Pictures

I am sorry I didn't get the pictures done right - will have to keep on trying.  Maybe I am trying to put to many pictures in my blog.  There are just so many beautiful ones that I was trying to share.
I am going to make a slide show with the best of the slides from the trip - I'll keep trying to add pictures.

Phyllis

taking picture from backside

friends on hike to falls

another covered bridge in Salem

bridge crossing into park

view while driving from Redding to Salem



covered bridge on 17 mile drive



hops growing for local brewery

front of waterfall

Redding to Salem, Oregon

We continued our journey to Salem, Oregon to visit family friends- David and Linda and Linda's mother Ola (who was my Mom's best friend).  We had a great visit and did a sightseeing trip with them on a 17 mile scenic drive.  They own a Blueberry farm and they have turned it into a U-Pick so it was interesting to see the people who drove out and picked the blueberries.  It was fun that they were able to take some time off while we were there.
I made blueberry syrup and blueberry pancakes for breakfast. 

While on our sightseeing trip we took a hike to a waterfall and then the trail that goes behind the waterfall so you get it see it from both sides.  We saw a couple of covered bridges, hops growing (for making budweiser), stopped at a winery and sampled some Pinot Noir, had lunch at a quaint dinner where Dick had the biggest hamburger we have ever seen and it was a single.  I will have to post this picture later (it is on my phone and I don't have service right now.

It was sad to leave as we don't get to visit with them very often but we need to get down the road and to Wyoming for the big hunt.

Pictures will be added next

Redding area

We drove from Sacramento to Redding and enjoyed the view of Lake Shasta and Mount Shasta.
We stopped and spent some time with Dick's friend Monty and his wife Rita.  It turned out to be a great stop for Cali - she made 2 more new friends - Abby and Tara.  They have acres and acres of land and they are visited by hundreds of humming birds. 

Mt. Shasta

Cali and her friends Abby & Tara

Lake Shasta

Cali drinking from the foutain

Roseville

We spent two days with our nephew in Roseville.  We got to see Rick and Tammy's grandchildren -
They are very cute.  Cali made three new friends and especially had fun with Sierra.  Rick and Tammy and Dick and  I went to Thunder Valley a very big indian casino.  Didn't win much but it was a fun afternoon.
We are heading out today for Redding & hoping to find some antique stores along the way.  Maybe we can become "pickers" - we have a list of things we would love to find - wish us luck.

2012 trip

We are starting our trip earlier this year - we will be taking a little bit different route for the first time in four years.  We are starting out with a short visit to Rosveville to visit our nephew and his family - then on to Salem, Oregon to visit long time family friends and then onto Astoria to continue our Lewis & Clark trail.
Hopefully I will be able to post pictures and share our journey.