This Thousand Trails Preserve is called Lake of the Springs, and is located in the Sierra Nevada Foothills, at an elevation of about 2,000 feet. We're in between Marysville and Grass Valley, and the park is next to a lake with a private launch ramp and all of the amenities you might expect with a lake in your backyard. It's one of the nicer T.T. parks that we have stayed in, with the exception that we again cannot use the computer in our motor home. Our Sprint air card will not pick up a strong enough signal, so we've been using the WiFi in the clubhouse. It's not that big a deal, but we've been spoiled, and it's a bit of an inconvenience to move out of the motor home in order to use the computer. We are about a 45 minute drive from where our friends Bob & Jeanette are Camp Hosting on the Yuba River. We visited with them day before yesterday, and are meeting them today for lunch. They work for a private company who has a contract with the U.S. Forest Service, and they take care of several campgrounds, all located next to the Yuba River. It's a beautiful area, very similar to the central Sierra Nevada Foothills, where Patty and I spent so many years. The closest town to where they are working is Downieville, on Hwy 49, and that's where we're headed for lunch. We first met Bob & Jeanette in 2004, during our first work summer in Skagway, Alaska. When we learned that they were also from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, we've been friends ever since. The rain came in last night, and it's still raining this morning. Hopefully, it will clear out by Friday, when we will be headed over Donner Pass, to spend some time in the Carson City, Reno area.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
A VISIT WITH BOB & JEANETTE
This Thousand Trails Preserve is called Lake of the Springs, and is located in the Sierra Nevada Foothills, at an elevation of about 2,000 feet. We're in between Marysville and Grass Valley, and the park is next to a lake with a private launch ramp and all of the amenities you might expect with a lake in your backyard. It's one of the nicer T.T. parks that we have stayed in, with the exception that we again cannot use the computer in our motor home. Our Sprint air card will not pick up a strong enough signal, so we've been using the WiFi in the clubhouse. It's not that big a deal, but we've been spoiled, and it's a bit of an inconvenience to move out of the motor home in order to use the computer. We are about a 45 minute drive from where our friends Bob & Jeanette are Camp Hosting on the Yuba River. We visited with them day before yesterday, and are meeting them today for lunch. They work for a private company who has a contract with the U.S. Forest Service, and they take care of several campgrounds, all located next to the Yuba River. It's a beautiful area, very similar to the central Sierra Nevada Foothills, where Patty and I spent so many years. The closest town to where they are working is Downieville, on Hwy 49, and that's where we're headed for lunch. We first met Bob & Jeanette in 2004, during our first work summer in Skagway, Alaska. When we learned that they were also from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, we've been friends ever since. The rain came in last night, and it's still raining this morning. Hopefully, it will clear out by Friday, when we will be headed over Donner Pass, to spend some time in the Carson City, Reno area.
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