We have arrived! We are now in Quincy, California at Pioneer RV Park. It's a very nice and well maintained park and has 62 full hook up sites. The owners were happy to see us since we were a few days late due to some delays at home. They knew we were running a little behind but were worried about us arriving all the way from Michigan.
The office is also the owners home. It's nice having the owners on site. There hasn't been any problems but if there were, we know where to find them.
We work three consecutive days a week for three hours a day (8:30-11:30). We clean the grounds/sites daily and the laundry room and club house once a week. The biggest thing with the grounds is the campground is full of pine trees and the squirrels LOVE the green cones. By the time they are done stripping them, the ground is a mess.We only work in the morning because the owners don't want us working when it is hot, which is most afternoons. As an added bonus we get ice cream at the end of our shift....can't beat that!
We have a nice site. It's very large and has some really tall pine trees. We have plenty of room for us and the dogs. There's another couple here who work the other three days each week and no one works on Sunday. In July we swap days and then back every month so no one gets stuck on the same days forever.
Our first real taste of Quincy was a car show at the fair grounds which is right behind the park. There were some really nice rides there and we even saw some that we used to own like a "56" Ford and a "55" Chevy. There was even a Jeep that was all decked out with grenades and a machine gun. I'm just wondering if the gun is an option I can get for ours.
Quincy is a small town. How small you ask? Well let me tell you, the closest Walt-mart is 70 miles away. We go to Reno Nevada to shop. Of course there are plenty of casinos there to help make the trip bearable. We've been out and about like we like to do. We are in the Sierra Nevada mountains at about 3500 feet so there is a lot of great scenery to see.
Ruby, the newest member of our family, found out that she loves the water. We could tell by the way that she was pawing at it that she had never been near a river or stream before. It was so fun to watch her explore this new thing that she found. That is the great things about dogs; they are always full of surprises and are always good for a laugh.
This is a shot of Mount Lassen. It is a plugged dome volcano that last erupted in 1917 (we hope it stays that way). It is in Lassen Volcanic National Park and we plan on making this one of our day trips. The pine cones to the right are just a few that we have picked up. the little one in the middle is about the size of the ones we picked up in the campground on Tybee Island. The ones here in the park are not this big but they can be found all over here and we have found some even larger.
Yes, I've found some off-road trails and we've done some exploring. We've been on a few since we have been here and the best part is the owners of the park have given me some national forest maps showing all of the trails in this area. All I can say to that is "hang on Holly here we go".
Holly's sister Debbie drove down from Seattle to visit right after we arrived here. It is a 12 hour drive unless you make a wrong turn (and she did) then it turns into about 14 hours. It was really nice to see her again (she even brought a rhubarb pie, yum). We saw here some when we were on the Olympic Peninsula (she made great pies then too). We had a great visit and traveled around and did some sight seeing and even made a trip into Reno. She was here for a week and said she had a nice vacation. I don't think she has taken a vacation in years so we were happy to give her a chance to get away for a little while.
We took a ride down the Feather River Valley and came across this tunnel. We thought it was really cool to find this since we worked at Elephant Butte State Park. Just had to take a picture and send it to the rangers at the park.
California is now into 3 years of drought. As you can see by this picture the water is way down and most of these boats are houseboats. They are anchored. out in the lake because it is so shallow close to shore.
We found a train museum just down the road in Portola. You should know us by now, if there is a lighthouse or train museum around we will find it. No lighthouse yet but we are still looking. This is an old rail inspectors car. Boy those guys had it made back then. Four cylinders, convertible and no suspension. Oh yeah, the good old days. Well, that's it for now. Can't wait to tell you about the High Sierra Music Festival. Be sure and stop back next month. You won't want to miss this!
