Nothing feels better than being on the road again.  We fire up YouTube and played Willie on repeat.  Everyone is excited. We woke up in Boron, CA.  Here's my campendium review of the campground.  It was $14 a night with Passport...

Sitting at the top of Nevada we had a decision to make: take Rt 80 to Reno where we could go through the Donner pass into California and then head south to hit Yosemite OR turn south in Reno and head...

Dropping Mom off at the airport was every bit the disaster I expected.  It was double trouble... full waterworks from both of them.  She's a pretty big deal to the kids and the same level of excitement when she arrives...