It's hard to believe that Monday we were in Washington, it's even harder to believe that we were in Napa Valley two days ago. We now find ourselves in Argyle, TX, just north of Fort Worth in eastern Texas. The last two days we've moved like bats out of hell. Monday we left Portland to go to Crater Lake.
Crater Lake is, from my understanding, where an old volcano caved in and is now filled with melted snow. It's amazing how blue the water is, I don't know if I've ever seen water so pure. I attempted to capture the lake in picture form, but this is an impossible task. I don't care how good the picture is, there is no way to help someone understand how vast it is until they stand on it's banks and gaze into the blue themselves. We camped just shy of the California border. The next day we headed west to Crescent City, California and south along Hwy 101. In this drive we passed through but a small section of the Redwood forest.
We continued on to drive California 1. I've heard many times from many people that everyone in their life needs to drive this road. I wouldn't recommend it. It was nice but not worth the detour we were forced to take. We finally arrived at Napa Valley. Our expectations were a little different than reality. A minimum of 10 dollars was required for a tasting at the vineyards. We ended up just buying some local wines from a small store we found:a Pinot Noir, a Merlot and a Mourvèdre. I want to go back someday with more money and sample a number of different wines from the valley. That night we slept in the valley. The next day was started by touring San Fransisco for an hour or so then we headed south. I attest to this, never in my life will I again travel to south eastern california. America's butt crack? It was 101 degrees as we drove through the vast nothingness. We would travel for 40 miles and not see any sign of civilization. But in 1 day we traveled from Napa Valley to a small town south of the Grand Canyon.
Since Washington we had been waking up at 5 30 to get a good start on the day, but south of the Grand Canyon we woke up at 3 45. Because we were up so early, pulling in at 4 45, we entered the park free and drove to the edge to watch the sun rise in the canyon. Beautiful. We left the park at 7 o'clock and arrived last night in Argyle at 1 o'clock in the morning. So in two days we drove from Napa Valley (just north of San Fransisco) to Fort Worth Texas, half the country. We're staying with a friend here for the next few days, then it's on to Jackson, Mississippi to stay with another friend, then Anniston, Alabama to stay with my grandparents for a night or so, then home to the QC.
Crater Lake is, from my understanding, where an old volcano caved in and is now filled with melted snow. It's amazing how blue the water is, I don't know if I've ever seen water so pure. I attempted to capture the lake in picture form, but this is an impossible task. I don't care how good the picture is, there is no way to help someone understand how vast it is until they stand on it's banks and gaze into the blue themselves. We camped just shy of the California border. The next day we headed west to Crescent City, California and south along Hwy 101. In this drive we passed through but a small section of the Redwood forest. 
We continued on to drive California 1. I've heard many times from many people that everyone in their life needs to drive this road. I wouldn't recommend it. It was nice but not worth the detour we were forced to take. We finally arrived at Napa Valley. Our expectations were a little different than reality. A minimum of 10 dollars was required for a tasting at the vineyards. We ended up just buying some local wines from a small store we found:a Pinot Noir, a Merlot and a Mourvèdre. I want to go back someday with more money and sample a number of different wines from the valley. That night we slept in the valley. The next day was started by touring San Fransisco for an hour or so then we headed south. I attest to this, never in my life will I again travel to south eastern california. America's butt crack? It was 101 degrees as we drove through the vast nothingness. We would travel for 40 miles and not see any sign of civilization. But in 1 day we traveled from Napa Valley to a small town south of the Grand Canyon. 
Since Washington we had been waking up at 5 30 to get a good start on the day, but south of the Grand Canyon we woke up at 3 45. Because we were up so early, pulling in at 4 45, we entered the park free and drove to the edge to watch the sun rise in the canyon. Beautiful. We left the park at 7 o'clock and arrived last night in Argyle at 1 o'clock in the morning. So in two days we drove from Napa Valley (just north of San Fransisco) to Fort Worth Texas, half the country. We're staying with a friend here for the next few days, then it's on to Jackson, Mississippi to stay with another friend, then Anniston, Alabama to stay with my grandparents for a night or so, then home to the QC.
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Hey Drew. It looks like y'all are having the time of your life. I wish I could be with y'all. You should give me some pointers when I take my own road trip one day. Much love bro.
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