Colin and Cecile Travels

 Our first trip to the Valley of Fire (Nevada State Park), but really worth the trip. Greetings from the Valley of Fire One of the Beehive rocks Petroglyphs on the Atalatl Rock The Elephant Rock Above and Below are some of the Seven Sisters Road Trip 2021 Day 3 Zion

 Short trip for a week. Headed to Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks returning via the Grand Canyon. Travelling with us are our Friends Brian and Debbie.  First stop Las Vegas. A visit to the National Atomic Testing Museum. Incredible place to visit for anyone interested in the History of the Atomic Bomb. If you are ever in Las Vegas and want something to do besides gambling, this is a great place to visit. Robby the Robot from the 1950's era film "Forbidden Planet" Replica of the Fat Man bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki Thermonuclear Bomb They had a presentation on Trinity, the first Atomic Test Miss Atomic Bomb 1957 Replica of the Trinity device used in the first Atomic Test in Alamagordo New Mexico Then off to the Bellagio to see the current decoration of the Conservatory Bellagio Fountains On to the Venetian Road Trip 2021 Day 2

Decided to get out of Redding before it got to be too hot again today and we were on the road by 7:30 AM. Even though it was a Sunday morning, there was lots of traffic, but we got into Morgan Hill by about 12:30. Hot here but not nearly as bad as Redding.  After getting the campsite set up, we decided to check out local wineries.  Kirigin Cellars was our first stop, but they were not doing tasting, so off to Fortino's Winery.  They were set up in the patio with the tables far apart. Nice antipasto plate with a flight of wines. Happy Honey

 At the McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park is the spectacular Burney Falls.  Pictures just do not do them justice.  In our opinion, one of the country's most beautiful falls. The falls are fed by underground springs so many of the streams of water are coming right out of the wall of the cliff.  Total height of the falls is 129 feet. On the way back to the RV, we made a little stop off for a visit to the Matson Vineyards  for a little wine tasting.  Very nice, with friendly people. 8-8- 2020 Far too hat to do much today, 105 degrees in Redding.  We did take the time to visit a local attraction, the Sundial Bridge.  We tried a couple of wineries, but everything closed because of Covid.   The Bridge is a pedestrian Bridge over the Sacramento River Looking down the Sacramento River Looking up River These Large Markers are the Hour markers At 15 minute increments there are flat markers. We were there at 1:28 so it is pretty accurate....

Left Medford,  Oregon and headed South passing back into California (the only state we passed through with a Border Agricultural Inspection station).  Arrived in Redding California with a temperature of 95 degrees, made us want to turn around and head the other direction.  Passing Mt. Shasta and Lake Shasta, we couldn't get very good pictures because of the haze created by the various brush fires in Northern California and Southern Oregon. Mt. Shasta Shrouded in Haze from the brush fires. Lake Shasta Water Level Down Substantially A Lot of the Houseboats are in Storage Staying in Redding, but hot in the valley around Redding, so we headed up the mountain to Lassen Volcanic National Park.  One of the only places where you you can see four different kinds of Volcanoes in one area.  Mt. Harkness is a Shield Volcano, Lassen Peak is a Plug Dome volcano, Brokeoff Mountain is a Composite Volcano, and there are cinder cone volcanoes.  There are a few geothermal fea...