Time flies when you're having fun! Here's what we've been up to in California:
Diana and I walked a lot! This is at the turn around point of one of our outings. The road that leads into the campground is 8 miles long so we had a lot of room to roam.
Isabel tuned up her swimming skills by taking a few lessons in Grass Valley. It made for some nice outings and Sadie enjoyed it since there was REAL grass at the park that she could lay in.
One night we took a boat to the sand bar beach at one end of the lake. There is a stream that feeds into the lake at this end and the water stays shallow quite a ways out. Here is Isabel and Sadie exploring 100' from shore.
Here's the view from the sand bar lookinig out at one arm of the lake.
and here's the creek. The main sand bar is on the left...
On the way back home after the sand bar. Sadie dons a life jacket just in case...
and then comes the resting phase...
and my resting phase in the reclining lounge chair. Here's the view. It never gets old.
Here we are at the Empire Gold Mine in town. They have miles of hiking trails!
Here's Isabel, mom and Sadie at a bridge on the trail.
and us.
Our Isabel with a flower in her hair!
We hiked a few miles and ended up back in the parking area for one of our favorite activities -- a picnic!
Back home. Probably taken after work since a beer is on the table.
Diana's brother Rick visited for a few days from Lake Shasta. Here's all of us at our camp.
Another visitor checking why we haven't emptied the recycle bins yet.
A day out in Colfax at the train depot. The town reminds us a lot of Glenns Ferry.
Sadie enjoying life.
A butterfly at camp.
The Russian Olives are fruiting. Fall must be near!
Another visitor at camp.
And even Stellar jays!
Sadie relaxing again! Look below to see why she needs more rest.
Here's Sadie's absolute favorite activity in life -- running in the water. She'll go back and forth for hours if you let her. One day we let her go too long and she slept almost the entire next day.
It's even more fun if there's a duck to chase.
"Come on Isabel, the water's fine"
And this is Gibson, one of the resident cats. Gibson is invincible. He will lay in the middle of the road and force campers, cars and everything else to go around. He took on a 4' rattle snake, was bitten, and survived while we were there (though he puffed up to about double his size for a few days). Gibson is a legend at the camp.