When I asked Mom if she'd like to fly down and ride back with me, I told her we could go wherever she wanted and do whatever she wanted to do.
After much talk and discussion we decided to go to Yosemite, since it was one of the few places that she and Dad had never been to. Darrell and I have never visited the park either, and he was a little jealous. We worried about it as we made plans, because of the Government Shutdown, the park was closed at the beginning of October. The Shutdown actually lasted a lot longer than I had thought it would, but it did open in plenty of time for us to be able to see it.
In the morning as we left Fresno, it was raining. As we gained altitude the temperature was dropping and at around 4000 feet altitude the rain turned into snow. We didn't get very far when it started coming down pretty good, covering the road.
As we were pondering whether we should turn around we encountered a roadblock that made the decision for us. They said, no chains or four-wheel drive, then turn around. Okay.
We were both very disappointed, but what can you do?
Not having any plans at this point, I told Mom about this great little area I knew about, where Darrell and I usually go, to look at birds. She was game. So off to Consumnes River Preserve we headed.
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| This was Lucy's first time at Consumnes, too. |
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| Mom enjoyed looking at the birds and ducks |
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| We encountered a Great Egret standing on the pathway. |
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| It decided to not hang around for any closer looks. |
After having lunch and looking at the ducks we headed north on I-5, where we made it to Redding to spend the night.
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