California Trip Day 2

We woke early on Day two of our trip. We wanted to get to Rough and Ready, California as early as week could. Grandma lives there and we wanted to visit. 

Going over the mountains that divide Nevada and California is always a treat. The two hour trip was amazing. I drove down Insterstate 80 to Colefax and then through Grass Valley and over to Rough and Ready. I always giggle at the name of the town, a little dirty in my opinion. A great place for a grandma to live. Rough and Ready was named after the Rough and Ready Mining Company in the mid 1800. The post office asked them to pick either Rough or Ready, but they refused and the name stuck.

After visiting with Grandma we decided to Grass Valley. Grass Valley was a very cool town with a bustling downtown area. There are multiple shops along the roadways. We stopped at a couple of clothing stops, a comic shop and a couple antique shops. I found a classic 3D picture viewer from the 1800’s. I fell in love with this and can’t wait to display it in my office.

Of course we can’t have a vacation without some mechanical issue with our cars, the Mazda3 threw a brake caliper bolt causing the whole assembly to grind into the rotor, severely damaging it. Luckily Grass Valley was large enough to accommodate multiple auto parts stores and the items were in stock, a couple hours later the car was back on the road.

We travelled down to our hotel in Roseville, where Lady Awesome’s family lives. The kids stayed with their cousins and the adults headed over to Thunder Mountain for some casino playtime. 

Lady Awesome and I had a dinner to ourselves, before heading back to the hotel with the kids.

Thank you for joining us on our adventure.