The Weather
July 19, 2005
For the most part, the weather on our trip has been good. San Francisco was warm during the day and cool, but comfortable, at night. The climate in the Bay area is very consistent all year round. As we traveled up the Pacific coast, this pattern of warm days and cool, comfortable evenings continued. In Seattle we had some rain last Saturday, and it was a little chilly on Saturday morning out in Puget Sound, but Saturday evening and Sunday were sunny and warm. Yesterday, as we explored Mount St. Helens, it was a little warmer yet with highs in the 80s.
However, today was something else. We spent the day heading south on I-5, and it continued to get warmer as the day progressed. We reached Medford, Oregon by about 2PM and stopped for lunch. The temperature was 104 degrees. A few hours later when we arrived at our hotel in Redding, California, the thermometer read 109 degrees. Wow!
We traveled through some scenic mountains in Oregon, and saw Mount Shasta, another volcanic mountain, in Northern California. Just north of Redding is Lake Shasta, which appears to be a beautiful setting.
Harry Potter update: Betsy and Michael have finished the book, while Katie (who waited to start reading until Betsy was finished because they were using the same book) should have completed it by tomorrow.
We arrive at Yosemite tomorrow. I'm not sure if we'll have Internet access while there (the hotel web site doesn't list it as being available), so this may be the last post until we get home.
Addendum: Just finishing this up while poolside. The hotel we are at tonight has a wireless network that reaches out to the pool. The temperature has now dropped to the 90s :-)
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A selection of photos from our trip can be viewed at Flickr. You might like to watch them as a slideshow. Send us an email by clicking HERE.
For the most part, the weather on our trip has been good. San Francisco was warm during the day and cool, but comfortable, at night. The climate in the Bay area is very consistent all year round. As we traveled up the Pacific coast, this pattern of warm days and cool, comfortable evenings continued. In Seattle we had some rain last Saturday, and it was a little chilly on Saturday morning out in Puget Sound, but Saturday evening and Sunday were sunny and warm. Yesterday, as we explored Mount St. Helens, it was a little warmer yet with highs in the 80s.
However, today was something else. We spent the day heading south on I-5, and it continued to get warmer as the day progressed. We reached Medford, Oregon by about 2PM and stopped for lunch. The temperature was 104 degrees. A few hours later when we arrived at our hotel in Redding, California, the thermometer read 109 degrees. Wow!
We traveled through some scenic mountains in Oregon, and saw Mount Shasta, another volcanic mountain, in Northern California. Just north of Redding is Lake Shasta, which appears to be a beautiful setting.
Harry Potter update: Betsy and Michael have finished the book, while Katie (who waited to start reading until Betsy was finished because they were using the same book) should have completed it by tomorrow.
We arrive at Yosemite tomorrow. I'm not sure if we'll have Internet access while there (the hotel web site doesn't list it as being available), so this may be the last post until we get home.
Addendum: Just finishing this up while poolside. The hotel we are at tonight has a wireless network that reaches out to the pool. The temperature has now dropped to the 90s :-)
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A selection of photos from our trip can be viewed at Flickr. You might like to watch them as a slideshow. Send us an email by clicking HERE.
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