California....."State of Jefferson"

     Finally in California, spent the night on the 11th at a KOA in Shasta City, CA in the shadow of Mount Shasta with it's still at this time snow peaks!  This would be one of our last cool nights in the motor home, heading south on this the last leg of our journey the temps will continue to get warmer and warmer as we near our home in Phoenix (which broke the old record of 112 yesterday with a new one of 117).  We arrived at Ghost Mt. Ranch RV park and campground on the 12th and will leave here on Sunday for our next stop in Sacramento, CA for a week.  Ghost Mt. Ranch is still in the tall pines of northern California so the temps at night still are cool but starting to reach the 80's during the day.  Pollack Pines where this park is located is a nice densely covered area of tall pines with the sun peaking through here and there.  Bev and I both have commented on the eerie feeling we get coming home at night on the 1 mile winding road leading to the camp, the road lined tightly with these tall trees and the bright lights on just gives you that feeling when not being used to these surroundings.  We have had great fun visiting cousin Suzanne Floyd and her family here at Pollack Pines, she has been a great host and we surely enjoyed meeting all her family and dinning with them.  We feel very blessed to have so many friends and family in so many parts of this beautiful country of ours to visit along the paths of all our journeys.  The many days and nights of just being with each other is great, but a day or two here and there friends and family is also very much enjoyed.
     If you keep up with the news you are aware of the proposals to divide California into multiple states, one plan has California being divided into 5 separate states.  The upper most part of California, norther California has really jumped in with both feet, you see the sign along the roadways and many buildings and businesses simply saying "the State of Jefferson".  If I were living here in northern California I too would be pushing for this, tax wise, water wish, regulation wise it would make life so much better for the folks up here to not be lumped with the liberal thinking of the south and middle of this state.  Yes, I for one hope something like this comes to fruition for the folks here that don't agree with the Hollywood elite or the loons running the Bay area!  In case you haven't seen or heard about it here are a couple of articles referencing this idea which I believe now has the signatures to make the ballot.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/20/california-state-division/5661143/

http://dailycaller.com/2014/07/15/plan-to-divide-california-into-six-states-will-be-up-for-vote-in-2016-election/

     Well we're looking forward to hooking up with up some more family in Sacramento, cousins Rich and Don Paper and families, always a good time hanging with these folks and oh so many laughs will be had and as always a lot of reminiscing too!
     Colorado River Adventures ( http://www.coloradoriveradventures.com/ ) we joined this here at Ghost Mt. Ranch and are planning some winter stays in a few of these places.  Check it out at the site listed above.