June 11 --

June 11, 2010:  We left Napa on June 11, about 9:30 a.m., heading for the Redding Elks Club RV park for our first stop. We always say we are going to leave around 9 a.m. and it usually is around 10, so we got an early start!  The Elks in Redding is a very nice park with full hookups right on the Sacramento River.  A bicycle/walking path was close by and we went for a couple of nice walks.  For one night we didn't take the bikes off of the rack.

We are traveling with our friends, Pat and Bernie Whalen, who also have a fifth-wheel trailer.

June 12 - 13, 2010:  We left the Elks in Redding, heading for La Pine State Park outside of La Pine, Oregon.  Arrived at our destination in the afternoon in time for a walk around the park.  It's beautiful and there are so many things we want to see, so may stay another day.  We did stay another day and hiked up to Fall River which is an 8-mile river, fly fishing only, and very beautiful.  Also hiked to the largest ponderosa pine tree in the area, 500 years old -- nothing compared to a Redwood!  Very nice area and would like to spend more time here but will be moving on to Yakima, Washington tomorrow.  

June 14, 2010:  Arrived at Yakima Nation R.V. Park in Toppenish, WA for an overnight.  Very windy here but seems to have calmed down this evening.  We will be moving on to Leavenworth, Washington tomorrow and will stay there at least two or three days! 

June 15-16, 2010:  Pulled into the Icicle River Resort in Leavenworth, Washington around 2 o'clock in the afternoon.  Great little RV Park right on the river, which was roaring down the canyon.  You could hear it all over the place, which was very nice for sleeping on my part!  Our friends, the Henri's, have purchased a house here recently.  Their daughter, Jodie, and her husband, Mike, live here so we got in touch with them and they showed us the house.  Very nice!  Beautiful yard which borders a golf course.  I hope they will be able to spend lots of time here.  Leavenworth is a small town which looks very much like a Bavarian village.  I would imagine the winters resemble a European ski resort.  We will have to come back and spend more time here.