Today we took a short drive down US 97 to I-5 and to the Mt. Shasta KOA. I don't think I've ever been to a KOA, even though you see them all over the place as you drive the highways and byways of America. (When we took an RV trip when I was a kid, in Grandpa Gino's RV, to Yosemite, we may have stayed at a KOA, but I can't remember where we stayed. I only remember the trouble with the brakes, and being freaked out, and staying in the RV while dad tried to walk back to a ranger station for help.)
But here we are at a KOA. And it's pretty cool. They have a (ice cold) swimming pool, and a neat playground for the kids, and they are showing a movie on a big screen behind the office where there is shuffleboard, horseshoes, and a big bbq pit.
The kids were very excited when we crossed into California. We had the "kid van" today with all four kids in our RV for most of the drive. This is the Toner kids' first time in California. You can see the excitement (or perhaps sheer terror) on their faces.
We stopped at a vista point on the highway to get our first real glimpse of Mt. Shasta. It's only 248 feet smaller than Mt. Rainier and quite amazing to see. When Mt. Mazama erupted (the god of the underworld was unhappy that the chief's daughter from the local tribe was unwilling to be his bride and move into the mountain with him, so he blew his top) they say the benevolent god in Mt. Shasta went to battle with the god of the underworld and won, thereby collapsing the mountain and turning it into Crater Lake.
So there's Mt. Shasta. Charlie dug it.
Now we have a quaint little spot at the KOA. Side-by-side RVs make for a nice "chill zone" in between.
And Charlie shows off what kind of chill zone we are talking about.
That's it for now. Hopefully another peaceful night's sleep, a late arousal and breakfast, then we'll be off to Mt. Lassen.
Goodnight from the Golden State.
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