Deb here. I woke up at 6 and headed outside with my cup of tea to enjoy the sunshine and solidtude of the lake. So beautiful and peaceful, with lots of birdsong and a few fish jumping. Perfect.
We made breakfast sandwiches in the van and packed up and were on the road by 8:30 a.m. or so. The plan today was to see some more of northern California, so we decided to continue on Rt 299, which travels northeast. Not long into our drive we came to lots of brown National Park Service signs about entering Whiskeytown, complete with direction signs to camping, hikes, historic sites, etc. and we eventually found a visitor center. Who knew that Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area exists and that it’s protected through the park service? Apparently John F. Kennedy was instrumental in turning the area into a recreational area after the big dam was built. It encompasses a huge area and is a primo spot for boaters and fishermen.
On through Redding, with stops for McDonalds, gas, Starbucks and Subway (for a sandwich on the road), then northeast to Burney and beyond. There was a major delay due to roadwork twice today, with one of the holdups being over 30 minutes long. These east/west roads all seem to be twisty and filled with passes, so the roadwork needed to maintain them is extensive.
In Canby we made the decision to turn off of Rt 299 onto Rt 139, heading across the border into Oregon. We’d hoped to make a visit to Tulelake National Monumentt, which we learned was a Japanese Deportation Center during WWII, but unfortunately it’s only open Friday-Monday and today was Thursday.
By this time I was antsy to be done for the day. After last night’s amazing USFS campsite I’d hoped to find another similar site tonight. Unfortunately, between almost non-existent cell service and a lack of public lands up this way, no such luck. We ended up booking a site at KOA Journey in Klamath Falls, which turned out to be a perfect move. We arrived at 3:30, took showers, did our bags of laundry and talked with both Hannah and Jake (and the gang). Later we went out to dinner at Common Block Brewing Co. for a great shared dnner of burger and Cobb salad, along with a local cider and local beer.
Back to the KOA for reading and sleep.
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