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…
If You’re Going to San Francisco
Might as well do some sightseeing along the way! We are headed to San Francisco eventually, but we are seeing as much as we can on the way. The third day of our trip, we toured Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park. In a word – magnificent. There’s no sense touring other countries, until you’ve…
Utah Bound
We’re starting our vacation finally! Don has never seen Bryce, Zion, Yosemite, or Lake Tahoe, so we decided on a two week journey to some of the National Parks, and added a side trip to Portland (Oregon). It’s a lot of time in the car, so we’ll see how that goes. The first day was…