Road Trip - Day One

I take back everything I said about fearing a horrific driving experience with our kids!  They were awesome! No meltdowns, no crying, no fighting...and of course no napping, but hey, I'll gladly take that over the alternatives.  As we drove through the snowy southern Oregon wilderness, Lauren was especially amazed by the scenery. You'd hear a whispering "Wow!" and turn around to see her staring not at the DVD player, but out the window at the huge snow covered fir trees.

We blew right past our usual first stop of Yreka since the kids were doing so well, and pushed right on through to Redding where we stopped for a first.  The first trip to In-N-Out for the girls.  They weren't nearly as eager to gorge as their father was, but they did power down a grilled cheese and had a few fries.  They never get fast food, so it was still pretty exciting for them.

After Redding, it was another 4 hours to Windsor. I had forgotten how the last 20 miles or so on Highway 53 can be an absolute nightmare of a drive.  20 miles of hairpin switchbacks coupled with snow covered fog lines and a road still covered with cinders in the dark makes for one stressful drive. Kelsey curled into the fetal position for the majority of it, which was comforting. But we made it, and the Windsor resort is so nice!  I wish we could stay a little longer, but today we push on to Rancho Cucamonga. It looks like our good luck with travel weather is going to continue.  Day 1 is in the books!