Road trip summary: April 2 - April 11

Despite bringing my laptop with me, I didn't write a single blog post during that time... so here's a quick summary of our activities during our 1800-mile road trip from Seattle down through Oregon to Northern California and back.

So here's a quick run-down of where we went when, including links to photos where appropriate:

Day 0: Depart Seattle mid-afternoon, sleep in Eugene, OR
Day 1: Sleep in, run and lunch in Eugene, drive to Mt. Shasta
Day 2: Climb Mt. Shasta
Day 3: Drive to California Coast, lunch in Arcata, CA, 16-mile run in Redwoods National Park, camp at Gold Bluffs in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park.
Day 4: Stop in Crescent City, CA for cheese factory, Lunch in Cave Junction, OR, X-C ski along Crater Lake, motel in Crescent, OR
Day 5: Climb Mt. Thielsen, drive to Bend, OR
Day 6: Run in Smith Rock State Park, X-C ski near Mt. Bachelor
Day 7 & 8: Attempt to climb South Sister volcano. Turn around at ~9000'.
Day 9: Drive from Bend to Portland, where we visit the Saturday Market, Powell's Bookstore, and the zoo, and then continue to Seattle.

This trip was quite different from what I had gotten used to while travelling in NZ: since we were driving a car, I brought cross-country skis, snowshoes, plastic mountaineering boots, leather hiking boots, lots of books, a laptop, and plenty of clothes. Kelly's Honda Civic was quite full!