The World Views

We haven't fifty-fifty left the nation but, alongside a halt inwards San Jose to evaluate a novel locomote wheelchair, it's taken us 2 days in addition to 560 miles to larn to our latest destination, Redding, California but an threescore minutes due south of the Oregon border. Our hotel for this trip is Oxford Suites. We've had wonderful stays at this small, W coast chain of hotels at their Pismo Beach in addition to Chico locations.  This i is non quite on par alongside those two. Watch the Video! After a breakfast at the crowded hotel dining room, nosotros caput downwards the route a fleck to Turtle Bay Exploration Park. We honor that Turtle Bay is but a pocket-size component subdivision of a bigger commons that is anchored past times a pretty stunning pedestrian span across the Sacramento River. That would hold upward the Sundial Bridge (note, you lot create non receive got to pay admission to Turtle Bay to access the bridge), a functional slice of fi...

Click this link for Riverside, Part 1 . Farmer Boys is a fast nutrient chain inward California in addition to Nevada. Just but about the corner from our hotel, the Mission Inn, is their corporate headquarters. Next door to that is their flagship store. Seems similar a plumbing equipment identify to have got a quick breakfast so, armed amongst coupons nosotros received earlier leaving home, nosotros have got a overnice plate of French toast in addition to eggs earlier heading out for the day. Watch the Video! We’ll demand the unloose energy because we’re climbing a mountain.  Well, mount powerfulness last ambitious…more similar a hill…but it’s called a mount here…Mount Rubidoux. About ½ a mile due W of the hotel, Mt. Rubidoux has long been a landmark here. Bought yesteryear Frank Miller, possessor of the Mission Inn at the time, it was used for Easter sunrise services in addition to eventually donated to the city. Cars used to last able to drive to...

We tend to accept our local expanse for granted, don’t we? Anything inside an hour’s drive seems similar dwelling trouble solid to us as well as simply doesn’t popular upwards on our go radar. People don’t teach to Riverside, California from Los Angeles unless they take away maintain a argue to. Same amongst me…in practiced traffic, it’s less than an hour’s drive. Heck, I’ve worked inwards downtown Riverside off as well as on for the final x years periodically.   I know what’s there…don’t I? I don’t demand to teach at that topographic point on a opor-garai …do I? Watch the Video! Apparently, I don’t know equally much equally I thought. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 recent weekend inwards the metropolis had us begging to come upwards dorsum for more. Originally, this was supposed to live a trip to Scottsdale. The peg for the trip was to consider the Mavericks…one of our favorite bands…who take away maintain latterly reunited amongst vocalizer Raul Malo.  ...

Taking a intermission from Denver , I larn the hotel to shuttle me over to nearby Littleton where I tin give notice selection upward an accessible rental van from Wheelers. No problems getting at that spot on fourth dimension or getting the van out. It’s a Chevy Venture amongst a powered ramp on the side too a Q-Strain necktie downwards system. Watch the Video! The van is a picayune worn some the edges…it has over 80,000 miles on the odometer, the hood does non similar to remain closed, you lot receive got to heave your weight against the automatic sliding door to larn it to shut, too the “Check Engine Light” came on earlier nosotros had to plough it dorsum in. It’s also expensive. At $230 for 2 days, amongst a 400 mile confine (plus close $50 inwards gas), it’s close 3 times equally much for a decent rental car. Still, it didn’t intermission downwards too got us where nosotros needed to go, amongst Tim inwards his chair the entire time. I receive got the van dorsu...