We then drove to Columbia State Historic Park, a Gold Rush town that is like a living history museum, with shops, museums and cafes.
Violet was most excited about the deer on the outskirts of town, which was in the foothills.
Cora enjoyed dipping a candle to color it. Because of Covid, masks were required indoors, and indoor dining and the indoor museum were closed. But plenty of places were open to experience.
That morning, before packing up, I had the family listen to a recording of the story, so they knew what it was about.
As we continued driving, we went through other tiny old towns. Going around one bend, we saw this old car, fitting in with the old buildings and old barns.
It was a very hot day, pushing 100. When we saw a sign promising river access, we made a quick right turn and found a little parking lot for the Mokelumne River. This was apparently a popular drop-off spot for river rafting and tubing.
The water was very cold, but that didn't stop Cora and Stace from jumping in, in their clothes!
These are great memories we'll keep forever - just pulling over, and going for a swim.
After a bit more driving, we pulled into Sutter Creek, our home for the night at Hotel Sutter on the right.
Such a lovely big room! Very fancy. This was another historic hotel, and it had a lovely restaurant, which we went downstairs to enjoy.
We then continued north, stopping briefly in Angels Camp, the town where Stace got his MGB seven years ago. The town is known for being the setting of a Mark Twain short story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," and the main street takes full advantage of its literary fame. Here is one of the plaques celebrating the first "winner" of the jumping contest written about in the story.
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