We'll be leaving in an hour or so to begin the long cross-country trip to see Jennah, Mike & the Grand Babies. First stop will be in southern Oregon (near Medford) to see Rita's brothers Richard & Ray. It'll be a short day - only about 5 hours for the drive down. After spending the evening with them we have another short drive on Saturday to Mt. Shasta, California which is where Rita grew up. The place we're staying appears to be only a block or two from the Arens' family's old homesite which was cleared to make room for the construction of I-5 many years ago. The weather isn't supposed to cooperate, unfortunately - cold & showery for the first few driving days, then slacking off as we get to Yosemite on Sunday. We're really hoping to be able to tramp around the area, weather permitting, and are bringing along our NZ waterproofs just in case.
Will be spending 3 days in the Yosemite area before we point the car east. Will be in Death Valley next Thursday, where the long term weather forecast says it's supposed to be 108 deg. on our arrival, going up to 111 the day we depart for southern Utah & Zion National Park. The longer term outlook is for sunny skies and temps in the 80's in Utah. Here's hoping it turns out that way.
Looking forward to a fun trip. Will be a treat to see the family again in Georgia, and we're particularly looking forward to seeing the Jacksons again as we pass thru Arkansas.
Will try to take some photos enroute, but for now...we're off!
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