Home Again Report
Floating down the river in a stock tub.
Sunset tree in Red Bluff, California.
Thank you for reading this Home Again Report. As Dorothy said, “There’s no place like home.” I’m sharing a few of my favorite photos from the trip through this post.
California Highway 1, near Salt Point State Park.
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Susan climbing a rock pile at Salt Point State Park. Can you see her in there?
My original plan after leaving the Shannons was to visit my cousin Josh and his family in northwestern Wisconsin, then visit Tammy, and Jim Tedesco, for some fishing in western North Carolina.
The Milky Way, somewhere it was dark.
As you may have heard, western North Carolina got hit hard by a hurricane. Tammy was flooded out and is now homeless. The Tedescos got through the storm without any property damage, but there were power lines and trees down all around them, with road closures because of that and the flooding.
Del Norte Redwood State Park.
Since my bride flew home from Boston on Monday, I changed my plan to get home as quickly as possible. After a too-quick, two-night visit with Josh, I drove home with a stop in northern Illinois and a stop in the middle of Tennessee. I didn’t think I had two 12-hour driving days in me, but I got home Wednesday evening, just before 7 PM.
A beach in Oregon, I forget which.
A glacial river coming off of Mt. Rainier.
Sun rays on Mt. Rainier.
The clean-up of both the yard and my vehicle is ongoing. I’m hoping to start fishing next week, although there’s a dentist appointment, and both an oil change and a tire rotation are needed.
Colorful meadow on Mt. Rainier.
Susan cavorts on a beach in Oregon.
The gruesome details:
-miles driven- 13,421 start to finish;
-gasoline used- 601 gallons;
-fuel efficiency- 22.3 miles per gallon;
-cheapest gas price- $2.84/gallon;
-priciest gas- $5.04/gallon;
-average gas price- $3.63/gallon;
-money spent on gasoline- $2185.86.
My competition. I almost look like that these days!
Sea anemones along the Washington coast.
We drove fairly directly to California, then spent time there and in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Minnesota, and a little in North Dakota and Wisconsin. We were simply in transit in all the other states we passed through. I needed neither the first aid nor the tool kits (although I did get the oil changed in California, and did have that ER visit!), more evidence of how blessed I am.
Catalina and Maxx at the Experimental Breeder Reactor Museum in Idaho.
That’s my Home Again Report. Thanks for reading it!
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park.
Susan Surprise points out the thermal feature named for her.
Every day is a blessing. Don’t waste it- Go fishing! Go paddling! Go on a trip! Stay active!
Alex with a nice brown trout, Gallatin River.
Rainbows over Stillwater River, Montana.
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Bison, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota.
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