No problems in the mountains although lots of snow on the side of the road. Mostly miserable driving conditions in terms of rain and looks like more rain today and winds. Stayed in Redding last night so didn't have a really long drive. We saw there was a Hilton Garden Inn (We really liked the one in Palm Desert) so stayed there and it's been great. Our room had a nice view of the river and we had a great steak and jumbo shrimp dinner in their restaurant.
We have only about a 5 hour drive today as we've decided to stay at this fabulous Harris House Ranch in Coalinga. We had a superb meal including a huge plate of "prairie oysters" there about 20 years ago (we were in a 6 Motel then) and they had had a 6.5 earthquake a few months before. No casualties but the town was reduced to rubble. The night we were there they had the 5.7 aftershock. It was quite a shake; however, Richard slept through it. Should be fun staying there this time and their outdoor pool is heated to 78F so we'll definitely get a swim.
Palm Springs is 75 F and sunny today and we'll soon be there!
