Mini GTG: Plumas-Eureka State Park, Graeagle, CA

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Mini GTG: Plumas-Eureka State Park, Graeagle, CA

Postby monik7 » Fri Aug 21, 2015 4:16 pm

I just got back from a great mini GTG with Diana (mtngal) and her friend Mary from a group called Mother Lode Camping Women. They were gracious enough to invite me to join them at Plumas-Eureka SP which is in the northern Sierra Nevada north of I-80 and Lake Tahoe in California. I had never been in that area and it's spectacular. Last Monday we went on a hike to Grass Lake and it was quite a hike. I had both my dogs and some of the blocks of rock for steps were about 18" high which required lifting Krissi (16 1/2 yrs., deaf and almost blind) up and then myself. Mary is quite a woman for her age and has been hiking for quite a few years. It seemed like she just bounded her way up the mountain. The day after Mary left Diana and I took a drive around the Lakes Basin Recreation Area. It didn't disappoint.

Neighbors in the site next to mine
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Diana (left) and me on our drive
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Diana's friend Mary
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Grass Lake, the destination of our hike
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Scenes from our drive
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Sierra Buttes
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Further adventures of Amy, the RV kitty
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Re: Mini GTG: Plumas-Eureka State Park, Graeagle, CA

Postby Bethers » Fri Aug 21, 2015 6:51 pm

Great pictures and another awesome place I need to visit!

(And thanks for an awesome gtg picture to start the gtg picture thread.)
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Re: Mini GTG: Plumas-Eureka State Park, Graeagle, CA

Postby WickedLady » Fri Aug 21, 2015 7:30 pm

Nice! :)
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Re: Mini GTG: Plumas-Eureka State Park, Graeagle, CA

Postby avalen » Fri Aug 21, 2015 7:39 pm

:D looks like a great place to go, glad your still having a great time
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Re: Mini GTG: Plumas-Eureka State Park, Graeagle, CA

Postby snowball » Fri Aug 21, 2015 8:48 pm

really a beautiful area
I remember (sorta) a book that was depicted in the Sierra Nevada's in CA
think Donna Parker but not sure cause of that book I've always wanted to see those mountains
don't know if these are the mountains but sure look like I envisioned
good pictures how is Amy on the leash?
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Re: Mini GTG: Plumas-Eureka State Park, Graeagle, CA

Postby monik7 » Fri Aug 21, 2015 8:55 pm

snowball wrote:really a beautiful area
how is Amy on the leash?
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Amy does wonderfully on the leash Sheila. I tried her on it for the first time at the Oregon GTG and she took to it immediately. I can't believe how well she's settled into RVing with the dogs and me. She did not throw up once this trip and much of the drive was on curvy mountain roads. Yay Amy!!
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Re: Mini GTG: Plumas-Eureka State Park, Graeagle, CA

Postby longdog2 » Fri Aug 21, 2015 9:35 pm

Great GTG and photos of a fun time. I don't know Mary but Diana is always fun,
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Re: Mini GTG: Plumas-Eureka State Park, Graeagle, CA

Postby MandysMom » Sat Aug 22, 2015 2:26 am

Looks like a nice place and not too far from me. Have to check it out. So glad Amy took to being a RV kitty. How nice to add to her life this adventure.
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Re: Mini GTG: Plumas-Eureka State Park, Graeagle, CA

Postby IrishIroamed » Sat Aug 22, 2015 8:24 am

Nice mini-gtg! And Amy is doing great! Go Amy! Go Amy! Go Amy!
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Re: Mini GTG: Plumas-Eureka State Park, Graeagle, CA

Postby chalet05 » Sat Aug 22, 2015 9:56 am

Great spot to visit - have to add it to my long list! Company was pretty nice, too! Amy just figured she was missing out if she didn't adapt! :)
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Re: Mini GTG: Plumas-Eureka State Park, Graeagle, CA

Postby Liz » Sun Aug 23, 2015 1:58 am

So beautiful. I'm looking forward to some western hikes next year.
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Re: Mini GTG: Plumas-Eureka State Park, Graeagle, CA

Postby SoCalGalcas » Sun Aug 23, 2015 8:48 am

Great pictures Sandi, I still have not got Zipper on her leash! Amy is doing great. lyn
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Re: Mini GTG: Plumas-Eureka State Park, Graeagle, CA

Postby mtngal » Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:52 pm

Nice pics Sandi! Thanks for posting!
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