Groveland, California to Portland, Oregon.

On the evening of our visit to Yosemite Valley the heavens opened (the gods had answered all the prayers) and it rained like there was going to be no tomorrow. Listening to all this rain falling we decided it was probably not a good idea to drive down the mountain, so we spent another day at Yosemite Pines and wait on the rain to stop.

Thursday morning dry and a bit of sun, off we go through Groveland and down into the Central Valley.

 

Going down Priest Grade

 First sight of Don Pedro Lake at the bottom of the grade.

Weather good all day and after about 6 hours of driving we arrived at Rolling Hills RV Resort and Casino in Corning California. 390 kilometres. Quite like this RV stop, $28 less The Good Sam discount and the wifi works which is something. Not impressed with the famous buffet, we stopped here on the way down and had the buffet and didn't think much of it, but we tried again on this visit and it was better especially as it was seniors half price day but we wouldn't pay $16. for it.

Thursday morning still dry but very windy.

 We planned to turn off the i5 at Weed and go up Highway 97 through Oregon and Washington State to the Okinagan Valley and Oliver where we will spend a few weeks before heading east back across Canada, but the best laid plans and all that - - because of the high winds no RVs or high sided vehicules on 97.  Carried on the i5, this pic taken at a rest stop just after Weed looking across to where the 97 should be (I think) you can see the dust storm just below the hills.  Shortly after it started to rain, all the way up the Siskiyou Pass and all the other passes to Canyonville, a very unpleasant drive, really glad to arrive at The Seven Feathers Casino.  The RV Park here is superb, everything that is except the wifi, good signal but they cut you off after 4 hours  and thats not 4 hours use, 4 hours after you first clock in.  Really penny pinching at $40 a night that shouldn't happen. Todays distant 438 kilometres.

 We are now at Fairview RV park in Portland after another horrible days drive.  The interstates are not good in heavy rain mind you the rain today has been very heavy.  Stopped as we pulled into the park so got set up in the dry, nothing worse than doing it in the rain. Todays distance 349 kilometres.

Spotted this camper, reminds me off my youth when everybody wanted a VWcamper painted just like this- flower power- this is a little bigger I think.