Baby Tour 2014: Day 2 (The Road to Reno)

After arriving at our hotel so late last night, we were exhausted and ready to sleep... Not Lily! She wanted to play. I can't blame the poor girl... After all, it had been 10 hours since we left our home.

We fed her, changed her, put her in her pajamas and let her play on the floor with her toys until she was sleepy again. There was room in the hallway near the bathroom for Lily's pack n' play, which made it easy to put her down with her monkey and glow worm. We all got a fairly good night's sleep and were pretty impressed with everything about the hotel. 

The continental breakfast wasn't anything special, but it worked well for us. Bagels with cream cheese, pastries, fresh fruit, juice and coffee. We didn't stay for long after showering and getting ready for the day. I re-stocked the diaper bag while Chris re-loaded the car. We were on the road to Crater Lake by 10:00am. 

Lily slept the whole way to the park. The scenery was beautiful - lush green forests, snow piled high along the dry roads, tons of deer and other wildlife. It was about 45 degrees when we arrived at Rim Villiage. We hiked up a short snow bluff with Lily in the Baby Bjorne to see the lake. It was beautiful. Bright, colbalt blue glacier waters surrounded by snow covered banks. We stayed long enough to snap some photos, then we headed to the gift shop for lunch. After some sandwiches for us, some apricots for Lily & a couple souvenirs from the gift shop, we were on our way once again. 

We planned to stop in Kalamath Falls, but Lily was sound asleep, so we pushed through the California border, where we immediately saw the biggest dust devil I've ever seen, followed by a tumbling tumble weed.  We drove until we reached Adin, since Lily was content playing in her car seat. The town was small, with a population of 276. The only place to stop was a little general store where the patrons gave us dirty looks for - what we can only assume is - wearing our Seahawks gear in Niners country. Ha ha. After a quick diaper change (on a changing mat, on top of the bags in the trunk of the car) and a re-up on cold beverages, we were back on the road. Of course, 15 miles down twisty, turny, worn-out roads, and our precious Lily was screaming. After singing "Lily had a little lamb" wayyyy too many times, we found a safe place to stop and pull over. I got into the backseat with her and she was perfectly happy once again. We made it all the way to Reno, just like this!

***Read my upcoming blog post for more on Reno and our stay at the Circus Circus***