MERCED NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 2.
Day 150 – When we initially got to this campground we paid for four nights, but we have decided to stay a little longer. This morning we extended this stay by one night. We’re not through bird watching at these excellent wildlife refuges yet.
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Day 149 – Low 40’s this morning and sunny. We left the campground before 11 a.m. to begin today’s bird watching adventure. First we went into Los Banos to Subway and picked up sandwiches for lunch. Then we drove to the second unit of San Luis NWR, the Bear Creek Unit. We did not go to this unit on Monday when we last visited this refuge.
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Day 148 – Upper 30’s this morning when we got up, and sunny. The morning sun was perfect for Rob to take some pictures, and the birds were out in force. Every morning the girls sit on the dashboard enthralled by all the activity here.
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Day 147 – It was sunny and in the mid-30’s this morning when we got up. The campground was very quiet last night. The birds were chirping away and some Tule Elk were grazing on the grass in front of the RV, not very far away. Rob went out to take some pictures.
Continue readingTRAVEL DAY
From: Hidden View Army Corps of Engineers Campground at Henley Lake Recreation Area, Raymond, CA.
To: Basalt Campground at San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area, Gustine, CA – Merced & San Luis National Wildlife Refuges.
Day 146 – Today’s the big day, Luca fans. Mark & Mark pick up their puppy today. Hopefully we’ll get a picture for the blog, hint hint, Mark! Meanwhile, the girls were taken without complaint to a new campground. This morning Java & Gracie were playing a game of “Who Is The CopyCat”?
ANOTHER RAINY DAY.
Day 145 – It continued to rain some last night and at least half of today, and it only reached 49 degrees. We caught up with some paperwork – finances and more tax stuff – and made a large batch of Shrimp Enchiladas in Green Chile Sauce, enough to last for days. When the rain had stopped, Rob used the screws he bought at the hardware store yesterday to finish repairing the RV steps. Then he took down the screened tent because we’re leaving tomorrow morning.
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Day 144 – It rained much of the day today and with the storm came colder temperatures and some wind. The high today was only 56 degrees. We drove into Fresno and ran a bunch of errands: grocery store, hardware store, drug store, propane for the small RV tanks, Target to get the things we couldn’t get at Whole Foods, and of course, Jersey Mike’s for our reward. And that’s about it for the day, yawn.
ALMOST THE WEEKEND.
Day 143 – It looks like there will definitely be more people arriving as the weekend nears. But evidently there’s a storm coming, beginning this evening, with a couple of days of rain. The high today was in the low 70’s with it clouding up more as the day went on. They can really use the rain here!
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Day 142 – This morning it was cool, not cold, and hazy again. We relaxed in the morning, sat out in the tent with our books, and didn’t do much at all, but Rob took a picture of a lizard.
TRAVEL DAY
From: John L. Whitehead, Jr. Campground at Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, Earlimart, CA – Pixley National Wildlife Refuge & Kern National Wildlife Refuge.
To:Hidden View Army Corps of Engineers Campground at Henley Lake Recreation Area, Raymond, CA.
Day 141 – Our new destination was north of Allensworth Park, above Fresno and Madera, and west of the Sierra Mountain range. We’d never been to this area before, but figured that if it was an Army Corps of Engineers campground, we couldn’t go wrong. This turned out to be true.
