Portola, Ca

We finally got away from Oroville about 11:30. We headed East on Highway 70 along the North Fork of the Feather River. The weather was clear and warm. We noticed some people stopped at the side of the road by a railroad bridge. We hadn't seen any trains on the track that parallels the highway all day. The people waiting said that trains were being held for some track work and that there were two headed East and two West. We waited for a couple of hours enjoying the view and chatting. He is a retired fire captain with CDF (state fire) and had a lot of interesting stories. No trains appeared.


We headed on stopping in Portola at a rest stop for the evening. Nice view here! All the Forest Service campgrounds along the way are still closed as is the Eureka State park. We don't want to stay at a private campground so here we rest. The rest area here in Portola has a wonderful view of the snowy mountains all around it. It was quite cool last night. Our window thermometer read 28 degrees. We confirmed it was cold by looking around. The ice cycles on the dripping drain pipe look like cold? By 10 am it was shirt sleeve weather again, even here at 4800 feet elevation.

Our toads right rear tire pressure alarm went off a little after midnight. No problem with the pressure though? Must be the temperature. I shut off the alarm for the night. In the morning I reset it by removing it from the tire for a minute or so and then reinstalling it. The the left tire alarm sounded. I did the same to it and all is well. I hope this isn't a habit!