Well, due to the weather and dead camera batteries and whatever other excuse I have, this post won't have any pictures.

We left McMinnville and headed for I-5 in the rain. That night we stayed at a place called Jacks RV park in Grants Pass, OR. Really nice park with all the amenities and paved streets and level sites ... all good to have. It was a bit close to the interstate, but nice otherwise. It was even a short walk to a couple of restaurants.

The next day was a constant drizzle which changed to snow flurries in the passes between Oregon and California. The Flying Scotsman performed well up to the highest point which was about 4500 feet and then down again. Got about 6 miles per gallon but I think that's pretty good for the big beast. We went by Mount Shasta, but all we saw was fog, drizzle, and snow flurries for the whole day. As we came out of the mist, we saw Lake Shasta which is at a 15 year low and looked to us as almost dry ... really wierd.

We picked Corning, California to stay last night and we hooked up in a small, but limited park in the town. These sites are still averaging about $28 a night and all so far have had a good computer hookup. We broke ground this morning in the rain and 45 degrees, but that cleared off and we actually had sunny weather the rest of the way here. We are now in the KOA in Shingle Springs, CA, about 9 miles west of Placerville. Like most KOAs it is a mud pile due to the recent rains ... but there are goats ... I guess that makes up for the mud, eh.

Tomorrow we will hook up with my brother Bill and also go out and scout some different parks to spend the balance of December ... I don't think this one is it ... someone here must have some paving material to share.