Monday September 9, Sacremento River RV Park, Redding CA
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| A huge forest fire had just started West of Redding |
First job
this morning was to visit the local garage, real nice chap and he felt that
everything was probably okay with the front brake, but suggested a Napa garage in Redding
where they could check it out to make sure and for peace of mind. So decided to
drive the 100 miles East. Before we left town, we called into the Forest Ranger
Station and paid $10 for a “lifetime” senior access parks which gives us half
price for all National Parks and Forest Parks, sometimes being older has its
advantages.
Driving
East on 299 the road followed Trinity River
for quite some time, and the scenery was superb. It is evidently a great
fishing river, and with lots of pools and riffles it certainly looked it. The
hills were dotted with trees and vegetation but this is a really dry area, and
as the morning continued the temperatures began to rise again.
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| Trinity River |
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| Inside the quaint old Weaverville Hotel |
We came
across the small town of Weaverville,
which was a real surprise in the middle of all the wildnerness. It is an
historic town, having been settled in the 1850’s with the gold rush, but it is
a real thriving place with some great little antique stores and galleries.
Enjoyed wandering the streets and poking around.
Stopped for
a lunch break at Whiskeytown
Lake, and found a tree to
park under as the temperatures were rising towards 40 degrees. It was a hot
drive into Redding
and had given up on the open windows and used the air con. The chap at the
garage we had been sent to was great, and he was pretty sure that everything
was okay but he felt for peace of mind it was worth checking out. He couldn’t
fit us in until the morning so found a great campsite only a few miles away
beside the Sacremento
River. It was mid
afternoon by this stage with temperatures over 40 so decided to plug into power
and turn on the air-conditioning and have a lazy afternoon. This would have to
be one of the nicest camps we have come across, even has a swimming pool which
was spotless and extremely inviting. Have just had a great swim and may well
have another one before dinner! Bliss.
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