A LITTLE WEEKEND TRIP & CAMP
TO TAYLORSVILLE, CA
09-05-2020

Every year, Susan meets a bunch of her family and friends at an old historic house that's been handed down over the generations to her mother's close friend Kay.  The house usually fills up with guests and several families park their campers on the property for a weekend of catching up over a lot of great food and wine.

This year, amidst the smoke from the many wildfires that were burning up a large portion of northern California, I accompanied Susan on her annual trip and we had a great time.

The house was built in 1857 and it has so much character that only a house

of that age can have.  It's right on the main street of Taylorsville.

Just look at that beautiful wrap around porch.

We set up our little camper near the barn, alongside two big, 

fancy travel trailers.

We had a great time just relaxing on the big porch.

There was plenty of wine, beer and snacks to keep

everyone happy.

The next day, Susan and I took a walk through the little town and of course,

Dexter had to roll around in any bit of water he could find.

The temperatures were in the high 90°s during the day, which isn't that

bad, but the humidity was also very high and that, combined with

all of the smoke from the fires, made it somewhat uncomfortable in 

the middle of the day.

This is the old one room schoolhouse for Taylorsville.  When

peeking in the windows, you can still see some of the old

furniture and fixtures from yesteryear.

When you think of northern California, it's easy to imagine

wine vineyards and orchards, but this area has a lot of

ranching.  We saw lots of cattle and sheep grazing away in the

picturesque valleys of the area.

We had to cool off in the local swimming hole and although the views were

spectacular, the smoky haze gave the area a kind of surreal look.

I can't tell you how good it felt to sink into that cold water

after such hot, smoky days.  A wet Dexter in the foreground

lets you know he spent more time in the water than out of it.

Susan and Kay caught some rays and enjoyed catching up

with one another.

Back at the house, Dexter assumed his regular dog

duty on the front porch.

Sunday finally came and signified that the weekend was coming to a

close.  After one last nice breakfast on the porch, we packed up the 

camper and headed back home.

We had such a great time and it's so nice to meet the friends of someone

who's special to you and even better to realize her friends are as

wonderful as she is.