Wednesday June 29, 2011: The Case of the Missing Lake
Took a nice power walk around the river then we readied Hannah for departure. Spouse is teaching the boys some of the ropes. I am not going to say they like it, but they do it willingly, which we appreciate. Thus we leave Redding and head north.
We pass Shasta Lake. The water level is extremely high, almost to capacity. The highway is woodsy with wild sweat peas lining the way. We catch highway 97 north into Oregon. We were thinking that we would stay in Klamath Falls or Crater Lake. After seeing Klamath, it seemed too busy so we settled on an RV park closer to Crater Lake. We set up Hannah, disconnected then headed up to Crater Lake.
It is a beautiful drive up highway 62 past snowcapped peaks and spectacular meadows. Soon snow patches lined the highway. As we turned up to Crater Lake, it was more than just snowpatches, it was downright skiable! As we climbed, it started to rain and fog up. We got to one of the lodges, trudged across a slippery snowfield only to find... fog. Crater Lake had disappeared - POOF! Dallas is in flip flops and a T-Shirt - it is about 40 degrees. Flip flops in slippery show when you have a pussy foot does provide some form of entertainment! Oh well, maybe we will head this way on our way to wherever we go tomorrow.
Crew wanted to make a snow angel, but Spouse didn't want a wet kid in the truck. I guess we could have put him in the back of the truck... Oh Child Protective Services....
Crew cooked dinner tonite... tri-tip, potatoes and a salad. And now, we watch videos, because that is what kids do! Rocky Balboa at 60? Guess I gotta go with the flow. I have been trying to work on my blog, but SLOW does not begin to describe it!
By the way, Bart loves his cousins. They take good care of him, lifting him into the truck (he is too old to get there himself), and they lift him out of the truck and in and out of Hannah as needed. Bart is now 13 and he is pretty stiff these days. Kind of like me I guess!
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