We’re adjusting to long days of driving. The first day was through the Mojave desert, so pretty much desolate. We made it to Williams, New Mexico the first night. I didn’t realize it was such a huge tourist town. Apparently, it’s a destination for visitors to the Grand Canyon. The Garmin bimbo and I are…
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Yosemite
We spent a couple nights in the Yosemite National Park area. We were relaxing and getting geared up for the long drive home through Arizona and New Mexico. Yosemite was beautiful, but it was clearly not the best time of year to be there. Because the creeks and waterfalls are best when the snow is…
Goodbye Sacramento, Hello Portland
We said farewell to Sacramento with breakfast at an English pub, Fox and Goose, in the downtown historic district. Don had a bagel and smoked salmon, and I had smoked herring with eggs and potatoes – delicious. We left our car at the hotel in Sacramento, and flew to Portland. It’s just too far to…
Sacramento
We’re staying on the river in downtown Sacramento. We have a room facing the river. There’s beautiful vegetation, but the bank is so high, you can’t see over it! The restaurant find was Magpie. It has a seasonal menu with pastured pork, free range chicken, local and seasonal veggies. We had fried pork belly with…
Carson City
I feel compelled to say a little about Carson City, before I move on to other things. When I have cell reception, while we’re driving, I look for interesting restaurants in the town where we’re staying. Adele’s was the find for dinner in Carson City. We got there about 7:30 pm, and they have delicious…