Weed

We left the Florence area on Saturday....driving the scenic route between Reedsport on the coast to I-5. Once again a scenic beauty of nature, the road followed the Umpqua River for 55 miles. Incredible! We spent the night at a campground on the banks of the fast running Rogue River near Grant's Pass, OR. Our destination was  Weed, CA to visit family....the whole drive was indescribably beautiful, huge snow-capped mountains and forests of every shade of green imaginable.



Step-Dad Ed & Nola



Glenda, my Scrabble Nemesis



Niece Crissy & Family

  We spent Sunday visiting and enjoying Cindy's favorite grandsons, Hunter & Nathan, Crissy & Rob's boys. Nola cooked a lovely meal as always. We had a great game of 3-13 with me the winner, of course!

Monday Ed took us sightseeing around Weed. The most special point of interest was the Living Memorial Sculpture Garden dedicated to the veterans of  the Viet Nam War. It was very moving. Please go to their website to view the garden:  weedlmsg.org

We went to Shasta Brewery which makes local beers, famous as "legal weed", it houses a very unique saloon type bar. weedales.com  Then a 5-person game of 3-13 with Jack the winner, we were accused of being "ringers".

We enjoyed the views of Mount Shasta, a humongous snow-capped volcano, last eruption was 200 years ago. So beautiful!

So all good things must end and today we head east to return home. .....we still have three weeks of our Grand Adventure left. Next stop Reno, NV after 225 miles of "scenic" highway.