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Buzzcut1
Nomad II
Feb 24, 2014

Interesting trip to say the least

Ok so maybe its just not in the cards for me to have a "normal" road trip..

this was supposed to be a short mellow jaunt about two hours from the house

all my fishing gear stashed in the show of the dry bath



Heading out


Mandatory side trip to stock up on Bacon and Sausage



on the backroads of Californias central valley



at the Barn



getting the young filly ready to ride


just starting out


about 10 minutes later, Houston we have a problem



helmet did its job but Ruth has one sore butt

So we finally ended up at the lake after the side tip to the Doc just to make sure.



I hustled to get my gear together determined to get in even a few minutes of fly fishing with a bass popper



I hopped in the float tube and kicked across a finger of the lake to fish the reeds





The sunset out on the water was awesome



Although I didn't catch any fish I still whipped up a great dinner. Marinated Lamb Chops on brown rice served with a Kale salad with sliced pears, mango, apple, grapes, and cranberry's topped with a yogurt dressing



The next morning was crisp and clear



Jake enjoyed his breakfast while I had my coffee



Then we had our breakfast



you could see the snow capped Sierras from our site





The stacks of the decommissioned Rancho Seco nuclear power plant



heading out



Waiting on the train





having fun



SF Bay



Somewhere on the road after hitting big bump I lost all power to the lance, no running lights no brake or turn signals. so we stopped unhooked the tiedowns lifted the TC up on the jacks and I pulled a few feet forward. Yup the cord popped out of the socket, simple fix, plug it back in and reload.

I'm such a glutton for punishment, as is the wife that we are going back next weekend to do it again (without coming off and greaking a helmet)