Homeward bound

The KOA campground in Mt. Shasta City is conveniently located and well maintained, but it is very noisy.  When I made our reservation, I did ask about noise from the freeway and they replied it wasn't bad.  They were right about freeway noise, but they failed to mention the train tracks close by.  All through the night the sound of trains huffing and puffing up the grade into town and then announcing their presence with a loud whistle blast kept us awake.  Next time wer'e in Mt. Shasta we'll take fellow campers' advice and stay at Lake Siskiyou.

We did get a kick out of the the follow campers at the Mt Shasta KOA.

Cute family Camper Trailer

Boat as RV

Anxious to get home we do a beeline straight home on the usual freeway system. Although there's not as much to see, we have some fun on route.

Marina @ Shasta Lake

Siskiyou Foothills

A sudden splattering of a bug swarm on our windshield gave both of us a start.  We were never able to determine what kind of bugs they were, but they were certainly big and juicy.  YUCK!
Of course there are always a few fun vehicles on the road.

Bus - Magic Bus

The Central Valley was surprisingly mild with temps in the mid 80's as we drove through. Farming is the main attraction. We were especially impressed by the many rice fields and big silos we saw.  According the the California Rice Growers, over 95% is grown in the Central Valley.

Farmer plowing fields

Orchards of Pistachio trees

Rice field with large silos

We soon found ourselves back in civilization and wishing we were both back in the boondocks.

Martinez refineries
Love it or hate it, we're stuck with oil & gas

Yes - the exit for home! It looks great, even through the bug splatter.

Exit to Hwy 1 South

Home never looked so good

That night we are treated to a glorious sunset.

There's no place like home.

There's no place like home.

There's no place like home.

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