Thursday 30 August 2012

August 29th 27 day OTR

We had planned on going to Lassen Volcano National Park but were forwarned that the campsites up there were closed because of forest fires and possibly the park itself.  So we decided to head down to Fresno and Sequoia National Park.  Once we reached Redding CA, the smoke was quite thick and we were happy with our decision.  The smoke didn't actually clear until Sacramento. We started the day at 8C and would end the day at 36C.

Highway 299 is a good round but windy so it took is quite a while to get to Redding.  The highway runs along the TRinity River for many miles.  This is considered Big Foot Territory but we didn't see him or her? 

The only exciting thing that happened today was on one of our rest stops.  The California Sherriff's dept was taking a LOT of prisoners somewhere and they were here taking a potty break.  Well, there was a line up at the mens.  Otto got a personal escort from a sheriff to the head of the line.

Since it was a total driving day I will take this opportunity to post another picture of the Redwoods.  They are just magnificent.

New growth over old

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