> We went out of state.. it was the first time for the
 > kids, and the first time
 > I'd been out of state since 1978!  We also went out of
Perhaps next year we'll go out of state. This year I had just two weeks of 
vacation, which I combined with a couple of extra days I'd already begged off 
of, from work, so we didn't want to go too far.
 > anyhow!!! :)  We also
 > stopped to walk around at the International Peace Arch
Neat!
 > Yeah, I know what you mean... I used to live in
 > Redding too!!  That's where I
You've lived a lot of places, like I have. We tried to find the people that 
we bought this house from - they moved to Redding from here - but they 
weren't listed in the phone book in Redding.
 > Yes, this is one place I've been planning to go this
 > year with my kids... they
Do it! It's one of the least used national parks in the system. Those that go 
there seem to congregate in three places: Lassen Peak trail, Bumpass Hell 
trail, and the Kings Creek Falls trail. Those are all worthwhile, but we did 
other things and were really pleased.
 > Have you ever seen the documentary that PBS has shown
 > about the Donner party?
No, but the movie that the museum showed was excellent.
 > Yes, they are.   Did you see Mono Lake?
We drove past it, and also past some of the dry-lake sites. Mono was a lot 
bigger than I envisioned! (Of course, so was Lake Tahoe!)
 > car.   I couldn't afford motel rooms or even
 > campsites, but we sure have some wonderful memories anyhow. :)
Campsites in California are ridiculous...$12 (plus!) for a state park with 
nothing to offer except pit toilets! There are still a few relatively free 
national forest and BLM campgrounds, tho.
 > we'll have more money to work with, and some good
 > camping equipment.  I'm
Watch garage sales and thrifty ads in the paper. Maybe you'll luck out and 
someone will have "traded up" from a tent to an RV, and wants to get rid of 
the camping equipment.
                                 -donna
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