Rain, snow, hail....NOT in Arizona any more!
Drove from Sacramento to Willits, CA today. Was cool and windy in Sacramento. On our journey here we experienced rain and hail, in between lots of sun. There is a freeze warning for this area tonight, so have filled up the fresh water tank, drained and stored the water connections. We have seen where there has been lots of water here, as there were several instances of slides cleared from the highway. We understand 101 in northern Oregon has experienced mud slides as well.
It is what it is! We are warm, sitting in the motorhome watching these light rain storms ("light" as they are not yet like the northwest gushers we are expecting....).
While in Sacramento we explored McClellan Air Field as it was known in the early 40's. Lindy's dad worked there as a civil service employee along with many others repairing planes (mostly P-38's and P-39's) of the Pacific Theater. She had several papers from Dad--his orientation booklet from February 1943, along with rules and regulations regarding "Dim-Out" and other aspects of the housing development where they lived. The museum we visited was very glad to get these items as they are trying to piece together information regarding that time and the work of the civilians. We had fun driving around the old air base, locating many of the historic buildings. Lindy has more work to do, as she re-reads documents and works on making connections!
Two pictures from the commemorative plaques outside the original headquarters building:
A fun trip! Lindy's wish is that she could chat with her folks about what she found--and wait for their response. Maybe she will! But the stars won't be visible tonight with the cloud cover...
From a journey back in time, to our continued journey up the coast....until next time...Pictures will be posted later!
Paws and Friends
It is what it is! We are warm, sitting in the motorhome watching these light rain storms ("light" as they are not yet like the northwest gushers we are expecting....).
While in Sacramento we explored McClellan Air Field as it was known in the early 40's. Lindy's dad worked there as a civil service employee along with many others repairing planes (mostly P-38's and P-39's) of the Pacific Theater. She had several papers from Dad--his orientation booklet from February 1943, along with rules and regulations regarding "Dim-Out" and other aspects of the housing development where they lived. The museum we visited was very glad to get these items as they are trying to piece together information regarding that time and the work of the civilians. We had fun driving around the old air base, locating many of the historic buildings. Lindy has more work to do, as she re-reads documents and works on making connections!
Two pictures from the commemorative plaques outside the original headquarters building:
A fun trip! Lindy's wish is that she could chat with her folks about what she found--and wait for their response. Maybe she will! But the stars won't be visible tonight with the cloud cover...
From a journey back in time, to our continued journey up the coast....until next time...Pictures will be posted later!
Paws and Friends
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