June 7, 2022 - Redding

 

Title: June 7, 2022 - Redding
Hike Info : Description :  Extra Photo's : : Flowers and Plants

Hike Info:

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Description:

Rest Stop Flower basket

Today we leave Salem. I am up before most of us-Lawrence being the exception once again. We have breakfast and then get everything packed. Evidently we will not make Fresno today as we leave Salem at 9:40. Sherri is driving. We need to stop close to 11 so that Sherri can take an online class at Kaiser. We stop at a Starbucks, close to Eugene where Sherri grabs a cup of coffee and a pastry. And then we wait and wait and wait.

After waiting about 20 minutes, we decided to go on. Sherri continues to drive. She gets a call and which explains the situation. It turns out that Kaiser forgot to send out an email with the link. We continue on for another hour when we spot a sign for the Canyonland rest stop. This is close to Seven Feather Casino, just south of Myrtle Creek. So we have lunch which Andrea made and use the facilities. Also Sherri is fascinated with the flowers hanging from the light poles.

We are heading to Medford for gas, but we have also talked about wanting to do some exploring on our travels along I-5. We had seen reference to some falls on the Rogue River close to a place called Gold Hill. And lo and behold, there is Gold Hill. So we turn off about 10 miles north of Medford. and head along the Rogue River. After a couple of miles, we see where the web site said to turn off and park.

There is a paved bike trail which we follow up the river for a short way before it ends. But there is a path which continues. We go up another couple hundred yards before we decide that the falls are not this way. Still it has been a good walk so far. Then we turn around, going beyond where we parked, There is a sign announcing we are at Ti'lomikh Falls. The walk is more impressive than the falls. It seems like these falls have a drop of two or three feet. Still it is a nice place to stop.

We take some back roads to Medford. This gives us a view of a mystery mountains. We still are not know what it's name is. The problem with going this way is that we seem to be approaching Costco through a maze of roads which are confusing our GPS’. But eventually we got there. It certainly feels good just giving the attendant our car and have them fill up the car.

One disadvantage of going down like we are is missing my cousin in Grants Pass and our friends in Roseburg. But we have been in communications with Bonnie and Dennis. They are returning from visiting one of their children, going up I-5. Looks like we can meet up just before Yreka at the Randolph Collier rest area. It certainly is good to visit with them. We talked for about half an hour before each of us needed to continue on our way.

We go only a short distance before stopping in Yreka at Carl’s Jr for a bite to each. After leaving, we made reservations at Travelodge in Redding. Evidently there is an event going on in Redding. We got the last room. We manage to come in around 7:30, tired and ready just to drop into bed.

Extra Photo's

Mystery Mountain

Rogue River

Rogue River close to falls

Gary

Sherri

 
Flowers and Plants