Lou and Dawn had some business to take care of this morning so we didn't get away until just before noon. I fueled up, filled the water bottles, cleaned the dash ans windows, gave myself a haircut, updated the blog and browsed the Internet for a while while waiting for them at a shopping center on the way out of town. When they finished, they met me and after hookup, off we went. We headed up I680, then I80 to Old Town Sacramento. We drove through with the rig first hoping there would be a spot to park. No to be found, so we headed out a little ways and drove the toad back. A good stretch of the legs there and a look at a few shops and the old hardware store and we were off. It was getting into the evening commute rush so we pulled off the highway into a shopping center and went to the theater there to see the movie Shrek the Third. Good movie. Not the typical sequel.
Now it was getting late so we wanted to find a place to stay. We saw Folsom Lake State Recreation Area had some campgrounds and we wanted to stop in Auborn so we tried to stay near there. Near turned out to be 20 miles over hills and dales on narrow roads including some 14% grades. Interesting drive. When we found the place, we were one of two campers. The other campers came in about an hour before us. There is a host as well so it is a little crowded. 97 empty sites, come on by. We're here for the one night only though, so more room will be available.
Wednesday:
Our campsite. Typical dry oak woodlands. The blue of the lake, the yellow grass and the green trees. What more do ou need in a view? Lots of beasts to be seen in the morning.
On a fence rail in the camp next to ours, a couple of vultures rested and contemplated there next move while overlooking the canyon. Cute aren't they?
There were hundreds of geese at the lake. They weren't too friendly though. They hurried to the lake when I approached even though I was several hundred feet away.
I even got a glimpse of a deer below our camp. Lou saw several on her morning walk. There were even some flowers about. Mostly small dry flowers, but still colorful. The one above was still fresh.
There are a lot of foxtail weeds covering most of the hills and, reportedly, a lot of rattle snakes around as well. Maybe that's why the road down here is named Rattlesnake Bar Road. Luckily, we didn't see any!
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