Back on the road after a week of chores
We spent this past week in Grass Valley, with Kerri’s family, getting a ton of chores completed on the Airstream, storage units, my teeth, another small construction project for Big Blue, and the dog’s vaccinations. One plus side to it all was a consistent address for a week. That meant a horde of boxes being shipped in for us to resupply or replace items in the van. It was a busy, and tiring week for us – I won’t bore you with all the details – but on Saturday we were able to pile back into the van and get back on the road.
We had a few week window while the trailer is at the shop for us to explore some more of California; mainly to drive down the gold rush highway – State Route 49 – that runs North to South in the Sierra foothills. Other than the few miles of the road that I have seen in the past thanks to my Mother living along it for a few years it is an area of California that has gone “un-tramped” by me. It also happens to be on our way to Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks.
First we needed to put some miles under out wheels and get out into some more National Forest boondocking. This proved to be a little more difficult then in our recent month, it being the West side of the Sierra’s and all. But after a few busts and a spat or two we finally came upon our home for the night, atop a mountain and down a tiny two-track path. We promptly wet up our chairs, a pair of cocktails, and watched the sun set. It sure felt good to be back in the wild.
