Well, we knew it couldn't last. How many days of sunshine and blue skies can the Pacific Northwest take before it shows its' true color - gray! This morning we awoke to rain in Eugene and managed to drive through a light drizzle all the way to the California border. We had stopped at Costco in Eugene to get gas, but they didn't open until 7 a.m. - that'll teach us to try and get an early start. We continued on to Roseburg to their Costco and had breakfast there before pushing on.
California was a little better as far as the weather goes, although Mt Shasta was still covered at the top with clouds. Normally, we would have cut across the mountains in Eugene and come down through central Oregon; however, with the rain and low clouds, we decided that didn't make much sense. Hard to view the scenery when you're driving through fog or low clouds.
We decided on a different route to travel when we spotted a sign for a golf course and wanted to check it out. Never did find it and we didn't want to backtrack, so we took some backroads and enjoyed the scenery in Northern California. It turned out to be about the same distance as we would normally travel, and we enjoyed the different countryside. Mt Lassen was covered with clouds similar to Mt Shasta and Mt Rainier, so we didn't want to take 89 over the top.
Arrived home to blue skies and puffy white clouds and everything fine at home. Must have been a terrific wind sometime during our absence since the driveway and front lawn were covered with pine cones. At least the tree stayed upright :-).
We're home now and will be for a while, so feel free to give us a call and let us know how you're doing. Love to all.
I'll try to post some pictures later this evening if any of them turned out OK.
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