April 21-25, 2025 Del Loma to Klamath, California

 High of 82 and sunny.

Oak trees, tall green grass and yellow flowers outside of Redding. The Trinity river valley is very deep and steep. The Trinity river is running high with spring run off. 

We are camped at Del Loma RV park. The bus in our site, in the trees, near the river. 

Fuel outside of Redding is $4.99 a gallon. Good thing we filled up in Nevada at $3.25 a gallon. Bigfoot rafting- we are in big foot country, old fisherman crossing, and lilacs. I love how they smell. The Trinity river from the campground. 

The beach on the Trinity river at the campground. Most of the beach is under water with the river running so high. Poison oak in our campsite, madrone tree, red bud blooming, dwarf lupine, pear trees, fig tree,  manzanita, and scotch broome blooming in our campsite. 

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We drove 5 hours today from the eastern Sierra to the mid coastal range mountains. I was able to finish this basket on the way. It is made from dyed pine needles, polyester thread, glass beads and the center is a piece of glass I fused. Love the colors. It is 10 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches. The  tallest totem pole  in the US in McKinleyville, Ca.

Sign in the bathroom at Del Loma RV park. We drove through Willow Creek, Big foot capital of the world, The park we are now has a bigfoot sign. The Bigfoot Museum in Willow Creek is closed, only open in the summer. Bummer, I would like to see it. 

We are now parked at the Klamath Camper Corral RV park, in Klamath, California. High of 62 and sunny. It is on the coast, right next to Prairie Creek Redwood State park. Our favorite of the redwood parks. Spring is here in Klamath. Poppies, yellow flowering bush, salmon berries, yellow mustard, butter cups and elderberry. 

The fog rolled in off the ocean  before sunset, so we missed it. The sunset, not the fog. Tower of jewels, salsify, wild radish, calla lilies, and red claws. 

It rained today. High of 54. Fog on the highway through the redwoods. 

We gassed up the truck at the cheapest gas in the area on tribal lands. We will take the bus here when we leave. Diesel is $3.65. this whole area is the Redwoods National and state parks.  Welcome to Del Norte country, the redwood gate to the golden state. We are staying in Klamath, home to the Yuruk tribe. Our favorite seafood restaurant is closed for ever. We had lunch an a brew at the Sea Quake brewery instead. 

Bay in Crescent city. John on one of the wharfs. 

You can only get to the lighthouse in Crescent city at low tide. It was low tide when we got there and we  walked up to the lighthouse. Rocks off the coast of Crescent City. 

Tree sculptures at the light house. 

April 15-20, 2025 Topaz Lake, Nevada to Honey Lake, California

 In the low 70's, partly cloudy.

It is the 14 years ago that we signed the tax forms as married and became common law married. John said 'With this form I thee wed'. We celebrated by having dinner at the Lake View cafe. It was taco Tuesday, and I love plain on hard shell tacos. John had chicken fired steak. I took this photo of the view from dinner and when I looked at the photo I thought there was a fleet of flying saucers, but it is the reflection of the lights in the restaurant.  

What luck. We went to Carson City to resupply, go to a brewery, have lunch and soak in hot springs. 3 out of 4 in this spot. Shoe Tree brewery, Sassafras restaurant  and hot springs all right beside each other. Two of the 5 hot pools at Carson City hot springs. The back pool has a miners pick with water coming out of it. 

5 minute limit under the hammer. I took about a second to decide the water was too hot for me. 108 degrees. John with the yoga frog in another pool.

A nice man in the pool offered to take out photo together. After the springs we had lunch and John had a Shoe Tree Brewery brew. 

The eastern Sierra's on the way back. A huge storm was just south of us.  Cool clouds. 

I wrapped these beauties. The 4 small ones are extra dichroic earrings recycled into pendants. Cool clouds from the storm east of us. 

Sunset east, sunset west. 

I made this basket with the glass beads I made at the glass expo. I wanted the keep the beads. The basket I keep my earrings in was almost overflowing, so going to use this one. Here it is in my bathroom with the basket that has my pendants in. It is made from dyed pine needles, polyester thread, glass beads I made with a torch in a class. Making a lidded basket takes twice as long, it is like making two baskets. It is 5 1/2 by 4 inches.

Back in California again. We have been trav3ling along the border of California and Nevada. We are camped at Honey Lake Campground. 

The mountains on the other side of  Honey lake reflected. Sunset. 

75 and sunny. Beautiful day to relax outside. I wrapped these new glass pendants. 

The moon is clear with 4 layers of dichro in it, you have to move it around to see the colors. 

April 13-14, 2025 Topaz Lake, Nevada

 High of 72 and mostly sunny.

Part of a painted retaining wall in June Lake. The mountain is a topo map. Mono Lake.

The eastern Sierra rising up very steeply. We are now parked at the Topaz Lake Casino RV park, in Topaz Lake Nevada. 

73 degrees so we went boating on the lake. John ahead of me. A pelican on the lake. 

Heading back to the truck. My boat and Topaz Lake. 

Antelope Bitterbush blooming in front of the Lake. Desert Peach blooming near the truck.

Spring color in the RV Park. Welcome to Nevada, Fuel prices in California next to prices in Nevada. Diesel in California is $6.89, in Topaz Lake it is $3.74. Wow. Antelope Bitterbrush blooms, filaree, desert peach, antelope bitterbrush, my feet in the lake. AAhhhh. Another part of the mural in June Lake with topo map mtns. 

I wrapped these three so far with the new garden gate wrap. View from the  Lake View Cafe. while we were having appetizers. 

Sunset was pretty dramatic while we had dinner outside. 

Near the end of sunset a face appeared in the clouds.