Ashland, OR to Colusa, CA
Oh what a joy to wake up slow, read books and watch birds from our cozy home on wheels! Mitch downloaded a bird identification app for his phone, we were playing with it to try and name the birds chirping and flitting about the tree tops we nestled under the night before. Mitch saw a small woodpecker with a bright red head, found it on the app and pressed to hear the recorded bird’s call, within minutes of listening four more flew to near by trees! It was so cool, Mitch was calling them to us! (Well, calling them to the electronic female version of themselves) Around noon we headed back into Ashland to grab a bite to eat at Señor Sam’s, highly recommended by miss Serena Rovin, and, apparently, all of Ashland who rated it as having the BEST burritos in town. With maxed-out bellies we hit the road for California. Mt Shasta greeted us on the boarder with a splendid display, as always. We stopped to hike a look out trail with views of the misted Castle Crags. And eventually decided to call it a night parked outside Colusa Casino tucked along the Delevan National Wildlife Refuge. Same views as the state park next door, but this lot is free! And don’t worry, we won’t gamble away our savings, we are thrilled to pocket our usual $15 campsite fee 🙂
