June 6-15, 2008 Trip to CA

It was a ten-day trip with Roger and Oneill to Northern CA. From Las Vegas we took the I-95 South to Barstow, Bakersfield, then to I-99 , then to Highway 50 East to Placerville, CA. We reached Placerville at around midnight as we passed by Sacramento to join some old friends at a Country Western Dance. It was a fun-filled evening meeting some old faces, then met Trudy, Steve, and Vicky at Al's house. It was a sad moment since Al had gone home the Wednesday before. Saturday afternoon was a memorial in Al's honor attended by family and close friends. On Sunday we went to Roger's non-denominational church in Sacramento for the church service. On Monday morning we brought our van to Julian's Automotive due to a fuel line leak. It was a rest day for Roger, however Oneill and I went around El Dorado County to visit some friends. We were able to get the van back on Tuesday afternoon, so we had another day of delay. Wednesday morning we proceeded to Sacramento to visit Roger's daughter Stacey and granddaughter Jade. We proceeded to Roseville that night to visit Susan and Bob.On Thursday we were supposed to travel to San Francisco with grandkid Jade, but the plans changed due to Jade's Friday's travel to Dakota with her Dad, so we spent the day shopping for her and went to a nearby park afterwards. On Friday we proceeded to the other places: Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, Bodie Old Mining Town,Mono Lake in Lee Vinning, Bridgeport. We stayed for two nights in a hotel in Bridgeport, and the following Sunday proceeded home via Highway 395 passing Mammoth Lakes, Bishop, Beatty, then Las Vegas. The van overheated thirty miles before Las Vegas, had it towed, but we were able to go home safely. It was such a tiring trip but worthwhile since we saw a lot of scenic and historical spots in that part of CA.

LAKE TAHOE, CA

Mono Lake, Lee Vinning, CA

Yosemite National Park, CA

June 2008 Trip to Northern CA