The American Road Trip..............................

 Zipping down the highway, but really wanting to jump out 

and pick fruits and nuts.......the orchards 

of California are awesome, and a couple of weeks ago
 in early July they were at their peak.

Comfy in the rental car. GPS turned on, but I still 

enjoy the feel of the paper map unfolded in my lap. 

Sunglasses, reading glasses (map type is tiny), 

and small manageable camera at the ready.

Who knows what one will see on the road trip.

Leaving Lassen National Park overlooked by Mt. Lassen. 

We left California and were on the way to Portland, Oregon.

9 hours of majestic scenery along a fairly quiet highway.

Sun shining, very warm temperatures, thankful for a/c of course.

 Heading toward spectacular Mt. Shasta, California.

 Dancing beneath the mountains in McCloud, CA......what 

could be more lovely on a Summer evening. 

But more tarmac to cover - friends were waiting for us ahead.

 I want a mountain in my back garden!

Onward, miles of scenery such as this...........

 .......boring?  NEVER. Crossing the state line into Oregon the scenery still beautiful. 

Now and then something really different appears. 

If you can't stop to get close to a dragon, you can at 

least take a quick pic with that great little 

camera...........if you're fast and your driver 

Bob (or Tom, Dick or Harry!) slows down a wee bit! 

Mt. Hood in the distance. A billion pics snapped of 

that one, of course.

On we drove, passing many vintage cars from a motor show...........

 ........Mt. Hood following us - stunning.

 The American family on the road........recalling our 

trips (sans bikes) when the kids were young. 

We traveled every Summer by road, crisscrossing 

the country, trying to get that long list of 

states checked off. 

Yep, we've always been a traveling family and our 

road trips were many.

Always A FAVORITE THING........a fabulous road trip. 

The only way to really see America. 

Do you enjoy taking a trip by road? 

Do you have a favorite journey to share?

Linking to Claudia at Mockingbirdhill Cottage for Saturday's A Favorite Thing party. Come join us.