NorCal Voyagers Club
Lassen National Park
8/9-11/02


Ray's Trip Report
WEEKEND TOUR OF THE LASSEN NATIONAL PARK, Mc ARTHUR/ BURNEY FALLS, RUSSEL SEATS FACTORY TOUR IN FALL RIVER MILLS CA, AND A BEAUTIFUL RETURN RIDE, DOWN THE FEATHER RIVER CANYON.
                STAY 1St NIGHT IN BURNEY CA, 2ND NIGHT IN SUSANVILLE, 3RD NIGHT AT HOME. SUGGESTED MOTELS FOR RESERVATIONS, BURNEY MOTEL PHONE 530-335-4500, OR THE CHARM MOTEL PHONE 530-335-2254. NIGHT #2 WILL BE IN SUSANVILLE, @ THE BEST WESTERN TRAIL SIDE INN, PHONE 530- 257- 4123. THEY ALL GIVE AAA DISCOUNTS.  MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, THIS IS THE TOURIST SEASON AND THEY FILL UP EVERY NIGHT

Check out Pashnit's motorcycle run at Lassen at tis website.

SHOULD ANYONE WISH TO GO ON THIS RIDE, HERE IS THE PROPOSED ROUTE, NAMES & PHONE NUMBERS FOR MOTELS ALONG THE ROUTE.

ON AUGUST 8 MEET AT THE BEST WESTERN MOTEL IN DUNNIGAN WHEN EVER YOU CAN GET THERE. I WILL SPEND THE NIGHT OF THE 8TH THERE, THOSE THAT LIVE CLOSE ENOUGH TO MAKE IT THERE BY 0700 CAN COME IN ON THE 9TH, I EXPECT TO LEAVE THERE NO LATER THAN 0730.

ON THE 9TH DEPART DUNNIGAN AT 0730 & HEAD NORTH ON I-5 UP TO WILLIAMS, THERE WE PICK UP HWY 20 EAST TO COLUSA, THERE WE PICK UP HWY 45 NORTH TO HWY 32, THERE WE TAKE HWY 32 EAST THROUGH CHICO, WE WILL STAY ON 32 UNTIL IT ENDS AT HWY'S 36 & 89, THERE WE TURN LEFT AND GO WEST UNTIL 36 & 89 SPLIT, THERE WE TAKE HWY 89 NORTH ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE LASSEN NATIONAL PARK AND ON NORTH TO HWY 299, THERE WE WILL TURN LEFT TO THE TOWN OF BURNEY CA, WHERE WE WILL SPEND THE NIGHT.

ON 8-10 DEPART BURNEY @0730 GO BACK TO HWY 89 AND TURN NORTH TO THE BURNEY FALLS MEMORIAL STATE PARK, WE EXPECT TO SPEND ABOUT ONE HOUR LOOKING THE PLACE OVER. FROM THERE WE GO SOUTH ON HWY 89 BACK TO HWY 299, THERE WE TURN LEFT (EAST) AND TAKE 299 OVER TO FALL RIVER MILLS TO TOUR THE RUSSLE SEAT FACTORY, EXPECT TO BE THERE ABOUT ONE HOUR. DEPART FALL RIVER ON 299 EAST TO ADIN CA; TAKE ON FUEL HERE OR ANYWHERE YOU FEEL YOU ARE GETTING LOW.
PICK UP HWY139 SOUTH TO SUSANVILLE, WE WILL SPEND THE NIGHT IN SUSANVILLE.

 ON 8-11 DEPART SUSANVILLE @ 0730, ON HWY 36 WEST TO THE JUNCTION OF 36 & 147, THERE WE TAKE 147 SOUTH TO THE JUNCTION OF 147 & 89, THERE WE TAKE 89 SOUTH TO THE BRANCH OF 89 & 70, THERE WE TAKE HWY 70 S/W ALONG THE FEATHER RIVER CANYON, WE WILL STAY ON HWY 70 UNTIL IT JOINS UP WITH HWY 99, THAN TAKE 99 ON SOUTH UNTIL IT JOINS UP WITH I-5, THERE WE WILL START SPLITTING UP AND GOING OUR OWN WAY.

MOTEL NAMES & NUMBERS, BEST WESTERN (DUNNIGAN) 1-530-724-3471.
VALUE LODGE ALSO DUNNIGAN, 1-530-724-3333.
BURNEY MOTOR LODGE 1-530-335-4500.
CHARM MOTEL BURNEY CA, 1-530-335-2254.
BEST WESTERN TRAIL SIDE INN, SUSANVILLE CA, 1-530-257-4123
HIGH COUNTRY INN, SUSANVILLE, CA. 1-530-257-3450.
HOPE TO SEE SOME OF YOU FOLKS OUT HERE ON THIS RIDE, IT'S GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL RIDE, AND SHOULD BE FAIRLY COOL WEATHER UP THERE IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.
ANYONE INTERESTED CAN CONTACT ME AT 559-227-3045 OR E-MAIL ME @
CWALLS64@AOL.COM. ALL LOWER CASE LETTERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UNCLE RAY