We left Winnemucca (where the wind blew the whole time) and spent the next night in Verdi, Nevada, west of Reno, two miles from the Nevada/California border. It was an RV park nestled up in the mountains and the views were gorgeous (I'll put pictures up soon). The next two nights we spent in Grass Valley, California, at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. It was a pretty place and very quiet. We had dinner with Gary and Pat Orechwa the first night, then traveled down to Manteca the next day to visit Brett and Brian. It's always good to see your kids and catch up with their lives. That evening Gary and Pat came over to our "home on wheels" and visited, which was a special treat for us!
The next morning we took the trailer over and had four new tires installed. It seemed like a good idea since we still have 10,000 miles left on this trip. After leaving Grass Valley, we meandered north/northwest on Highway 20, which is a two-lane, curvy road, but very picturesque. After we passed I-5, we noticed quite a few motorcycles on the road, all headed the same direction. All the way from Highway 20, to Highway 101, and north, we kept seeing more and more Harley Davidsons in groups. We decided to go beyond where we were planning on staying that night, and wound up at Redwoods River Resort north of Leggett, California. Turns out that there is a Harley bike rally this weekend all up and down Highway 101. The resort personnel warned us that it would be noisy, as they weren't enforcing their normal "quiet time" while the rally was there. We had driven far enough we decided to stay anyway. It wasn't that bad, really. Some of the riders were up and leaving by 6:00 this morning, which seemed early to us, but who knows where they're headed next! Now we're headed to Crescent City and the Giant Redwoods!
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