I finally got on the road! Flew to Sacramento, CA last Friday and was met at the airport by Dean, Chris Sands. I also joined Jim Freddo to stay at Dean and Jennifer's through the weekend. We took at great trip to Lake Tahoe where we stayed at the historic CalNeva Hotel/Casino, previously owned by old blue eyes, Frank Sinatra!!! I managed to channel Frank at the roulette table to win $180. Thanks Chris Sands for sharing the lucky number 14 with me!
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| Dean, me, and Jim |
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| John and Alex headed into the mine |
During the weekend Jennifer gave us a fantastic tour of the local gold mines, The Gold Bug and the Priest. A truly interesting part of California gold rush history.
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| Jennifer in action guiding a tour of the Gold Bug Mine! |
As if that wasn't enough fun, Dean let me drive his 1930 Model A Ford.
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| Dean, John, Rusty, Alex and me |
The snow in the Sierra's is fantastic. They have had 45 feet of snow to this point in the season.
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| On the road to lake Tahoe |
I have now joined forces with John and Alex Sands on their college visiting trip for the final leg,... University of Oregon, a wonderful but rainy place. Now it is back to California to drop Alex for a Friday am flight to New York. Then John and I will head across the USA on a southern route. I hope to touch on at least one high point during this trip and think we will see the giant redwoods today!
Thanks to Susie Sands/Anderson for hosting us last night and to Ragen for sharing a birthday celebration with us in Portland. Happy Birthday!!
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| Regen, Susie, John and Alex |
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