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Monday, December 11, 2000
Cottage Grove, Oregon to Red Bluff, California
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Red Bluff, California:
Latitude: 40° 14' 47" North
Longitude: 122° 13' 59" West
Altitude: 881 feet
From Seattle: 583 miles
Lodging: Friend / Family - Amy B.
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Today's Travel:
Country: United States
Regions: Oregon, California
Route: Car: I-5
Path:Cottage Grove, Oregon - Red Bluff, California
Linear:282 miles
Weather: Rain / Snow / Rain
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Trip Stats to Date:
Day: 1341
Linear Dist: 257147
Countries Visited: 73
Regions Visited: 274
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Hotels: 514
Friends / Family: 319
Camping: 130
Hostels: 261
Transit: 85
Other Lodging: 13
Beers: 4444
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Journal Entry:
After checking out of the hotel I panicked and went to buy tire chains - it was that cold and rainy, so I figured it had to be snowing in the mountains. By the time I left Cottage Grove it was already 10:30. The first couple hours were just wet and gray. I stopped for lunch in Grants Pass, and as I left it was starting to snow. The next hour the snow started and stopped, but nothing sticking on the road. Then suddenly there was snow on the road and I was slipping around. It was less than an inch, so I slowed down and put the car in four wheel drive and I was fine - if a bit stressed. After about a half an hour the road was clear again. Right around the California - Oregon border it really started to snow hard. It still wasn't sticking to the road, but for nearly an hour the visibility was very poor. I got to Red Bluff about an hour before my friend Amy was done with work, so I decided to go into town to buy ingredients for dinner. We made turkey fajitas and talked.

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