Mount Shasta, California to Blue Ox RV Park in Albany, Oregon

We drove our coach 292 miles, about six hours of driving, from Mount Shasta City KOA Holiday in Mount Shasta, California to Blue Ox RV Park in Albany, Oregon.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:

Route map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Back through the narrow KOA driveway:

Back through the narrow KOA driveway

Entering I-5 North:

Entering I-5 North

Black Butte:

Black Butte

Barn:

Barn

Anderson Grade Summit Elevation 3067 Feet:

Anderson Grade Summit Elevation 3067

Klamath River bridge:

Klamath River bridge

Oregon Welcomes You:

Oregon Welcomes You

Siskiyou Mountain Summit Elevation 4310 Feet, Highest Elevation on I-5:

Siskiyou Mountain Summit Elevation 4310 Feet, Highest Elevation on I-5

Truck speed guidance:

Truck speed guidance

6% Downgrade:

6% Downgrade

Emigrant Lake looking mostly full:

Emigrant Lake looking mostly full

Oregon Welcome Center rest area:

Oregon Welcome Center rest area

More barns:

More barns

Table Rock:

Table Rock

Ouch:

Ouch

Exit 99:

Exit 99

Seven Feathers rest area:

Seven Feathers rest area

Paladin on the dash:

Paladin on the dash

Downhill:

Downhill

Willamette River:

Willamette River

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

Exit 233:

Exit 233

Arriving at Blue Ox RV Park:

Blue Ox RV Park

They recommended (in the reservation email) parking here to check in:

They recommended parking here to check in

Office:

Blue Ox RV Park

Campground map:

Map

Blue Ox RV Park

Blue Ox RV Park

It’s them again:

It's them again

Our site, #144:

Our site

Our site

Our site

Our site

Our site

A mostly long-term RV park, but decent short-term spots.

Lodi to Mount Shasta City KOA Holiday in Mount Shasta, California

We drove our coach 255 miles, about five hours of driving, from Flag City RV Resort in Lodi to Mount Shasta City KOA Holiday in Mount Shasta, California.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:

Route map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Entering I-5 North:

Entering I-5 North

Sacramento River:

Sacramento River

Rest area:

Rest area

Billboard for Granzella’s… truck & RV parking, eh? Interesting… I quickly investigated them for a lunch stop:

Billboard for Granzella's... truck & RV parking, eh? Interesting...

Swimming pools:

Swimming pools

Granzella’s parking looked compatible, so exit to Williams:

Exit to Williams

Williams arch:

Williams arch

The aforementioned truck & RV parking:

The aforementioned truck & RV parking

Parked:

Parked

Granzella’s Restaurant:

Granzella's

Granzella's

Granzella's

Granzella’s

Granzella’s

Granzella’s

Tasty:

Granzella’s

Later, a rest area:

Rest area

Mount Shasta in the distance:

Mount Shasta

Shasta Lake:

Shasta Lake

Bridge

Paladin asleep:

Paladin asleep

Mount Shasta:

Mount Shasta

Castle Crags:

Castle Crags

Mount Shasta:

Mount Shasta

Pointy peak:

Pointy peak

City of Mount Shasta:

City of Mount Shasta

City of Mount Shasta

Arriving at Mount Shasta City KOA Holiday:

Mount Shasta KOA

A narrow access road:

A narrow access road

Mount Shasta KOA

Campground map:

Campground map

Our site, #32:

Our site

Take note of the neighbor RV; we saw them again at our next stop, too:

Our site

Our site

Our site

Our site

A tight access road, but a perfectly fine place for a one-night stop. Though some train horn noise. Not a lot of options in this area; KOA is easy.

Orange to Flag City RV Resort in Lodi, California

We drove our coach 379 miles, about six hours of driving, from Orangeland RV Park in Orange to Flag City RV Resort in Lodi, California.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:

Route map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Following the coach to toad up by the office, as usual:

Following the coach to toad up by the office, as usual

Toaded up

Tight corner for a motorhome and toad totaling over 60 feet, but easier when we can take both lanes:

Tight corner for a 60-foot motorhome and toad, but easier when we can take both lanes

In the correct lane for CA-91 East:

In the correct lane for CA-91 East

Exit to CA-91:

Exit to CA-91

Exit to I-5 North:

Exit to I-5 North

I-5 North:

I-5 North

Downtown LA:

Downtown LA

California freeways doing their thing:

California freeways doing their thing

Traffic and hill:

Traffic and hill

Wildflowers:

Wildflowers

Rest area:

Rest area

Hills:

Hills

Exit to CA-269:

Exit to CA-269

An interesting toad:

An interesting toad

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

Spendy fuel:

Spendy fuel

Paladin keeping the seat warm:

Paladin keeping the seat warm

Hills:

Hills

Aquaduct:

Aquaduct

Closed rest area:

Closed rest area

Exit to CA-12:

Exit to CA-12

Arriving at Flag City RV Resort:

Arriving at Flag City RV Resort

Campground map:

Campground map

Our site, #E14:

Our site

Annoyingly for a one-night stay, we had to untoad, as the site was too short to remain connected. That might be my fault, though; they let you choose your site when booking, and I must not have measured it with Google Maps:

Our site

Our site

Our site

Our site

If we stay here again in the future, we’d choose a better site.

Baseball: Anaheim Angels vs Seattle Mariners

We attended a game of the Anaheim Angels vs our Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Orange, California.

Jenn’s game summary:

Opening day in Anaheim stumbled out of the gate, with the anthem singer mugging for time due to a botched flyover by vintage fighter planes. The crowd booed the outgoing president of baseball ops and remained agitated throughout the game. Fans seemed more into the party than the game itself. Bryan Woo was electric for the M’s, but our bats were quiet until the 10th when Cole Young tripled to score the ghost runner, and Josh Naylor hit Julio and Cole in. The Angels got one back with a sac fly in the bottom of the 10th, but too little too late. Overall, a subpar experience at a subpar park, but the Mariners won, so a net positive.

An interactive map of the ballpark:

Angel Stadium

Angel Stadium

Angel Stadium

Pressed penny:

Pressed penny

Looking for a pin for our board:

Looking for a pin for our board

Chicken burger and fries:

Chicken burger and fries

Batting practice:

Batting practice

Earthquake instructions:

Earthquake instructions

Waterfall:

Waterfall

Dessert waffles:

Dessert waffles

Mariners vs Angels:

Mariners vs Angels

Welcome to Opening Week:

Welcome to Opening Week

Players lining up:

Players lining up

Angels arriving:

Angels arriving

Big flag:

Big flag

Late flyover:

Late flyover

Play ball:

Baseball

Baseball

Baseball

Baseball

Baseball

Baseball

Baseball

Baseball

Baseball

Beachball:

Beachball

Baseball

Churro:

Churro

Baseball

Exploring the ballpark:

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Challenge:

Challenge

Pacman race:

Pacman race

Hat game:

Hat game

Hat game

Replay:

Replay

Challenge:

Challenge

Cheerleaders:

Cheerleaders

Baseball

Conference

Baseball

Baseball

Big hats:

Big hats

Disney Springs and Paseo

We went to Downtown Disney in California, and the Paseo restaurant, to celebrate our wedding anniversary.

An interactive map:

Downtown Disney

Downtown Disney

Downtown Disney

Paseo, a fancy Mexican-themed restaurant:

Paseo

Paseo

Paseo

Paseo

Paseo

Paseo

“QUESO FUNDIDO; gruyère fondue, roasted wild mushrooms, salsa macha, chorizo verde, shallots, charred masa bread”:

Paseo

“CARNE ASADA; goat cheese fondue, oven-roasted tomatoes, roasted shishito, fingerling potatoes g f 12 oz ny steak”:

Paseo

“SHORT RIBS; braised short ribs, oven-roasted tomato, charred avocado, pinto beans, blend of guajillo & ancho chiles, salsa verde, flour tortillas”:

Paseo

Paseo

“PAVLOVA; classic meringue, fresh orange pee purée, guava pâte de fruit, horchata foam” (a tasty variation on the Kiwi classic):

Paseo

Paseo

We stopped in the Star Wars Trading Post on the way out:

Star Wars Trading Post

Star Wars Trading Post

Star Wars Trading Post

Star Wars Trading Post

Star Wars Trading Post

Downtown Disney

Downtown Disney

Bonita to Orangeland RV Park in Orange, California

We drove our coach 104 miles, about two hours of driving, from Sweetwater Summit Regional Park in Bonita to Orangeland RV Park in Orange, California.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:

Route map

An interactive map, with a potential stop pinned:

Tight turn for a big coach:

Tight turn for a big coach

Big skeleton, narrow road:

Big skeleton, narrow road

CA-54 West:

CA-54 West

Exit to I-805 North:

Exit to I-805 North

Heading to LA:

Heading to LA

I like when they have helpful markings in each lane:

I like when they have helpful markings in each lane

Traffic:

Traffic

Traffic

A large chandelier in this car:

A large chandelier in this car

Rest area, but it was full; that’s okay, we didn’t really need to stop:

Rest area, but it was full

Exit to CA-57 North:

Exit to CA-57 North

Passing Angel Stadium:

Passing Angel Stadium

Exit:

Exit

Still working on this new garage:

Still working on this new garage

Arriving at Orangeland RV Park, our fifth stay here, the last just back in December:

Arriving at Orangeland RV Park

Arriving at Orangeland RV Park

Campground map:

Campground map

Untoaded:

Untoading

Our site, #29:

Our site

Our site

Our site

Our site

Our site

Always a nice place to stay when going to Disneyland… and in this case Angel Stadium.