May 2 thru 6th 2008

Friday 2nd~~~~We left Salem this morning around 11:00 stopping in Springfield at Albertson's to have lunch with Sharon's daughter at the nearby taco place. After we said our goodbyes, we drove 130 miles to the Seven Feathers Casino. We really like this campground as it is so spacious and well landscaped and has a very large heated swimming pool that we enjoyed while we were there. Kent got $5 and a nice bag of beef jerky that they make and sell. Having a birthday is a lot of fun when we stop at so many casinos. Sunday 4th~~~~We drove to the Corning, Calif. where we boon docked in the parking lot of the "Rolling Hills Casino." We had dinner there and Kent got $5.00 for his May birthday and we both got $10 each for signing up as new members. We had some luck there when we played with their money. Monday 5th~~~~We drove to Visalia, Ca. to the Elk's Club and are spending two nights here. We are going to Sequoia National Park to get our National Park Passport book validated and see the beautiful trees.(pictures) The road is real hilly and curvy, its about 28 miles up to the elevation of 5000 ft. and to the largest trees. Along the way we saw a Brown Bear Cub along the side of the road.(picture) The Sequoia trees are more than 300 feet tall and the oldest General Sherman is over 3000 years old. The burned area on the base of the trees are caused by lighting fires that have happened over the last 3000 years. The bark on the Sequoia is fire proof and that is why they are still living and only burned partially on the inside. Its a nice National Park but Kent still thinks Yosemite is the most beautiful National Park we've seen.
The 6th of May is our wedding anniversary but we are gong to celebrate it in Bakersfield when we get there. We think Buck Owen's Crystal Palace will be a fun and interesting place to have dinner.