boondocking" for the first night since electric service wasn't turned on until Wednesday morning. At large gatherings like this, most of the electric service is provided by contracted temporary generators spread throughout the grounds. With over 1,100 motorhomes involved and probably 65% opting to pay a little extra for electrical service, that's quite a few generators.</span></div>
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George Cederholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03291079836247683669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943879145103329616.post-23926523888975163642015-03-16T11:38:00.000-07:002015-06-09T11:39:20.648-07:00Day Trip: Death Valley National Park<div class="p1">
While we were in Pahrump, Nevada, for a rally in March, we added a couple of days (OK, a week) on the beginning of the trip to allow some time to explore the area.</div>
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<span class="s1">One place that I wanted to visit was Death Valley National Park. We had visited the Park once before, almost 20 years ago on one of our first “RV Rental Vacations”. That trip was in June and we realized after one evening that we were there at the wrong time of year, so we cut that visit short. I (correctly) calculated that March would provide a much better chance for temperate weather!</span></div>
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<span class="s1">On this trip, we actually made two day trips to Death Valley from Pahrump. Our tours of Scotty’s Castle are written up separately.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">March is usually a nice time of year for visits to the deserts of the southwest US. If there is sufficient winter rain, wildflowers are likely to be in bloom before the summer heat arrives. This past winter wasn’t overly wet, but we were still treated to several areas where wildflowers had appeared.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Geology is a constant companion in Death Valley, bounded by four mountain ranges and created as several faults have allowed plates to overlap and tilt large sections of rock both upward and downward. There is also evidence of volcanic activity throughout the Park.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ubehebe Crater was formed by volcanic activity, and some scientists predict future eruptions are likely!</td></tr>
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<span class="s1">One of the most interesting features of the Park is Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America at 282 feet below sea level. If any rain falls in the Death Valley basin, it eventually ends up there if it wasn’t absorbed into the sandy soil first. We even saw a little water there, but mostly it’s dried mud and salt flats.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geri enjoyed the low altitude, which helped her breathing!</td></tr>
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<span class="s1">Just north of Badwater Basin is a loop drive called “Artists Drive”. We enjoyed the number of different colored rocks layered into the hillside, each representing a different chemical composition that has corroded away over thousands of years.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was intrigued by the triangular shapes left in the Panamint Mountains across the valley as erosion has occurred over long periods of time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Each chemical element in these rocks leaves a distinct color behind over time.</td></tr>
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<span class="s1">Although Death Valley is one of the warmest and driest places on earth, water does play a role in shaping the geological features. As rain from the mountains flows into the valley, channels are cut into the rock and emerge as alluvial fans, sloping away from the cliffs. One of these channels has a natural bridge that is accessible after a short hike of moderate difficulty. It was interesting to see the shapes cut into the rock by the force of the water, which of course would have a lot of rock debris in it when flowing.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rushing water from mountain rains created this enclave in the rocks near Natural Bridge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A tour bus must have arrived right after I started this hike. The people give a sense of scale to the rock bridge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lone flower was clinging to the rocks along the trail.</td></tr>
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<span class="s1">Our last stop in the Park was at Dante’s View, well up in to mountains overlooking the valley floor. At this overlook we were actually quite close to Badwater Basin, just several thousand feet higher with excellent views.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dante's View is actually a series of outcroppings connected by a trail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"No RVs Allowed" signs must not apply to the RV Rental crowd. I'm surprised they didn't bottom out on some of the dips in the road.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful view looking northwest from Dante's View.<br />The salt flats at Badwater Basin are the little white strip in the lower left.</td></tr>
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George Cederholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03291079836247683669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943879145103329616.post-85852043437990695362015-03-15T09:18:00.000-07:002015-06-09T09:20:48.805-07:00Travel Stop: Scotty’s Castle<div class="p1">
Scotty’s Castle is a historic site managed by the National Park Service in the northeast corner of Death Valley National Park. We visited during March on a day trip from nearby (a relative term in these parts) Pahrump, Nevada.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Death Valley Ranch, also known as Scotty's Castle, was built in stages from 1922 until well into the 1930s.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Like many popular sites, it's often difficult to get photos without tourists in them. :-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Several Joshua Trees are found on the property, but they were probably <br />imported as they don't appear to be native to Death Valley.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We visited in March, and the Joshua Trees were ready to bloom.</td></tr>
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<span class="s1">Actually named Death Valley Ranch, the property was built in the 1920s and 1930s in a blend of Mission Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival styles. Many of the materials were sourced from well beyond the local area, but were purposefully blended in to create an aura of authenticity. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main gate shows the attention to detail and craftsmanship involved.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dinner bell was used to alert guests to meal times.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Much of the iron work was actually fabricated in Los Angeles and shipped in by rail.</td></tr>
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<span class="s1">When you take a tour of Scotty’s Castle, you quickly learn that most everything you might think is probably wrong. Walter Scott, the guy the place is named after, was a master storyteller and con man. He convinced a couple from Chicago that he had a gold mine on the property (nope) and told so many people stories about “his” castle (not his) that it eventually took on his name.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Docents in 1930s costume “channel” the personas of people actually involved in the development and maintenance of the property “back in the day” and do an excellent job of describing the history of the place in a very entertaining way. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The docent on our House Tour (center, right) was narrating from the point of view<br />of a newspaper reporter sharing what he learned while writing an article about Scotty's Castle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Originally developed as a vacation home, Death Valley Ranch became a destination resort<br />after the Great Depression left the developers, Albert and Bessie Johnson, in financial difficulty.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Depression or not, the Johnsons still managed to "get by". Several collectible vehicles were used on the property.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The interior blended "rustic" with elegant, and incorporated some innovative design elements.<br />The stone wall in the lower left of this picture was turned into a water feature during warm <br />weather, and acted like a built-in evaporative cooler.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Battery Room got my attention on the Underground Tour. These Nickel-Iron batteries (there<br />is another rack below) were charged by a water-driven generator and used to supply even power throughout<br />the house, much like the systems in modern RVs. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Albert Johnson liked to fiddle with new technologies, so the generator room has several examples. The original water-powered generator is in the lower left of this picture, and still works.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although long decayed in the harsh environment, this was a solar hot water heating and storage <br />system that was somewhat ahead of its time.</td></tr>
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<span class="s1">Visiting Scotty’s Castle is a half-day adventure for those staying in the Park, but can be a full-day trip for those staying in Pahrump or other local towns outside of Death Valley. Multiple tours are available depending on the time of year, and the combination of the House Tour with the Underground Tour is designed to provide the most information. </span></div>
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Yes, the weather has been beautiful. Yes, we’ve watched news reports about winter from most of the rest of the country. Yes, we’ve gloated, privately and using Facebook, FaceTime, and even email (Al, you know who you are). But it’s all in fun, of course.</div>
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<span class="s1">We’ve also had some rain showers, and even a couple of rare days when residual moisture in the atmosphere leads to a foggy morning. Yeah, we take pictures of fog. Go figure…</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Since our last report, January was most low-70s with some odd 60s, and February into March has been mostly mid-to-upper-70s with a few 80-degree days. Every year, we’re reminded why we chose to spend most of our winters here. Of course, it was also time to start taking morning coffee and “paper” on the patio.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The pups continue to do well, or as well as we all do with age. Maya Lynn had her 11th birthday in January. She still has a small growth on her bum but we’ve decided not to subject her to more surgery as she’s had enough, and it hasn’t reached the point of bothering her in any way we can see. Merlin will be 17 this summer and he’s still going strong, although he’s starting to have “control issues” that we’re keeping an eye on.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">It wouldn’t be winter without me trying to sell a few things on eBay to make some pocket change. Every year I swear “never again” when it starts to feel too much like a full time job. It seems like it should be as simple as posting a few things and waiting for money to arrive in my PayPal account, but it never is. Unlike past years where I’ve had to deal with a series of questions from people with no intention of buying or who tried to scam me outside the eBay boundaries, this year’s issues were shipping-related. First, I mixed up two shipments, so I had to scramble to get them returned to me and shipped to the right buyers without getting dinged on my seller rating. Then, one of my shipments arrived missing its contents, but with a lot more packing tape. It wasn’t extremely expensive so I didn’t buy the insurance. Lesson learned, as I had to eat the cost and USPS gave me a “too bad” speech. Now, not only do I insure, I take pictures of the packages when USPS gets them so I can compare later if there is an issue.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">And, finally, I’ll mention that we had some sports here in the Valley this winter. From a major golf thing to College Football Bowls and the Super Bowl, there was a lot of activity. Fortunately, we didn’t get caught up in any traffic issues, even though the Super Bowl was played about 3 miles from us as the crow flies. At times we had three “competing” blimps flying around (Goodyear, of course; DirecTV; MetLife). It was enough to make you think you were in an alternate universe on <i>“Fringe”</i>. Apparently, there wasn’t much going on in the rest of the world afterward, because the blimps were still flying around when Cactus League Spring Training games started in late-February.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The last “spring news” I’ll mention is that, for the first time in years, we’re actually making a short trip. We’re done packing the motorhome and we’ll be leaving tomorrow for about a 3-week “vacation”. We’ll be hitting two RV rallies. The first is in Pahrump, Nevada (I know, "Where the heck is Pahrump"? It's about an hour west of Las Vegas.) and the second is in Pomona, California, part of the Los Angeles metro area. We’ll be back in AZ near the end of March, as we have numerous things to take care of before we head out for the summer. One of those things, of course, will be figuring out where we’ll actually go during the summer!</span></div>
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We made it through the holidays! Yea!!</div>
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<span class="s1">Just before Christmas, we had a nice dinner with our friends Ana & Larry celebrating shared birthdays around mid-December (Ana and me). We had a nice selection of wines from the Wine Box, and some good eats: I made a fresh pasta appetizer and then Chateaubriand. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">I had recently posted a graphic on Facebook that I’d seen floating around the Internet, and don’t you know Larry tracked down the real thing!</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Starting around the 13th of December and lasting well past New Year’s Day, we had “winter”. It was pretty chilly, although by Phoenix standards. We had a week or so where we covered outside pipes to prevent freezing. We don’t have any plants to cover up, but were wondering how some of the neighbors were sleeping at night since it seemed that all their sheets were out covering vegetation. I put the furnace on low in the motorhome to prevent anything bad from happening there. But, it all passed by January 5th and temperatures have been at or above normal since then.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Christmas and New Year’s Eve were quiet for us as usual. I made a “traditional” Christmas Eve like I remember as a kid, with Swedish Meatballs, Ham, and Scalloped Potatoes (no pickled herring!). Christmas Day, we made a Beef Roast with Butternut Squash (my new favorite winter vegetable), plus an appetizer of King Crab Legs that was divine.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We tried something different on New Year’s Eve. We had our Shrimp Cocktail, but rather than the traditional Steamed Lobsters, I made a Rack of Pork. I think Geri was a little disappointed that I didn’t form it into a Crown Roast, but the recipe called for roasting the pork on a bed of red cabbage and other veggies, soaked in half a bottle of sparkling wine. That was a keeper!</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We have continued to try out new recipes. Geri made a good Sourdough Boule and we collaborated on Cannelloni stuffed with Sausage, Ricotta, and Spinach (I made the pasta and Geri made the filling). Another keeper!</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I spent several days working on the coach, fixing the drain line for the kitchen sink permanently (I made temporary repairs while we were on the road last fall) and adjusting the kitchen slide so it rolls more easily. I also put in a “chip” that’s supposed to help the engine run better by “fooling” some of the circuits. We’ll test that out when we hit the road for a few weeks in March.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I buckled down this year and got right to this season’s home improvement project: renovation in the “study”. Last year, I procrastinated and ended up doing the master suite and spare bedroom in February. Actually, it took me from late-January to early-March if I recall correctly. But, that involved laminate in the bedrooms, tile in the bathroom, and lots of complicated surfaces and angles on the painting.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Our house was designed to have three bedrooms or two bedrooms and a “study”. I’m never sure what to call it, since “office” makes it sound like we’re working in there (Ha!) and we definitely don’t use it to “study”. But, it’s a nice place to have a couple of desks where we can set up all our computer gear and it’s the only room that the Wine Box fits into! The room technically can’t be called a “bedroom” because it has an archway instead of a door, and the indent for the closet was never finished off. This makes for a much simpler room to paint.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">With Geri’s awesome help, we emptied the Wine Box and moved it to a temporary spot in the Living Room. It has “feet” instead of wheels, so we laid down cardboard and slid it all the way. Once the wine was back in it, and all the other “stuff” was moved out, it was time to tackle the room.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I ripped out the old, nasty carpet and padding first. The only one sad to see it go is Maya Lynn, since she liked to roll around on her back in there. Then I removed the baseboard, being careful to number (and not break!) each piece for easy replacement.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Painting took three days: One to do two coats on the ceiling and a primer (the room had never been painted since the house was built in 2001) on the walls, the second to do two coats on the walls, and the third to clean, sand and do two coats on the baseboard. Yeah, I know; all the paint people advertise one-coat coverage these days. Bunk.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Installing the laminate floor took another day. I was able to get the flooring down, reinstall the baseboard, remove all the blue painter’s tape, and put back all the switch/outlet covers and the like.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The next day of the project involved moving back and re-assembling the desks (for cheap “Walmart furniture” items, they certainly are heavy!), moving back the other furniture and setting up the computer stuff.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">So, it took me a week. If we’d hired the work out, it would have been done in probably three days. Considering the cost savings, the extra time was well worth the investment.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Once the dust settled, so to speak, I was able to turn my attention to other things. I made up our annual “holiday card” and Christmas missive that we send out. Generally speaking, that’s all done electronically these days; we’ve got a handful of actual physical cards that go out to people who aren’t “connected”. We’re doing our part to put the USPS out of business. I’ll do a version suitable for posting here as well. Plus, I’ve got some emails and bills to catch up on after being distracted with paint and flooring for a week.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Meanwhile, we continue to eat well and enjoy our fine wines. Geri’s on her second batch of Snickerdoodle Cookies as I type, I’ve continued to practice my pasta making, and several new recipes are in the process of being perfected.</span></div>
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The first few weeks back at our winter place in Arizona are always busy and this year has been no exception. Almost every kind of appointment we make is crammed into the calendar: doctors, dentists, groomers (human and canine), the vet, etc. We arrived back in the Valley of the Sun to an extended stretch of beautiful weather, so that makes up for the busy couple of weeks!</div>
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<span class="s1">We started off on Wednesday, the 5th, getting an on-time start from Cottonwood. It’s almost exactly 100 miles to home from there, following AZ-260 south to I-17 to the Loop 101 west to Peoria. We arrived back at the “Cederholm Compound” a few minutes after noon, as planned.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Once we leveled out, it wasn’t long before we found the exit to YC-30 (Yavapai County Route 30) west through Cornville to Cottonwood. It wasn’t long before we were parked and set up for the next week. We were even treated to a nice sunset on our first night.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We stayed here in 2012, right around the same time of year. It’s a convenient “last stop” before we get back to our winter roost in Peoria. It’s about a two-hour drive from here, so we’ll get home in the late morning with plenty of time to get organized.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The Cottonwood/Cornville/Clarkdale area is right in the heart of the Verde Valley (named for the Verde River), about 2,100 feet higher in elevation than the Valley of the Sun. It’s a touch cooler here, nice at this time of year but much too cold for us sensitive types in the winter.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The last time we visited, we basically used this as a kind of decompression point after spending time in Southern California. This time, I planned to do a little more exploring in the area.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">On Friday, we drove up the side of the mountain to the little artsy town of Jerome. While it may be “hip” now, it’s actually a mining town that almost disappeared when the mining industry moved on. We’ve driven through before, several years ago when my brother and spouse, Rick & Annette, visited and we made a day trip to Sedona. We didn’t have time to stop that day but I made a mental note to return at some point.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We can see the little town of Jerome from our spot in Cottonwood. It’s perched about halfway up on the side of the nearest mountain. Although it doesn’t look far, it’s actually about 2,000 feet higher in elevation. The road is pretty steep and has some hairpin curves. Even the parking spots can be tricky!</span></div>
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<span class="s1">In addition to quite a few “funky” shops, Jerome is home to several high-end art galleries, a slew of restaurants and bars, and two wine tasting rooms. Can you guess where we ended up?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Since it was Halloween, we saw quite a few of the “locals” dressed in costume. Our server at the Caduceus tasting room was a good sport. In the small world department, it turns out she’s a transplant (no Zombie pun intended) from Collingswood, New Jersey, just a few miles from where we lived in Berlin. As we were checking out, for fun I asked the staff if they knew what we were dressed as for Halloween. After a few seconds of blank looks, they came up with “Snowbird Retiree Tourists”!</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Over the weekend, we had a little cooler weather and quite a bit of wind. That made it a little difficult to enjoy outside activities. By Monday, things calmed down and we were able to do a little more exploring. We actually hit the trifecta of sites associated with ancient tribes in the area. Montezuma Castle National Monument is an adobe pueblo built high up on a rock wall overlooking Beaver Creek. Montezuma Well is a natural basin several miles away that’s fed by underground springs. And Tuzigoot National Monument is a preserved ruin very close to our campground.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montezuma Well is more of a spring-fed lagoon in the middle of the high desert landscape.<br /><br />Montezuma was never here, but the Spanish expolrers who tramped through here in the 1500s just assumed...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also a little hard to know from a picture, this Sycamore tree has its roots right at the outlet.<br />It must be six feet in diameter and grew out on an angle to get sunlight.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Tuzigoot Ruins are completely different than Montezuma Castle, as they are built on, not into, a hill.</td></tr>
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so are we. This was our first visit to the “Big Hole In The Ground” in 20-25
years. Since we didn’t have Blogs and Facebook back then, it’s hard to recall
exactly when, and Geri and I don’t recall the same things. I have some old
pictures, but they are marginally helpful as the actual pictures aren’t date
stamped and the digital versions reflect when they were scanned from prints or
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Las Vegas, hopping on I-215 to US-93 to and around Boulder City, over the new
Hoover Dam Bypass (nice bridge!) and down to Kingman. We fueled up there and
caught I-40 heading east to Williams, then AZ-64 north to Grand Canyon National
Park. Our Access Pass got us in for free and we were soon parked at the only RV
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Like a lot of National Parks, many of the concessions here
are outsourced. That’s good for us, since the RV facility, “Grand Canyon
Trailer Village” has been upgraded significantly with paved roads and sites,
full hookups (50 Amp electric, water, sewer, and even cable TV), and pull-thru
positioning. Other that being a bit off level (which we were able to compensate
for), and having an abundance of elk and deer scat for the dogs to try to eat,
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overlook, so named because looking east beyond the Park, you get to see the
Painted Desert (no canyon). It’s the only scenic road that we could drive our
own car on (they control traffic with a shuttle bus service most of the year),
so we packed up the pups and made it a group trip. Of course, photo
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A rare "selfie", at Desert View Watchtower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snoozing!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love making photos of native plants.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This formation is called "Duck on a Rock". I don't see it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone gets into the photo making act on a trip like this...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Wow"...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With most of the trees Juniper or Pinyon Pine, it was nice to find some oaks to show some color.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now, this looks more like a duck to me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to test our the panoramic photo feature...</td></tr>
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Friday was another nice, sunny day, so I set out on the
shuttle system to see the “Village” and Visitor’s Center. Geri stayed back, as
the elevation (well over 6,000 feet) was getting to her and she needed a few
more days to acclimate.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Grand Canyon Village is the area where most of the lodging
and tourist services can be found. Development started almost 110 years ago,
driven by railroad tourism. Railroad access was originally established to
support mining operations, of which very little evidence still exists.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not the best shot because of the sun angle, but these building house the main lodges in the park.<br />You can also see the upper end of Bright Angel Trail zigzagging down from the rim.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The El Tovar Lodge was the first hotel at the Canyon, dating back to 1905.</td></tr>
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The Visitor’s Center area grew up around Mather Point Overlook, the most visited place in the park. Did you know that the average visitor spends less than four hours at the Grand Canyon? It’s hard to believe, but they have stats on this type of thing. Basically, the majority of people visiting drive up from places as far away as Flagstaff, or get tour busses from places like Phoenix and Las Vegas, get dropped off at the Visitor’s Center, wander out to the overlook, take a few pictures, meander back to the parking area, and are on their way. Bucket List checked. Needless to say, I didn’t bother spending much time there, as crowds and nature don’t mix well in my mind.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tourists. The Mather Point Overlook is the only one that's completely enclosed with safety rails.<br />For good reason...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice view, but note the small pile of rocks in the lower right. Some fool crawled out there to defile a landmark.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Selfie Queen! This bimbo had a "selfie stick" and managed to take about 75 pictures in the 20 minutes she was there.<br />Every one was of herself.</td></tr>
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After a couple of days rest, I ventured out again on Monday,
taking the shuttle west along the rim to Hermit’s Rest. More photo
opportunities, of course, but I’ll admit that things start looking a little
similar after a while. I started looking for little distinctions, like
differences in geology or places I recognized from our visit years ago. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Like the Canyon itself, you come to realize that time is a
big factor here, well beyond the millions of years it took for the geology.
Time of day and time of year influence the angle and intensity of the sun.
Seasons have different weather patterns, which provide various areas of visual
interest. And, visiting every 20+ years makes quite a difference, too! Or
course, part of that may be memory related…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anyway, I managed to get in a few more pictures, and even
had lunch at a picnic area overlooking the Canyon before shuttling back.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More interesting views...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... and rock colors.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And, a great place for a picnic lunch!</td></tr>
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George Cederholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03291079836247683669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943879145103329616.post-84191289191090912592014-10-21T21:14:00.000-07:002014-10-30T15:14:59.905-07:00October 15-21: Viva Las Vegas!<div class="MsoNormal">
I probably shouldn’t even post this, what with the whole
“What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” thing, but, truth be told, we had a
relaxing time and didn’t get into any trouble during our week in Sin City. <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></div>
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The drive from Pahrump was short and uneventful. We made our
way to NV-160 and followed it all the way, making the turn toward the Las Vegas
Motorcoach Resort just before we got to I-15. We’ve stayed here before but
haven’t approached from this direction. It’s always interesting to see how
things have developed in and around Las Vegas, one of the fastest-growing
cities in the country for years, but we didn’t even come close to getting lost. <o:p></o:p><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt;">The RV park, as always, was top notch, with
well-manicured sites and lots of color.</span></div>
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We didn’t have big plans for this visit. In the past, we’ve
eaten at many high-end restaurants and seen quite a few shows, but adjusting to
a retirement income has reduced our desire to spend big. It’s not cheap to stay
in Vegas, of course, but we tried to avoid being extravagant.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Two things I did want to do were to visit Valley of Fire
State Park and Red Rock Canyon, both red rock (duh!) formations relatively
close to the city. We did the former, but will have to save the latter for
another visit.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Valley of Fire is full of interesting formations,
similar to Sedona but much more accessible. It’s about an hour northeast of
where we were staying, so we made a day of it, packing the pups in the Rover
for the trip. I posted a series of pictures on my Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10202891170979873.1073741840.1220371784&type=1&l=6d22735fe2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> but I’m not sure everyone will be able to access that (it’s supposed to work,
even for people who don’t see the need to have Facebook accounts), so I’ll post
a couple here as well…<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I saw faces in the rock. Scary faces...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geri liked this table rock formation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rock formations are quite accessible, as you drive right through them on the park roads.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one is called "Balancing Rock"...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Across the valley, we could see nubs of red rock starting to become visible. <br />In a million years, that side will probably look awesome.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our bonus for the day was coming upon this little patch of day lilies, the only ones we saw in the park.<br />There must be a little spring here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Linda and her granddaughter</td></tr>
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One neat surprise on this visit was that our friends, Linda
& Wendell, and assorted family members were in town over the weekend for a
wedding (one of Wendell’s son’s). We got a chance to catch up with them out in
Henderson. Chateaubriand for 12 and plenty of wine!<o:p></o:p></div>
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On our last night, we did splurge a bit. OK; a lot. We left
the pups and headed for the Palazzo Hotel and dinner at Carnevino Italian Steakhouse.
I had a Filet, Geri had Veal, we shared a wonderful Barbaresco, and it was a
wonderful meal. We capped it off with a Grappa. Geri selected a
licorice-flavored one. I think she enjoyed it!<o:p></o:p></div>
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George Cederholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03291079836247683669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943879145103329616.post-15893545354103346782014-10-14T19:34:00.000-07:002014-10-16T15:35:20.266-07:00October 11-14: Two-Stepping to Nevada<div class="MsoNormal">
When I said we were heading east in the last post, I meant
it, literally. We made two-day stops each in Lancaster, California, and
Pahrump, Nevada.</div>
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On Monday, we were on our way right about on schedule, just
after 10:00 AM. We took a route we’d never driven before: CA-166 east from
Santa Maria all the way over to I-5, just north of the Tejon Pass. Geri didn’t
care for the first half of this segment, since she’s increasingly unimpressed
with winding roads. Merlin didn’t like it either, since he usually sticks his
head out of his hidey-hole when we change directions. But, it wasn’t a bad road
and other than some hills that are sure to take a toll on the MPG, we made it
fine. It’s a lot less winding and much more open terrain than going through the
redwoods in NorCal.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Once on I-5, we had a short segment going south. This
segment is called “The Grapevine”, named for the nearest town I suppose, not
for any particular affinity for grapes (although this area is the extreme
southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, one of the more fertile areas in the
country). Climbing The Grapevine involves about 2,650 feet of elevation change
in a few miles, making it one of the more notable hill climbs in the western
US. We kept it slow and steady, and actually managed to pass a few 18-wheelers
in the process.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Shortly after we were on the other side of Tehachapi
Mountains, we made the turn east once again, this time on CA-138, which took us
right into Lancaster. We headed for the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, which has
a reasonable on-site RV park (we’ve stayed here before).<o:p></o:p></div>
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This was a quick, two-night stop. It could have been a
one-nighter, as we were using it to break up a longer drive, but who wants to
be on the road every day when you don’t have to? Besides, we got a chance to do
some Costco shopping and caught up with Loretta & Desi for dinner. (Loretta
used to be married to one of Geri’s nephews; we’ve known her for 30+ years.)<o:p></o:p></div>
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By Wednesday, we were ready to move on again, heading for
Pahrump, Nevada. “Where is Pahrump and why on earth would you want to go
there”, you say? Well, it’s about 60 miles east of Las Vegas, our next real
destination. We’ve never visited Pahrump before and one of our RV groups is
planning a rally there next spring, so we thought we’d check it out. Plus, one
of Nevada’s few (only?) wineries is there and the Escapees (an RV organization
we belong to) has a park there. Good enough for me!<o:p></o:p></div>
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So, we followed a familiar route out of Lancaster: CA-14
south to Palmdale and then CA-138 to CA-18 into Victorville. We picked up I-15
there, through Barstow to Baker. Of course, I-15 is the primary LA-to-Vegas
route and we’ve driven this several times in the past, but we exited in Baker
to go a different way.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Heading north on CA-127, we started seeing rock and mountain
formations that reminded us of Death Valley. This makes sense, because we were
skirting the southeastern side of that National Park. In Shoshone (don’t blink
or you’ll miss it), we turned east once again on CA-178, which turned into
NV-372 once we crossed the state line. What a difference a bunch of casino
money makes in terms of road maintenance! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Anyway, NV-372 brought us right to Pahrump and we quickly
found our way to the Escapees “Pair-A-Dice” RV Park. You can’t beat a $15/night
full hook-up site.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On Tuesday, we did a little exploring. We scoped out the
location of the spring rally that we’ll probably be going to, did a little
shopping at the Smith’s grocery (have to keep getting more Kroger loyalty
points for gas discounts), and found the local Elks Lodge (not open but they
have several sites for RV parking as a “Plan B”).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our last stop was the Pahrump Valley Winery. Their tastings
are complimentary and you get to try seven different wines from their menu,
which (surprisingly) is fairly extensive. Geri and I only had a couple of
overlaps, so we got to taste most everything available. They import a lot of
grapes from the Lodi and Sierra Foothills areas in California, but do also use
three vineyards in Nevada, including one on the property in Pahrump. The wines
weren’t half bad, and we got to spend a few minutes chatting with the
owner/winemaker about the challenges of growing grapes in a relatively hot
climate. We picked a Sangiovese and a Tempranillo as our purchases; both were
decent wines at reasonable prices.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tonight, we’ll get ready for travel, which isn’t too time-consuming
when making a short stop. Tomorrow, we’re off to Lost Wages, I mean, Las Vegas,
for a week to see what kind of mischief we can get into. Of course, that’ll
never make it to the Blog…<o:p></o:p></div>
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We continued south on Monday, yes still on US-101 for the
most part, and continued the “Elks Crawl”. We left Petaluma on US-101, caught
I-580 across the Richmond Bridge then I-80 through Berkeley to I-880 from
Oakland all the way to San Jose. [Somebody is singing right now.] Back on US-101,
we were soon in Salinas and parked at the Lodge.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This stop was more to break up the driving day than anything
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On Wednesday, we motored south to San Luis Obispo for
another 2-night stay. We specifically timed this stop so we could go to their
Thursday Night Market, where Higuera Street is closed off for the evening. We
ate first (many restaurants set up booths right outside their locations) and
filled a bag with veggies before heading home.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Surprisingly, it turned hot. Before we knew it, we needed
the air conditioning, and put quite a strain on the Lodge’s 30-amp electrical
system. It took a couple of tricks (plugging into two 30A circuits plus using a
voltage-boosting transformer) to keep us cool. Fortunately, things cooled off
very quickly once the sun went down.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Friday was our next travel day, finishing up our move south
along the US-101 with an 8-day stop in Santa Maria. We spent a little more time
with a full-timing couple we’d met at SLO; Darrell & Judy have a similar
motorhome and were heading for the Palm Springs area. We enjoyed their company
for cook-your-own steak night (not as good as Eureka but still nice).<o:p></o:p></div>
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We didn’t have a lot planned for this stop, but we did catch
up on laundry and shopping. I had planned a dinner at Jocko’s in Nipomo, a
rustic, rough-and-tumble kind of place with excellent steaks, and we weren’t
disappointed. In fact, the steaks are so large that Geri and the pups both
still have leftovers in the fridge!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Of course, we also ate well on our own. Geri made a new
recipe for Avocado Eggrolls which we’ll have again, and I grilled a Tri-Tip
with Santa Maria Red Oak chips for smoke (Thanks, Mike Casper!). With the
Tri-Tip, Geri made Mozzarella-Stuffed Arancini using the leftover Mushroom
Risotto we had on hand. Another great set of meals!<o:p></o:p></div>
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So, the coastal portion of our trip south has come to an
end. From here, we turn east for the next 3½ weeks as we make our way back to
our “winter roost” in Arizona. Let the adventure continue!<o:p></o:p></div>
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The “Elks Crawl” continues with our next stop in Petaluma,
following US-101 south. We had an extremely (for us) active week with Wayne
& Eva, who are traveling south a couple of days behind us. Our stays
overlapped for about 5 days this time, and there’s quite a bit to do in the
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Before they arrived, though, I had to make some plumbing
work as the sink drainpipe developed a leak. I was able to make a temporary
repair and it no longer drips, but I’ll have to work out a permanent fix over
the winter while we’re in Arizona.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As usual with Wayne & Eva, we ate well. Somewhere in
their travels, they picked up a monster Porterhouse Steak that fed all four of
us for dinner, with some of Geri’s Kicked Up Asparagus and some Smashed
Potatoes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On Thursday, we made the hour-long trip to San Francisco and
had dinner at Flour + Water in the Mission. Although something seemed a little
off and it wasn’t as exceptional as our last visit, we made up for it with a
stop at Smitten for nitrogen-produced ice cream before heading back to
Petaluma.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Friday found us making a short trip over to Napa Valley. Geri
found the specialty Bloody Mary Mix she likes, we had oysters at Hog Island in
the Oxbow, and we made a quick (albeit expensive) stop at Hall Winery for
tasting (comped) and buying.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Saturday morning found us back in San Francisco, this time
to the Ferry Building for the weekly Farmer’s Market. This was the largest
market we’ve seen in a long time. We scored some zucchini blossoms, a truffle
and some mushrooms, some artisan olive oil and a few other goodies. After
lunch, Eva found a Dim Sum place in Chinatown for lunch, and we left so full we
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By Sunday, we needed to relax. Wayne & Eva made us a
nice breakfast outside; we took advantage of the patio furniture provided by
the Lodge for visiting RVers. For dinner, I made Rack of Lamb (2 racks,
actually) and Mushroom Risotto with Black Truffle. The pups got to gnaw on the bones. We certainly at well over
the past month!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Continuing south on US-101, we crossed the border into
California and were soon at the Elks Lodge in Eureka. You may recall that we
stopped here on the way north in July. There was quite a difference this time,
as the place was almost empty. We stopped in the lounge for a libation and
ended up taking advantage of the cook-your-own steak night again. <o:p></o:p></div>
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t was cloudy and drizzling as we drove, but we were
rewarded with a nice sunset. The weather has been marginal since we left Port
Orford, but not awful.<br />
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On Saturday, we continued south to Ukiah, again staying at
the Elks Lodge. The primary purpose for this stop was a Sunday day trip over
into the Anderson Valley of Mendocino Country for wine tasting. Our destination
was Goldeneye, one of Geri’s favorites, but we made an impulse stop at
Foursight Vineyards in Booneville along the way. We ended up buying a six-pack,
of course!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Goldeneye was just as we remembered it from our last visit
with Pat & Al two years ago (time flies!). We took our time with the
tasting flights and had a cheese plate. The pups joined us on the patio and it
was a spectacular day.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On our way back to Ukiah, we spotted a cloud of smoke from a
brush fire and got concerned. With the ongoing drought, fires are a real danger
this summer. Fortunately, CalFire was all over this one, with planeloads of
firefighters landing at the Ukiah airport by the time we crossed the mountains.
They had it contained within hours and it was fully out the next morning.<o:p></o:p></div>
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George Cederholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03291079836247683669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943879145103329616.post-9297432409443793242014-09-17T14:20:00.000-07:002014-10-12T14:20:50.059-07:00September 14-17: Gold Beach, Oregon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Continuing our low trip south along US-101, we made it
another 20 miles to Gold Beach, stopping for a few days at the Four Seasons RV
Resort. Wayne & Eva have been coming here for years and are good friends
with the owner. The park is actually several miles up the Rogue River from the
town of Gold Beach.</div>
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Our primary activity on this stop was eating! Eva made
numerous excellent dishes, including her Chinese Chicken (pictured) and Fish
Tacos with freshly-caught Ling Cod and Black Bass (Gold Beach is known more for
its river and ocean fishing than its beach) I made a recreation of the pasta
dish from Alloro in Bandon, with fresh Tagliatelle and Sausage.<o:p></o:p></div>
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George Cederholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03291079836247683669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943879145103329616.post-4012631097047223522014-09-13T19:57:00.000-07:002014-10-12T13:57:46.554-07:00September 11-13: Humbug Mountain State Park, Port Orford, Oregon<div class="MsoNormal">
Like Bullards Beach, we’ve passed Humbug Mountain State Park
numerous times over the years. It’s tucked into a little glen in a pass through
the steep terrain along the coast, right on US-101.</div>
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We also had another easy drive. We left Bandon at a
leisurely time just after Noon, stopped in Port Orford for fuel, and were
parked before 1:30. This time, I had done a better job of using Google Earth to
select a site where we could get TV reception, but, horror of horrors, we had
no cell service (therefore no Internet access). We have definitely proven that
Internet access is more important than TV as we travel.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We did another major deployment, enjoying the outside while
we could. This park had a lot of gnats flying around in the evenings, so we had
to improvise protection for the wine glasses!<o:p></o:p></div>
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One of the interesting features of Humbug Mountain State
Park is its namesake. While we were parked at sea level, just a few hundred
yards from the beach, Humbug Mountain rises 1,756 feet above sea level right
next door. Since there was information about the hiking trail available when we
checked in, I decided to do the hike.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I learned a few things. First, a 3-mile hike isn’t 3 miles
if you forget that you have to get back, and if you don’t account for the
half-mile walk to get to the trailhead. Second, 1,756 feet of elevation change
in 3 miles is an 11% grade. That’s 7 miles of hiking with 3,512 feet of
elevation change. Third, while I may be proud of my ability to do sub-17-minute
walks on the flat, I’m not really in good shape for hills.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But, I’m not a quitter. I started, so I made sure I
finished. It took me 3½ hours, I thought my pulse was out of control on the way
up, and I thought my knees were ruined on the way down, but I made it. The
trail wasn’t very scenic, just a narrow path of switchbacks through the woods.
I stopped to rest at the one place that offered a glimpse of a view. My reward
for reaching the top: a nice picture of the 1937 Survey Marker. I’m glad I did
it, even if it reminded me to increase my exercise regimen.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3 miles of 11% grade with no let up makes for a challenging hike.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halfway up Humbug Mountain, looking north toward Port Orford on US-101.</td></tr>
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We also spent an afternoon in Port Orford, a nice little
seaside town. Our Friends Wayne & Eva were on a drive along the coast from
where they were staying in Gold Beach (more on that in a future post), and we
met up with them for a pretty good lunch at a place called “Redfish”,
overlooking the natural harbor. <o:p></o:p></div>
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After lunch, we headed down hill to the municipal marina and
were treated to an hour watching a rather large whale play (well, probably
feed) right in the lagoon. Whale pictures are best made by shooting video and
then capturing stills, but we managed to get a few shots with phones and
cameras. There were some locals fishing off the rocks, so they got the best
show even though they didn’t seem to care.</div>
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No trip along the Pacific Coast would be complete without
some sunset pictures, so we drove back out toward town in the evening. The
added bonus was that we quickly picked up a 4G Verizon signal! So, while we
were waiting for the sun to set, we had a chance to hack away at our iPads
catching up on Facebook and email. Geeks!<o:p></o:p></div>
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We did get a few nice shots of the sunset, although there
wasn’t enough cloud action to make things dramatic. We moved around a bit to
get some rock formations in the foreground, and were able to get pictures with
both iPhones and my Nikon gear. I’m still not sure I need both…<o:p></o:p></div>
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George Cederholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03291079836247683669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943879145103329616.post-33561035231361436462014-09-10T18:08:00.000-07:002014-10-12T12:41:58.595-07:00September 7-10: Bullards Beach State Park, Bandon, Oregon<div class="MsoNormal">
A State Park? Isn’t your RV too large to fit in a State
Park? Well, generally, the answer is “yes”, but if you do some research it’s
sometimes possible.</div>
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For a change of pace and scenery, I decided to book us into
a couple of the Oregon State Parks along the coast this year. We’ve passed
Bullards Beach State Park before and I always though it might be an interesting
place to stop. We weren’t disappointed, even though we were so deep in the
woods that we couldn’t get a satellite signal for TV. It being summer rerun
season, there wasn’t much to be missed.<o:p></o:p><br />
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It was an easy drive, since Bandon is only a short distance from Florence. Pull out onto US-101, drive south 66 miles, and pull in to Bullards Beach. Pretty simple...</div>
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In spite of our short, 4-night stay, we did a “full
deployment” of our outdoor gear: grill, oven, EZ-Up, dog pens, lights, etc. We
didn’t have very many bugs, and were able to enjoy the “great outdoors” most
days into the evening. Of course, as we’re getting into fall, the days are
getting shorter and the evenings cooler! A campfire helped, but we also found
ourselves retiring early.<o:p></o:p></div>
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All things are relative, of course, and we used our Internet
access to monitor the effects of this year’s Monsoon Season back in the Phoenix
area. Another round of “Glad we’re not there” comments were exchanged!<o:p></o:p></div>
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We did get out some, exploring the little town of Bandon and
doing a little bit of hiking along the bluffs overlooking the Pacific on the
south end of town. We made a note to return for sunset pictures, but that will
have to wait for our next visit.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We made the obligatory stop at the Cranberry Sweets shop in
the “touristy” section of town, picking up several items to stash away for
future enjoyment (we like sweets but in small doses). It happened to be late
afternoon, so I suggested that we grab an early dinner at the Italian place
next door, but they were informing people that their credit card machine was
out of order. “It should be fixed next week some time” didn’t seem to bode well
for their approach to their business, so we decided to pass. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We were glad we did, because right around the corner was
Alloro Wine Bar & Restaurant, which our friends Wayne and Eva had
recommended. Since they are experts in all things on the Oregon Coast, we
decided to give it a try. We ended up having a great dinner of Deep-Fried
Zucchini Blossoms, Orecchiette with Sausage, Pistachio-Crusted Halibut, and
Braised Rabbit. I don’t know when we’ll be back, but we’ll definitely be trying
to recreate some of these dishes at home!<o:p></o:p></div>
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We’ll likely stop here again if we are in the area, as long
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Ah, the Oregon Coast. It’s a wonderful place to be during
the late summer. We had an easy and familiar drive, leaving Keizer after
fueling up, heading south on I-5 to Eugene. No need to stop for repairs in
Coburg/Harrisburg this time! Looping west around Eugene on the “Beltway”, we
picked up OR-126 out to the coast in Florence.</div>
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Within minutes, we were parked at the local Elks Lodge. The
antler-topped totem in their parking area always intrigues me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Breaking from our travel plan for this summer, this was the
first of several 3-4 day stops as we begin our trek south into autumn. We
didn’t have a lot planned and we met our own expectations. A little Fred Meyer
shopping, some nice walks around the block with the pups, and maybe a nap or
two were the highlights. All in all, this was another nice, familiar, and
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George Cederholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03291079836247683669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943879145103329616.post-19783986177814364372014-09-02T18:51:00.000-07:002014-10-12T12:09:33.612-07:00August 20-September 2: Salem-Keizer, Oregon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had a nice extended stay at the Elks Lodge in Keizer,
Oregon. Initially, we’d planned for five nights but ended up staying two weeks!</div>
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The drive over (as in “over the mountains”) from Redmond to
the Salem area was one that we have done before. Local roads got us back to
OR-126 heading west over the Cascades, and then we picked up OR-22 down into
Salem. After a quick few exits north on I-5, we exited at Salem Parkway and
backtracked southwest a bit before making the turn toward the Keizer Elks
Lodge.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Keizer is a suburb of Salem to the north, although
everything tends to run together and you wouldn’t really know if you missed the
“Welcome to” signs. During a previous trip, we stayed at the Salem Elks Lodge,
which is on the south side near the airport. Several people had suggested this
Lodge as an alternative, since it has more spaces and full hook-ups. We were
pleased to see that they have recently upgraded their electrical system so that
all 47 sites (which is fairly large for a Lodge park) now have 50 Amp service.
Our “big rig” is much happier with 50 Amps.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We didn’t have much of a plan for our initial stay, so we
were happily surprised when Geri’s great-nephew, Michael, suggested that they
make a day trip down from Washington. He packed his boys, Brenden and Cameron,
and his friend Erynn with her three girls in a minivan and hit the road. We
popped a Tri-Tip on the grill and had a spread of beef and sides before heading
to the local stadium for a minor league baseball game. The weather was perfect
and it’s always fun to see family while we’re on the road.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The reason we had originally planned for a five-night stay
was that I’d made an appointment in Harrisburg, about 55 miles south, to have a
slide out adjustment done. This area was the west coast center of RV
manufacturing before the Great Recession nearly wiped the industry out. A lot
of the people who used to build motorhomes, ours included, have opened up small
shops doing repairs and upgrades, making this a good place to have things
fixed. We have one slide that was slightly off, just rubbing on the seal when
retracting and extending. Messing up the seals is, as you can imagine, a bad
thing if you like to keep the weather outside. Eric at Elite RV Repair and
Renovation knew exactly what to do and we were in and out of his shop in a
little over an hour.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Before we made the short trip down to Harrisburg, we talked
things over and decided to extend our stay. I paid for the extra days and we
left the Rover and “stuff” behind while we were away for the short time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I had a couple of things in mind for “day trips” while we
were in the Salem area. First, we’ve never stopped in Tillamook along the coast
for cheese and ice cream and, second, The Willamette Valley is home to most of
Oregon’s wineries. Cheese and wine means this place has our name written all
over it! So, in between bouts of extreme relaxation, we made two day trips.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The drive out to Tillamook took quite a bit longer than I
had intended but we took the “scenic route”. We had lunch at one cheese company
(Blue Heron) and dessert – ice cream – at the other (Tillamook). Blue Heron
specializes in Brie and has a small sandwich operation inside their gift shop.
Tillamook is big in Cheddar and ice creams, and is much larger in scale. Put a
check mark on the to-do list.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We didn’t get to as many wineries as I would have liked, but
our budget thanked me for that (I’m a sucker for buying wine after tasting). We
did two wineries one afternoon, Eola Hills and Chateau Bianca. We made a few
purchases, so the “wine drawer” isn’t as empty. We’ll just have to come back on
our next trip through the Northwest!<o:p></o:p></div>
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We kept ourselves busy for the rest of our stay with some
shopping and grooming. This is our last “metropolis” with a Costco and all the
retail brands for a while and Oregon has no sales tax (!), so we did some
stocking up on things we’d buy anyway like paper goods and pet food/treats.
It’s nice to save almost 10% simply by avoiding the sales taxes we pay back in
Arizona. We took the pups to Petsmart for grooming and Geri found a decent
place to get her hair done (it’s actually easier now that she doesn’t color
it). <o:p></o:p></div>
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We also took advantage of the extra time to get out the
atlas and start planning our return trip to Arizona. When we left in June, we
had a broad plan and a couple of set dates to work with. I intentionally left
the return open so we could decide later on a route and stops. Well, “later”
kind of snuck up on us!<o:p></o:p></div>
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So, we now have a basic plan in place. We’ll head back to
the coast and work our way south to Petaluma, just north of San Francisco,
along US-101. We hope to catch up with our friends Wayne & Eva a couple of
times along the way as they are following a similar route with different stops.
We’re planning to try to get into <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Flour +
Water</i>, one of our favorite restaurants, but that’s up in the air since
reservations are impossible and we’ll have to do the “get you name on the list”
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turning east toward Las Vegas (dinner at Mario Batali’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">CarneVino</i>). From there, week-long visits at the Grand Canyon and
Dead Horse Ranch State Park in Cottonwood, AZ, (side trips to more AZ wineries
near Jerome) will fill out our travel itinerary. Is anyone surprised that our
route is defined by food and wine? I hope not…<o:p></o:p></div>
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We got an early start and had a nice drive over two
“mountain” ranges (nice, but they are no Rockies), heading inland to Redmond,
just north of Bend (which is a neat trick, since we started the day in North
Bend). We started out going north on US-101 then east on OR-38 across the Coast
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We soon made the junction with I-5. Heading north, we
traveled familiar roadways to Eugene, then east again on OR-126 to Redmond,
this time over the Cascade Range. After a couple of turns on local roads, we
were soon at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds and Expo. This is a huge
facility, one of the few around the country that can hold these FMCA
Conventions. This one attracted 1,876 motorhomes of all shapes and sizes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We were relaxing on the first evening when word of close
thunderstorms with hail came through. We pulled in awnings and slides just in
case, but the worst of the weather passed us by. Maya Lynn got to wear her
ThunderShirt again, though. After it was all over, we were treated to a nice
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There was no food supplied at this rally (other than coffee
and donuts too early in the morning), so we managed to do some cooking. One of
the highlights was Geri’s “Famous” Veal-Ricotta Meatballs, which make awesome
grinders.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We enjoyed the rally, making a few purchases at the vendor
booths and attending several seminars. We also took a side trip back up into
the Cascades, along a “scenic route” just east of the little town of Sisters,
which was named for a minor feature in the Cascades, the “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_%28Oregon%29" title="Click here for more info on Three Sisters.">Three Sisters</a>”. Some
kind of legend, yada, yada, yada. But, there’s a huge lava flow from these
extinct volcanoes and we did get to see some snow in the distance. The pups
enjoyed the ride, too!<o:p></o:p></div>
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There is a viewpoint in the middle of the lava flow, so I
tried out a new photo app, “Photo Sphere” from Google. Interesting 360° picture
generator.<o:p></o:p></div>
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One thing I’ll say for us, we are quick learners. Staying an
extra day after a rally is an excellent idea. So good, in fact, that we did it
again. The Expo Center has a nice 100+ site RV Park on site. It was full before
and during the Rally, of course, with “VIPs” from FMCA. But, like the casino in
North Bend, it cleared out pretty quickly and we were able to stay for three extra
nights, one in-place in our rally space (free!) and two more nights in the RV
Park. This extra time allowed us to catch up on laundry and hit the local
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George Cederholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03291079836247683669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943879145103329616.post-54829431722493819292014-08-10T16:14:00.000-07:002014-08-31T15:23:35.414-07:00August 2-10: Rally #1 in North Bend, Oregon<div class="MsoNormal">
We attended the rally celebrating the 30<sup>th</sup>
Anniversary of the Monaco International chapter of the Family Motor Coaching
Association (“FMCA”) this week. We’ve been going to these rallies on and off
since 2006, after we bought our current coach. These rallies are held the week
before bigger FMCA “conventions” once or twice a year (more on that next week).</div>
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We’d planned this part out before we left Arizona.
Accordingly, we had all of 9 miles to travel from Charleston to the rally
location, The Mill Casino and RV Park in North Bend, Oregon. Since we’ve stayed
in this area before, we knew the right combination of local roads to navigate
with the coach. It wasn’t worth hooking up the Rover, so Geri followed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Like a lot of RV get-togethers, early arrival generally
yields better parking. We took advantage to a scheduled early slot on Monday,
even though Rally activities didn’t really start until Wednesday, and got a
spot in “Row 1”. It was a “low deployment” stop, with minimal gear needed. We
had electric service (30 Amp, but enough to get by with the relatively mild
weather) but made sure that our water was full and holding tanks were empty.
Water was available, but I couldn’t find my 1,000’ hose. (Photo plus: Albertville Hydrant.)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our good friends Wayne & Eva, were also at the rally,
although they didn’t get in until later on Tuesday. We haven’t seen them in
quite a while as our travel schedules and directions have differed. We went out
to dinner on Tuesday night, to a local Japanese place (my sushi was fine but
the others’ entrees were less than expected). On Wednesday, we made a day trip
south to Bandon, a little seaside town, where we had lunch and some pretty good
dessert.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Rally included breakfast and dinner Thursday through
Saturday, so we didn’t have to cook as much as usual. We took turns setting the
nametags out to reserve a table (it’s a sort of rally tradition, complicated).
Also included was evening entertainment, which was mediocre but not unexpected
given the part of the country and the budget for this kind of event (RVers are
generally “thrifty” types). On the last evening, leftover “drink tickets” were
traded in for unopened bottles of wine. We pretty much closed up the place with
the other couples at our table (Bernard & Wanda on the right, unknown
couple in the foreground, unclear where Wayne & Eva were).<o:p></o:p></div>
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At the end of the Rally, we had two days to get to the next
one and it was only 155 miles, so we decided to stay one more night. Fortunately,
the RV Park on site, with full hookups, cleared our right away and we were able
to move over easily. We had a nice view out the front window early on, but
things filled up quickly. We spent Monday cleaning up the coach, and Geri
caught up on laundry. Life on the road…<o:p></o:p></div>
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George Cederholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03291079836247683669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943879145103329616.post-32954985285203719472014-08-01T20:31:00.000-07:002014-08-31T12:32:58.963-07:00July 19-August 1: Extra Long Stay In Charleston, Oregon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We took our time getting ready and were still at our
destination in the early part of the afternoon. We’ve stayed at the Oceanside
RV Park in Charleston before, and were pleased with the cleanup that the new
owners/managers have done. After a little snafu with our site assignment, we
were safely parked in an extra-long pull-thru. Since we had two weeks planned,
it was time for a “full deployment”: EZ-Up, chairs, dog pens, outdoor cooking,
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As soon as we were set up, it was time for a walk on the
beach. Geri loves the beach and, at this park, it’s only 100 yards away. The
pups love it, too, and they definitely remembered being here before. Merlin
loves the water, but Maya Lynn runs away whenever a wave rolls in.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We had a mixed bag of weather on this stay, which was
expected. We had some sunny days, which made the Park’s flowers look nice, but
also some cooler and wet days. At times, those of us with thinner blood felt
downright chilly! But, like all things cyclical, things eventually cleared and
we were back to nice weather for beach walks.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lest anyone worry that we were wasting away out here on the
wild frontier, never fear. A “full deployment” stop means outside cooking and
we did our share. Wings and Ritas one night, Tri-Tip and Fries another; you get
the idea. Actually, the deep fryer got a good workout on this stop, up until I
left it outside on the table one time too many. The fryer itself didn’t get
hurt, but some water did get in with the oil. When people say “oil and water
don’t mix”, they could have easily added “in a deep fryer”. A quick drain and
refill was definitely in order!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Since we didn’t have a huge amount planned for this visit,
we got to relax quite a bit. Geri is always disappointed that the pups like to
snooze in the grass (or dirt, or rocks, or whatever) rather than on the outdoor
rugs we put down.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We were fortunate that the site next to us went empty for
much of our stay, giving us a sense of openness. A couple of rigs pulled in for
a day or two, and this trailer had some “extra” stuff that apparently needed to
travel. This kind of thing always brings out comments about The Beverly
Hillbillies, with Grandma strapped to the back.<o:p></o:p></div>
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One of the side trips we did take was a short drive out to
Cape Arago, just past the RV Park. It’s always fun to walk along the bluffs
overlooking the Pacific. One of the little coves along the road is almost a
perfect semicircle and it’s quite interesting how, depending on the tides and
swells, the waves will form the same shape. This is a backward perspective, of
course, since it was the wave action that eroded the cove in that shape in the
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Because we generally stay in Charleston, which is basically
a fishing town, we often forget that Coos Bay and North Bend, the larger towns
in the area, actually have a good deal of commercial shipping traffic. The pups
and I watched an empty freighter get escorted through the channel one morning,
and we saw it fully loaded with finished lumber a few days later down at one of
the mills in North Bend. These aren’t “Walmart” container ships; the lumber was
just stacked on board, almost as high as the four cranes you can see. Another
ship went by loaded with wood chips, all headed for Asian markets. “Made in
USA”!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Toward the end of our visit, we headed for beautiful
downtown Coos Bay to check out the Farmer’s Market. It was reasonably well
done, with the usual mix of produce and meats, food vendors, and crafts people.
It was a nice day and quite a few people were out and about, even on a
Wednesday. We also took a walk along the port’s boardwalk while we were there.<o:p></o:p></div>
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And finally, it wouldn’t be a successful visit to the Oregon
Coast without some crab. No, we didn’t rent all the gear and a boat, but we did
manage to get some fresh crabs at the Charleston Marina, and they were very
good. Half for dinner and half for the freezer; woo-hoo! (Not to be outdone by
Geri’s crab awesomeness, I pulled together a quick Ragu with Farfalle the next
night. We make a great team!)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Monday was another easy driving day. I never get tired of
saying that. US-101 north from Eureka, a quick fuel stop in Port Orford, just
over the border into Oregon, and an early arrival at the Elks Lodge in
Brookings. There were several open spots, so we headed for one of the pull-thru
sites and were soon all settled in.</div>
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Like a lot of the West Coast, southern Oregon can have a
long but late growing season. We found lots things blooming, even if we didn’t
really know what they were!<o:p></o:p></div>
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see who was leaving.<o:p></o:p></div>
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cleared a bit toward the end of our visit and I was at least able to get one
sunset picture. It would have been better if we were down closer to the
shoreline, but the color started as I was walking the pups and all I could do
was pull out my phone!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Years ago (decades, really), someone told me, “Always pay
attention to what’s on the ground in front of you. You never know what other
people will step over and never see”. So I do. There are patches of clover all
throughout the lawn at the Brookings Lodge, and I spotted this four-leaf clover
on one of our morning walks. It’s the third one I’ve found over the years…<o:p></o:p></div>
George Cederholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03291079836247683669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943879145103329616.post-36992814992330809572014-07-13T16:13:00.000-07:002014-08-24T16:14:16.282-07:00July 10-13: Eureka, California<div class="MsoNormal">
We continued our journey northward with another easy driving
day. Get on US-101 in Petaluma and get of in Eureka. Easy Peasey. It’s a slower
drive than the Interstate and there are some hills to climb and descend but the
scenery is beautiful, even on a cloudy and drizzle-y day.</div>
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This summer is the first time that we’ve done the “Elks
Lodge Crawl” going north relatively early in the season, and we’ve been hearing
stories about parking being full up and down the coast. There were only a few
open spots when we arrived in Eureka, and the remaining ones filled up quickly.
Elks are on the move this year!<o:p></o:p></div>
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It wasn’t raining when we arrived and we still had part of a
truffle burning a hole in our refrigerator’s pocket (“crisper”), so I got out
the outdoor oven and we had one of our favorite meals for dinner: Rack of Lamb
with Mushroom Risotto. Pan-seared and oven-finished, with a light
Panko-Horseradish crust, plus shaved truffle (!), it made a nice match for one
of the premium Pinot Noirs that we picked up in the Lompoc wine ghetto earlier
in our trip.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We didn’t have much planned for our stop in Eureka this
time, other than taking advantage of their “Cook Your Own Steak” night on
Friday. We were pleasantly surprised that they have changed purveyors and now
feature NY Strips. Not that the Rib-Eyes were “bad” per se, but they aren’t our
favorite cut. If I can’t have a Porterhouse, give me a NY Strip, I say. We made
new friends, as usual, at the pit, and enjoyed the evening. We were pleased to
see a lot of younger families and even children enjoying the dinner and evening
entertainment, as many Lodges are struggling to attract new members these days.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We continued to eat well on Saturday. Since I had the oven
out, we made the Porchetta that (on impulse) I bought at The Fatted Calf. No
matter how adept we get at cooking on the road, there are some things better
done in a “real” oven, and this was one of them. It was tricky to get the large
roast to cook evenly in the small oven, and there wasn’t really enough room for
those nice Fingerling Potatoes that we had gotten from the last Farmer’s
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We didn’t see the sun at all on this visit, and there was
plenty of drizzle and a little rain, but that’s what you get on the Pacific
Coast in the early summer. The drizzle did coat everything with little
droplets, though, and those can sometimes enhance a spider’s web for a photo
made while the pups and I were out for a morning walk. Overall, it was a nice
stop for us.<o:p></o:p></div>
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George Cederholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03291079836247683669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943879145103329616.post-24482815426275880902014-07-09T19:21:00.000-07:002014-08-24T15:22:40.979-07:00July 3-9: Petaluma, California<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our travel plan for the day was pretty straightforward. Get
fuel. Hop on US-101 and head north. Bypass San Francisco by taking I-880 along
the East Bay to Oakland (past the Oakland A’s stadium), then merge onto I-80
for a bit before taking I-580 across the Richmond Bridge, back to US-101 into
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It worked out just as expected on a beautiful driving day.
Notice that I said “expected” not “perfect”. We expected to run into some
traffic on “getaway day” for the Independence Day holiday, and we did. Once we
merged onto I-80, the combination of 9 lanes merging to 5 and people trying to
escape San Francisco brought everything to a halt for a while. But, we expected
as much (actually, I expected worse) and we were soon paying our $25 toll to
cross the Bay.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After a quick wave to the inmates at San Quentin, we were
back on US-101 heading north. After another slow down just past Novato in a
“permanent construction zone” (it’s been like this for years), we crossed into
Sonoma County and were soon parked at the Petaluma Elks Lodge.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This Lodge has done a nice job of upgrading all their sites
to 50 Amp service and full hookups, although the spaces aren’t quite as level
as we’d like and they are a bit narrow. On the plus side, they are one of the
few Lodges that has a reservation system in place, and an online one at that,
so we knew where we were parking and were all paid in advance. Before the end
of the day, we were sipping a “cold one” in the lounge.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The weather was pretty nice during our stay, with some
morning fog and low clouds that generally burned off quickly. We continued our
relaxing ways for the most part, doing some shopping to replenish supplies and
puttering around. We hade a trip to the Home Depot in Rohnert Park, about 10
miles north for some lumber to make blocks for under the front wheels; yes the
sites slope that much.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Independence Day was pretty calm. Over the years, the dogs
have learned to hate thunder and fireworks, so we approached the holiday with a
little trepidation. The (sort of) good news for Merlin is that, as he’s gotten
older, he can’t hear as well so fireworks, as long as it’s not too close,
doesn’t bother him any more. Maya, on the other hand, gets frantic.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ve seen online where other dog owners have had success
with a product called a “ThunderShirt”, which looks an awful lot like some of
their sweaters and rain gear but costs twice as much. We’d picked one up before
we left Arizona and, wouldn’t you know, the darn thing worked! As soon as we
heard the fireworks start, we put it on her and she calmed right down. Best $39
spent so far on this trip!<o:p></o:p></div>
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On Saturday, we headed over to the Lodge for their annual
“picnic”. It wasn’t exactly what we expected, since it was all indoor seating,
but we enjoyed the barbecued chicken that we’d smelled cooking all morning.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On Sunday, we headed for San Francisco. We didn’t have much
of a plan except to check out the shops at the Ferry Building on the
Embarcadero and that was probably a good thin, since we basically spent the day
there. We hit all of our favorite shops (Sur la Table for kitchen gadgets, Far
West Fungi for mushrooms and a summer truffle, the Italian place for some
fregola <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and other over-priced imports,
and the wine shop for a couple of glasses of red. We had lunch at Boccalone, an
outpost of one of those TV celebrity chefs who specializes in cured meats
(“Pancetta and guanciale? Yes, please”.)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tuesday we took a trip to the local Farmer’s Market and to a
new “home improvement” store, Friedman’s. A local chain, they have opened an
expanded “superstore” in Petaluma that puts Home Depot and Lowe’s to shame. Of
course, that are very proud of their merchandise, with prices 10-20% higher
than the national chains, so you have to shop carefully. Geri was quite
impressed with the “living walls” that they have constructed outside the
entrance so we had to have a photo opp. Nearby workers just smiled and said
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On Wednesday, we made the trek over to Napa (the city,
specifically) and the Oxbow Market. Smaller than the Ferry Building
marketplace, it’s still among our favorite places to visit with several unique
shops. Our timing was impeccable [pats self on back] as we arrived just as we
were thinking about lunch. We went directly to the Hog Island Oyster Company
counter and were soon enjoying two plates of bivalves with glasses of house
bubbly. Geri had two different kinds of cooked oysters (Rockefeller and Bagna
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Once we knew we wouldn’t collapse from hunger, we poked
around the shops, looking at some of the unique things available. Exotic
spices, every type and color of salt known to man, specialty teas – oh, wait. A
distillery? With tasting flights? You betcha! After tasting 6 spirits and
cocktails, we decided that it was time for lunch proper, so we shuffled next
door to Gott’s Roadside. A little less rustic than the original in St. Helena,
we still enjoyed excellent burgers and a nice bottle of Napa wine. To top it
all off, we stopped in The Fatted Calf butcher shop and loaded up, strangely
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So, we wrapped up another great visit to wine country
without actually buying and wine. Good thing we’ll probably stop back in the
fall on our way south!<o:p></o:p></div>
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