OCT 27, TUESDAY; Repair
& maintenance
Our home went into the shop by 8:30 am and we left with the
jeep to explore Bend. First we stopped
for breakfast at SHARI then we went to find a SUPER WALMART which ended up
taken us north to Richmond. We looked
for non-alcohol wine but to no avail so we drove back and stopped at SAFEWAY
where we found and bought a couple bottles.
We drove to Bend and stopped at the INFO CENTRE and got some directions
on things to see and do around town. I
stopped to gas up the Jeep then we went to the MILL CENTRE, a high-end Shopping
Centre and found a movie theatre and ended going in to watch “THE SPY BRIDGE”
with TOM HANKS. It was well done. We then went back to the Dealership. I got some good news in that the awning
problem was NOT the motor but a loose connection. The Aqua Hot water system was services and
they found a cracked muffler which they replaced. Sounds like we may be out of her by
tomorrow!? We sat in the lounge for
about an hour then moved back into our house.
Bend is a very nice and quaint town with lots to see and
do. It was sunny most of the day and got
nicely warm in the afternoon. It clouded
over in the evening.
OCT 28, WEDNESDAY; Beaver
Dealer & Service
Light rain this morning.
We were out of the house by 8 am for more final work we hope! We left in the Jeep and went to find a liquor
store and Walmart but first we stopped for crepes at I-HOP! I bought a 1.75 Litre of Bourbon for 45.95; a
$80 value in Canada. Afterwards, we went
to see the “THE DESERT MUSEUM” on 97 south which was absolutely fantastic and
very well done. We listen to two live
presentations, one on birds of prey and raptors and the second was on
reptiles. Very interesting and even took
a few pictures. There was a site with an
old mill from the early 1900’s. The
exhibits inside the museum were great.
We walked through first an exhibit about the desert animals and plants
then one about the First Nation people and finally about a western mining
town. All very well done and worth going
to see! We then drove further south to
the NEWBERRY NATIONAL VOLCANIC MONUMENT but unfortunately it was closed but we
did see lots of volcanic lava and an old butte that is a dormant century old
volcano. We drove back to town, stopped
at a pub near where we are and had a beer and nachos. All the repairs have been done and we are
good to go. We will settle the bill
tomorrow but right now, it’s relax time.
The sun did come out in the afternoon and it turned to be a nice
evening.
OCT 29, THURSDAY; Bend OR
to Weed CA
A day that began with surprises! First we were able to sleep in until 7:30
am. We were out and about by 9 am. I went to the office and got them to get
going on my bill. While waiting, I went
to a gas station they recommended and paid $2.39/gal to fill up. I went back to the shop, paid my bill and
then went back in because the air leak got a lot worse while I was parked
there. The Tech came out, found the main
valve at the tank was leaking and took it out to exchange but of course they
didn’t have one so they had to go to a local truck shop to get one. They changed it and I only paid for the
part! We finally left at noon! We headed south on Hwy 97. The drive was somewhat boring as the road was
straight and there was little to see until we got to Klamath Falls. We stopped for lunch then carried on driving
along the Upper Klamath Lake; huge and very impressive. 16 miles later we entered California and got
our first view of Mt Shasta. IMPRESSIVE
AND MAGNIFICENT! It is a dormant
volcano, part of the chain along the Cascade Mountains! We slowly went from over 5000 feet to
3700’. We finally arrived in WEED, CA;
found our Park for the night, paid our dues and settled for the night.
We travelled 216 miles in
4.5 hrs @ an average 49 mph. We stopped
one hour total for breaks and lunch.
N 041* 24.035’
W 122* 22.638’
ALT: 3712’
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OCT 30, FRIDAY; Weed to
Red Bluff, CA via Lassen Volcano National Park
A lazy, sort of, morning.
We left around 9:20 am and headed south on I-5 then took Hwy 89 East and
south to Hwy 44/89 where we headed West once again and finally arrived at the entrance
to Lassen Volcano National Park. The
drive to the Park was very interesting with forest of beautiful ponderosa trees
and colorful aspen. We slowly climbed to
5000 feet. We turned into the Park and
paid $20 at the entrance. We stopped at
the Info/museum Centre, looked around and read the history of Mt Lassen which
erupted in 1912 and again 1916 when it went dormant again. We drove on and headed up to 8400 feet at the
foot of the volcano. There is a trail
here that one can take to reach the summit.
It takes about two hours if you are in shape (That left me out). We took a few pictures and carried on. We stopped at the SULPHUR WORKS where we saw
a boiling sulphur mud hole and did it ever stunk!!! The drive around the mountain and to the top
was absolutely breath-taking and extremely scenic. It was hard to drive and look too as there
was so much to see. The switch-back and
curves made the drive challenging and the BEAVER took it all in stride. We had lunch at the south west gate on Hwy
89. The descend was also challenging but
we finally arrived at the bottom. We
went from 8600 feet to 220 feet above sea level in Red Bluff. We found our PASSPORT AMERICA campground
(ONITE), paid $15 for the night and settled down. It’s been a very interesting day! It is sunny and a balmy 76*F (24*C)
N 40* 10.635
W
122* 13.506
ALT: 238
Feet
We drove 181 miles at
44MPH average in 4hrs. We stopped for 2
hrs on breaks and lunch and sightseeing.
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