February 23, 2005
A first view of Mt. Shasta, just miles after entering California from Oregon.
A Certified Land Rover Discovery expedition vehicle, with Mt. Shasta in the background.
We had dinner at the Black Bear Diner in Mt. Shasta City. The food is excellent, but the big draw is the view.
Photos by Nancy Olson
| Logbook for Feb. 23rd, Day 481. | ||
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Start: Portland, Oregon Time: 9:27 a.m. N: 45* 31.784 W: 122* 39.666 |
Finish: Sacramento, California Time: 11:38 p.m. N: 38* 35.668 W: 121* 30.325 | Mileage: 587 |
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Notes: We made it to Sacramento, 14 hours after leaving Portland. It was a 588-mile drive, and we made a few stops along the way. The best stop was at Mount Shasta, my personal favorite. I try not to take over too much personally in these journals, but I must take a moment to tell you all how extremely difficult it was to be near the mountain, in Mt. Shasta City, and not have an opportunity to climb. I’ve been here at least seven times now, and I’ve only been unable to climb on one other occasion. It’s one of my favorite spots in the entire world, and it is a place where I feel most at home. So, to blow through it with hardly a passing glance is almost painful. But really, this is a comment on the difficulty of our form of travel. We don’t always have the luxury to spend quality personal time in the places we most long to spend it. But what we do come away from all of this with is a very strong sense of where each of us wishes to return to again, either on our own or with friends and loved ones, to take it all in at our own leisure. Seeing Shasta again made me very, very happy, and I will be back quite soon to explore her beauty once more, on my own time.
For now, though, we are in Sacramento, and we’re hoping to get some face time with the governor. So wish us much luck! THAT would be an extraordinary experience. The governator. How exciting! | ||
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