Well, will be out of touch for a couple of days after this. We had planned to go to Eagle Lake today so that Warren could kayak some. Well, we got there fairly early and lo and behold, they still had some open campsites!! So we booked for three days even though we are again staying in our motel tonight here in Susanville. We stayed there all day and will go back for Saturday and Sunday and leaving on Monday. Seems as though as soon as we make some plans, we change them!! The campsite is probably the nicest yet but packed with people. It was a miracle that we got a site and a super nice site at that – overlooking this gorgeous lake with mountains in the background and the john right across the street (my requirement). Warren spent the afternoon kayaking and I sat and did my piecing. Thanks to California’s wonderful dry climate, it is a breeze to use the water soluble thread to baste all the little hexagons – it NEVER breaks.

The current plan is to leave on Monday, tour Lassen Volcanic National Park and then head for Crater Lake National Park in Oregon. From there we will go to Mt. St. Helens and then Olympic Park near Seattle. Justin and Zanne are going to meet us there – good thing they were flexible. So we will be in Seattle next weekend and then on to Glacier National Park, Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Warren’s cousin. Then we head back east, stopping hopefully to see the Badlands National Park, Sioux City Iowa (where my father was born) and then on to Lisa’s in North Carolina for a few days.