In truth, one could simply drive to Berkeley in 10.5 hours by barreling down I-5. But, really, what\u2019s the fun in that? If you\u2019re going to be retired, one should take one\u2019s time! See the sights, do the things, and make a big deal of it. And so we shall!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As Christina and I talked, she noted that she\u2019s never been through the Redwoods. I recall, on one of my own road trips as a kid, getting to drive through<\/em> a redwood. Imagine something like this, but in a mid-70s, slightly washed out, color Kodak picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, we\u2019re going to hit the redwoods on the way down. As we get closer to Berkley, we\u2019re going to hit the Marin County Farmers Market<\/a>. I went there once, many years ago and I recall a cool, upscale Farmer\u2019s Market that had different things than the markets around here. That should be a fun side trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once we reach Berkeley, we have an AirBnB for a few days while we\u2019re around to visit and hang out with the kids. No specific activities are currently planned, but if they don\u2019t have anything, it\u2019s the San Francisco area, we won\u2019t lack for things to do! Hell, I\u2019d drop an afternoon at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art<\/a> in a heartbeat! I mean, come on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n After a few days down in that area, we\u2019ll head out from Berkeley to someplace neither of us have been to before: Lake Tahoe! In this year of our Lord 2023, Tahoe was hit with somewhere near 175\u2019 of snow, so it\u2019ll be interesting to see how much of that is still in place by the time we get there. I think it\u2019s safe to say that the water will be cold! Currently, Lake Tahoe is full<\/strong>. This seems to mean they\u2019re letting any additional runoff head out via the Truckee River downstream. So, we\u2019ll at least get the full lake experience this year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n This was what they were saying back in just 2021:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLake Tahoe\u2019s water level has dropped so low that water is no longer flowing into the Truckee River and salmon aren\u2019t expected to spawn in a major tributary this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, that\u2019s a big change. Welcome to dealing with the realities of Global Warming. It doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s just getting warmer<\/em>. It means weather patterns will be wonky and much less predictable for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ve got a place at the south end of Lake Tahoe and will stay there for a couple of nights and explore the area. I love the place Christina found. It\u2019s an old converted motel from what looks like the 50s to the 80s which they are slowly updating to make them less motel-y with time. Should be a fun base for exploring the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The current plan is to then go see Burney Falls as we start to head back north. I\u2019m not familiar with these falls, but here is the park<\/a>. And here are the falls. Yeah, those are nice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n From there, I suspect we\u2019ll just head back up I-5 because we do have some things to get back to and back for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I recall having a few epic road trips growing up, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When I was around seven, my Dad, who is from the Ohio and West Virginia area decided that he\u2019d been away from home for too long and he wanted to go live back there for a while. I recall hearing John Denver singing Country Roads a great deal on the radio. I suspect nostalgia was involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mossor.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/52218444609_bc81f8fa90_c.jpg\")
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