We couldn't get every reservation we wanted but we've got
what we think will be a good route, avoiding the mountains and possible
snow. For today, it's an easy trip,
almost reversing the way we came to Lake of the Springs
the first time.
We head down to CA Route20 and go west. This gets us into the city of Marysville,
but whereas on the way up we visited Maryville's
twin city of Yuba City, now there
is no need to do this. So we get onto US70
which turns into a freeway as soon as it leaves town. The promised rain hasn't materialized, for
which we're grateful.
We take US70 to the village
of Nicholaus, where we find Lake
Minden RV Resort with no problem, coming in from the opposite direction from
our fist visit. We'd been warned not to
go to Lake Minden
because of the mosquitoes, but never saw one during our first 3 day visit. We think this is because we found a spot in
the top section, which has the further advantage of being the only one with
full hookups (water, electric, sewer) and we're able to do that again.
In late afternoon I take a walk down to the lakeshore and
discover almost 200 Canada Geese, who I assume are in the middle of
migration. A few are on the lake but the
majority are standing on the beach as if unsure whether the water is warm or
not. In any case, I decide this needs to
be shared with Vicky, walk back to the RV and get her.
We marvel at the geese and Vicky suggests we should check
out the rest of the resort. This
involves walking down a long lane beside the lake, past California Live Oaks,
some grape vines and - you guessed it - loads of mosquitoes! Now
we know what everyone's warning was about!
So again at Vicky's suggestion we retrace our steps after about 100
yards, jump in the car (with windows up!) and tour the resort in that way.
We discover lots of other great RV sites on the other side
of the lake, but when we return to this place, which we're sure we will as it's
beautiful and also convenient for Sacramento,
we'll definitely stay in the upper section to avoid being eaten alive.
A long drive tomorrow, so we retire early.
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