The Wandering Walshes: Wandering

We attempted to take our first trip out of the camping season this weekend. John Boy was able to come with us and we were all packed and ready to go! Then SNOW happened. We tried to get over I80 and were turned around just past Truckee, CA. Even if we had chains and the proper equipment, the weather was rainy and thundering at the Lake of the Springs Campground we were headed too. We turned around and decided to stay a little closer to home to go fishing. We headed down to Davis Creek and spent the better part of the day Hiking and Fishing. It turned out to be a great day!

Here’s how the events played out, as we were posting them to Facebook.

Enjoy the journey and check out Davis Creek if you get a chance! Great hikes and a beautiful area!

The Walsh's are OFF!!

First camping trip of the season and of course we must go over I80 in sketchy weather!

Once we get over the hill we'll be ok though.

FOILED by Mother Nature! We weren't able to get over the top due to snow. Not worth the risk. Maybe next time!

Due to the weather over Interstate 80, the Walsh's were forced to wander closer to home today. We took a fun half-day trip down to Davis Creek Regional Park for some fishing and hiking and a picnic lunch. Despite having a chilly wind blowing and the fish weren't biting it was a fun day! The pond was cute and there were tons of birds and geese to keep us company. After lunch, we went for a nice hike on the Nature and Discovery trails. The hiking trails were well marked and easy to follow, but would have even been better had we had the guide. There is so much to do at this park, it would take a whole week to see it all!
We may have to suck it up and come down here for some dry camping so we can do more. We were glad to be able to use plan B and get out and enjoy nature despite last night’s snow storm.