Today's "hop" was only about 165 miles. Except for a couple of major construction projects around Lake Shasta and some very long hills, it was an easy day.
After leaving Red Bluff, we commented on how smooth the highway was and what an improvement it was over yesterday afternoon's construction-filled obstacle course. That jinxed us. When we neared Lake Shasta, we not only had some very long hills, but we also had single-lane traffic going up those hills because of construction. We had some very slow going.
The biggest shock of the day was how low the water level was in Lake Shasta. It was down at least 100 feet from normal. That is one huge bathtub ring.
The best news of the day was that
last night's rains brought clouds and overcast skies today. It was only in the mid-80's, so it was much more comfortable driving. We stopped
near Mt. Shasta for lunch. Carol made her sandwich and walked over to a bench with a great view. She was suddenly the most popular person in the area.
At least 50 sea gulls were at her feet as soon as she sat down. When I looked over, the sea gulls looked like a white blanket spread out at her feet.
The sea gulls hung around hoping for a handout. When none came, groups of gulls slowly drifted off until about 15 were left.
As Carol finished her sandwich, she shared the final bits with her new-found friends.
We reached Glenyan RV Park in Ashland about 3:00 and got everything set up. The campground hasn't changed since we were here three years ago. "Rustic" is a good description. It is in sharp contrast to the Durango RV Resort we enjoyed last night. The only similarity was the temperature was just below 100.
We joined Matt & Jackie for dinner at the Lark Restaurant in the historic Ashland Springs Hotel. That seemed appropriate since it was just over 3 years ago that Carol & Hal hosted the rehearsal dinner here for Matt & Jackie's wedding. As we strolled down Main Street in Ashland, we looked up to see the enormous July super moon. It was still very low on the horizon and looked completely out-of-scale to the rest of the scene.
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