It's the last day of our trip, so we got up early and left Lakeview at 7:30. It's only 20 minutes to the Oregon-California border. It's quite warm and it was great watching the sun rise, but it's windy as all get-out. Grant had to really work at driving and trying to write neatly in my journal was a lost cause.
There were flocks and flocks of birds at one point, filling the sky and even swooping down close to the road. As we neared Susanville, it looked like there was a wildfire, but we figured out that it was merely a major dust storm kicked up by the wind on the dry lake-bed of Honey Lake. Tumbleweeds and debris were everywhere and even the street signs were shaking.
As we climb out of Susanville and over Fredonyer Pass, the sky is almost blue-black and the trees are blowing around like crazy. It started to sprinkle rain around Westwood and only got worse. Lake Almano had white caps and waves on it. We heard later that people were actually surfing on Lake Tahoe, the winds were so strong!
About 3 miles from home, a truck kicked up a rock that put a ding in the windshield. After an almost 2.000 mile journey, we had to get home to have damage? Quincy is looking festive and it was good to pull into our driveway, get the truck unpacked, and relax with our heads full of good memories,
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| Shinn Peaks - 7,100 feet |
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| The Sierras |
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| We weren't sure what this red layer was in the rock |
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| I managed to catch a picture of some of the many birds filling the sky |
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| Dust storm over Honey Lake |
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| Susanville |
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| Lake Almanor white caps |
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| A familiar sight as we approach Quincy and home |
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