July 18 - Drive to Mammoth Lakes

​The drive on Route 395 is a beautiful scenic drive on the east side of the Sierras. Mountains everywhere 

After a long drive, we arrived at Camp High Sierra where will park for 4 days. 

Next to arrive was Donna. She has such a cute red rig. 

Shan, Carl and Arlo pulled in next, along with Ilana, Eric, Orrie, and  Addie. 

The gangs all here. Time for dinner. We were in charge of the first night. So we made quesadillas and refried beans.  

Arlo wanted a fire so Carl rode his bike to the office to get a load. Look at this precarious situation.

But he made it and a fire was started and s’more making commenced!

July 17 - Hike at Scot’s Flat Lake and Drive to Mammoth Lakes

​Shan wanted to tire the dogs and Arlo out before the long drive to Mammoth Lakes so we went to Scott’s Flat Lake.

Saw a slug on our walk. We stopped to watch it crawl his way across the path. 

Then Shan, Carl and Arlo left a day earlier than us for Mammoth to split the trip. 

We got the RV all packed and ready to roll early in the morning. 

July 16 - More Arlo and Swimming

​Shan and Arlo came to the Rv so we could walk in the fairgrounds. The. She left for work. 

Arlo played at the RV for awhile till he looked like he was fading. So we took him home and he went down for a nap. 

Once the got up, he, Carl and Pap worked on building a castle out of magnitiles. Best toy. In our day it was Lincoln Logs. 

The weather has been hot xx in the 90s so Arlo and I went outside to play in the water. Perfect for a HOT summer day.

When Shan got home from work, we went to Memorial Pool. More water fun. Donna joined us, too.

Since we were off the Arlo clock, we decided to go out for a Thai dinner at A Taste of Thai, downtown Grass Valley.

July 15 - Donner Beach and Music

We met Shan and Arlo for a morning hike at Wolf Creek Trail. Arlo rode his bike partway and Lenny walked the whole way. Nice trail mostly in the shade.

 ​I had a few errands to run in the morning. Then we were off in another adventure. Shan and Arlo took us to Truckee’s Donner Private Beach and then to listen the band Broken Compass. This is a local bluegrass band that graduated from Nevada City. 

Shan has a co-worker, Betty, who owns a house at Donner Village. She invited us to their private beach.

Building a sandcastle 

Arlo buried his feet in the sand.

And now … the music of Broken Compass at Truckee’s Amphitheater.  Great music setting.

And while we are having fun with Shan, Arlo and Carl, Drew is off to China having fun. He had a presentation in Wuhan, then traveled to Shanghai. 

We will see he and Erin at the end of July. 

July 14 - All Day Arlo

​Shan had to work today so she brought Arlo to the campground. We get him all day by ourselves!

He played around the RV for awhile. 

Then we walked around the fairgrounds to begin to tire him out 😜. He carried his cars with him.

He wanted to go to the playground but when we got there, all the playground equipment was too hot to play on. 

So off we go home for a nap. 3 books and he was out. 

July 13 - Ribs and Swimming

​Today was cloudy but hot and muggy. Not quite what you think about California.

I went to Aquasize while the rest caught up on things around the house. 

After Arlo’s nap, Shan, Arlo and I met Cat, Nolan, and June at Pioneer pool. 

Look at those flippers and goggles!

We all had fun until it rained. Well, that’s what California people call it. We call it a sprinkle. 

Carl’s ribs for dinner were yummy. 

Drew is giving a presentation in Hong Kong China and then flying to Shanghai for a couple of days. He said the people were excited to have him and took him to dinner that had about 20 dishes. 

He sent me a picture of instructions on a urinal. Guess they don’t think people know how to use one  

Since we still had clouds, we had another stunning sunset. 

July 12 - Train ride and Smash Burgers

​Today’s adventure was to the Nevada City Narrow Gauge Railroad. In the 1800s there was lots of money in this city because of the gold mines so big homes were built and a railroad that drove the gold to be processed.  

This is an 1875 narrow gauge steam engine used to haul lumber and passengers.  It was also used in some Universal Studios’ movies. 

We took a short train ride through their meadow and had ice cream. Arlo loves to ride the train.

They also staged a short robbery shoot out during our ride. 

Arlo and Pappy were in jail for awhile.

Dinner was smash burgers and salad and then a few hands of Uno. 

Another beautiful sunset back at the RV