We left Grass Valley at 7:30am. We headed down Hwy. 20 toward Marysville. Cathy’s dad told us about a shortcut through rice fields that took us just short of Oroville. A real time-saver even with having to stop for a train.
At Chico, we headed northeast toward the foothills and then made our way to Lassen National Park. Here are some pictures we took while going through Lassen:
East side of Lassen…
West side of Lassen…
We stopped for lunch in Aden. Here’s Tom soaking up some sun waiting for his burger.
We then headed northwest and went through Lava Bed National Monument. Unless you are a rock hound or a spelunker, it’s not all that exciting. Lots of black rock and sagebrush.
We took Stateline Road toward Ashland. It was a beautiful ride; through farms fields and then up in the hills where it was winding and smooth. It afforded us great views of Mt. Shasta.
There were lots of barns which always makes Cathy happy. We’ll only post one of several barn shots taken today…
We rolled in to Ashland at about 6:30pm. A long day in the saddle. It is supposed to rain for the next three days so our itinerary may change. Stay tuned!
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Nice pictures and I liked the barn picture. (I guess I had to say that for Kathy’s benefit!) FYI, the Lava Bed Lands were over the major North American volcanic hot spot several million years ago. There is a trail of basalt heading east northeast all the way to Yellowstone Nat’l Park.
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