Trippin

So, since I no longer work for an airline we had to actually DRIVE this time to get to California for Christmas. I spent many, many hours stressing about driving through the Sierra's, seriously contemplating staying behind if that meant driving through the snow again. Last time our van sort of slid down a hill. Ken gained control, but I never forgot the moment of helplessness having no control over what was about to happen next.

A friend of Ken's happened to mention a week before we left, a route he took Thanksgiving weekend (the snow hit the Sierra's hard that weekend) going south through Las Vegas, heading west to Bakersfield, then North to San Francisco) We literally chose to take that path moments before hopping in the van at midnight, ready for a long trip. It adds 2 hours to an already long trip, but if that meant no snow, that made me very happy.

A view from the window:


Tasha getting to open up her birthday presents on the road, yep, traveling on her birthday:


So, no snow, but we hit some patches of FOG:


Oh, and look, that "highway" between Las Vegas and Bakersfield tends to be prone to flooding. Good thing we didn't know that before we left.


I still would have taken flooding any day over snow.


Ken getting a moment of rest while I drove...of course I got the flooding and fog part. Of course.



The kids were great, best car ride I've ever had with them. It helps that they're all close to 5 and above finally.