Grandma and Grandpa Gregg
Yreka, California (3/2 - 3/5/00)

For the first time on the trip, Kent and the family drove through the night from North Las Vegas, Nevada to  Yreka, California. We wanted to get to Karen's Mom's and Gregg's place without the delay. Naps through the night were sufficient. It may sound a bit silly to do such a thing, but the snow storms were coming through the night and there was one high mountain pass which we had to cross. Although we did drive through some snow (These pictures will be posted under our Death Valley Day.) the storm had begun in the region.

Even though Karen's parents now live in the town of Yreka, the family stayed at the big house on the farm. This allowed a bit more room for all. Grandma Gregg filled the pantry to enable us to have breakfast and lunch before going into town for the rest of the day.

On our first outing Grandma took us to the Siskiyou County Museum. The displays helped the children understand the history of Northern California. There are many Native American tribes who once occupied and are still settled in the county. The gold rush attracted many settlers. To understand just how fertile the land was with gold, we then went to the courthouse (The photo above is in front of the courthouse.) were there is one of the largest displays of gold in the country.

We took a nice walk through town passing by the historic buildings and saw Grandma's church. (More pictures of our walk can be seen on the Photo Album pages.)

The evenings were spent in town at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Grandma made us many delicious dinners. A movie was the evening entertainment for the children while Karen and Kent had a chance to visit.

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