into Reno

On Tuesday we took a fairly short drive to the east to visit another National Park; this was to see Lassen Volcanic National Park just north of Chester CA.  For details see http://www.nps.gov/lavo/index.htm    This park has all the geothermal features that better known Yellowstone has, except for geysers (none here).  The last major eruption occurred here less than 100 years ago

 

During our return trip back to Redding, we had to stop to pick up some of the huge pinecones that are all over the area.  Paige will come up with some creative ways of using them for decorations.

 

We have a few days of free time before start working for Amazon next week.  We originally thought we might stop in Susanville for a few days, but changed our plans on Wednesday as the motorhome wasn’t running as smoothly as we like, so we continued into Reno.  There is a Freightliner shop there that provides service for big trucks and large RVs.  We had some maintenance issues addressed during this free time and got some laundry and shopping done also.

 

We will be parked in Reno for the duration of our work assignment at the Amazon warehouse about 30 miles down the freeway.  They will be paying our campground fees for the next 6 weeks (we only pay a flat rate for utilities).  Many of our neighbors are also working there; some (like our fellow NOMADS, Bill and Ogie) have started already and others are just now coming in.

 

Amazon has a few campgrounds to choose from when you work for them.  We chose the Grand Sierra Resort which is also a casino.  We walked to the main building today and saw the casino, movie theater (no first runs there!), stores, and multiple restaurants with a buffet, of course.  Not sure how much of everything we’ll use but it’s nice knowing that there are some activities here – maybe I’ll even learn how to use a slot machine sometime!  Last night we realized we must be near one of the main runways at the airport – we can’t quite see the passengers.  There aren’t flights after about 11 so we can get sleep.