So after all the fun exploration, we headed to CA for the main driving factors for this particular trip: seeing Kean in Downieville, and an early music workshop in San Francisco that I was signed up for.
Heading across Nevada, we admired the snow-covered peaks, and happened upon a small steam train, which naturally we needed to stop to admire as it came out of the tunnel.
In Downieville, we had a good visit with Kean. One major task was helping him buy a used RAV4 which is a much better vehicle in the snow than the very aged Camry. It's also easier to load stuff in for art fairs, camping trips, moving, etc... Chad deserves all the credit for the great deal of research that went into finding the right used car, and now we know that Carmax is easy to work with.
After Downieville, we headed to the Bay Area for the music workshop in SF. We actually stayed across the bridge in Sausalito, as one of Chad's friends has a boat there and generously let us stay there. The marina in Sausalito is quite scenic and the plethora of good restaurants was a delightful bonus.
I quite enjoyed my workshop (who doesn't like spending all weekend sight-reading Josquin??); Chad brought his folding bike and got some good rides in. At night we were rocked to sleep on the boat.
We took the most expedient route home, which meant partaking the usual roadside kitsch along old Route 66. No matter how many times we do this route, we always find more Wild West UFO stuff.
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