RV Grand Adventure
  • About
  • Blog
  • Random Awesomenss
  • Penny
  • T-Dub
    • Contact
Today

Shirley stretches her legs

9/25/2017

1 Comment

 

Day 86

Day 86 was the type of thing that I have been looking forward to for a very long time. I had picked a point on our local map of Whiskeytown and convinced Katie it would be a good idea to drive there. Little did she know that meant driving the Jeep up to an elevation of 6,200 ft via a 4wd only access route. A twisted hard packed dirt road covered in either loose sand or stones. It's the type of road that you wouldn't want to traverse if you have never played around on some backroads. For those of you out there who ever slung their car sideways through the gravel 4 way stops, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. The pictures and videos don't do the hill justice. It was a legitimately steep climb that I would of have been nervous of doing in a full size truck.
Picture
That's katieand eli about 30 ft higher than me
The climb to the top yielded a fantastic view of the valley. California's most fertile land producing food for all of america lays between the mountain ranges. 
The declining 6 miles back to gravel roads took an hour. Shirley clawed her way down in 4wd with the tranny set in first. The brakes still needed to be used quite a bit in order to prevent us from careening off the mountainside. Following the road trip we decided to cap it off with a kayak ride through around the shore line of the lake. 
Picture
Not a bad way to wind up the anxiety of the afternoon. Water is a calming body that always relaxes down your soul when th need calls for it. 
1 Comment
dad
9/25/2017 09:38:44 pm

that's my boy!!1

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Looking for a place? Do a search below to find out about the area.
    Picture

    Author

    I'm just a guy, with a wife, a dog, and three cats. Watch us travel the country.

    States Explored!

    All
    Alabama
    Connecticut
    Delaware
    Florida
    Georgia
    Illinois
    Indiana
    Iowa
    Kansas
    Louisiana
    Maine
    Maryland
    Massachusetts
    Michigan
    Minnesota
    Mississippi
    Montana
    New Jersey
    New York
    North Dakota
    Ohio
    Pennsylvania
    Rhode Island
    South Carolina
    South Dakota
    Tennessee
    Texas
    Vermont
    Virginia
    Washington DC
    West Virginia
    Wisconsin
    Wyoming

    Months of travel

    December 2019
    November 2019
    August 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    July 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    April 2017

A life experience trip made true by hard work and determination. Nobody funded this, we earned it.

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • About
  • Blog
  • Random Awesomenss
  • Penny
  • T-Dub
    • Contact