Great American Road Trip, Day One

With our plans for a trip to England and Belgium ruined by covid-19, we switched gears and got on the road.

I've always wanted to go to California's Gold Country, and our friends invited us to join them in June Lake for a weekend. And then, Aunt Patty and Uncle Bill invited us to come see them, since we couldn't go to the UK.

We decided to combine all of the above and do a giant, 2,700-mile looping road trip, starting in Gold Country and ending in the Eastern Sierra.

Our first good stop (besides gas stations and fast food lunches) was in Jamestown, one of many cute mid-19th Century towns that sprung up in the era of "gold in them thar hills."

When the antiques store sign said coffee and Tillamook ice cream, we were sold! The girls actually had a lot of fun looking around this huge store, and Cora spent some of her spending money on an old cigarette box.

The green-trimmed Emporium is the antique store I mentioned above...

Jamestown

We then drove a few more miles to Sonora, our stop for the night. The town's entrance features this old train.

We stayed at the historic Gunn House Motel, which was built in 1850.

 I loved the old-fashioned details, like the window in the door, above, and the old doorknob and lock on the bathroom door.

We walked up to Sonora's main drag and found a place to eat; all indoor dining is banned because of Covid, so restaurants are making do with outdoor seating in parking lots and alleys.

The food was good, and we were fortunate the sun was going down because it had been a HOT day.

We took a walk after dinner - cute town!