Thanks to Mike's leaving the lights on overnight for the second time this week, there was a bit of a delay heading out of San Fran. Before we did so, though, we stopped at Mama's Restaurant. As you can see below, you have to arrive early because a line forms outside - luckily for us, this picture was taken as we left. The menu is posted at the door and once there is room inside, they let you in the front door.
What I especially liked about this process was that you then went inside and ordered at the register, after which they sent you to an open table. In all, Mama's saves you that agonizing time at the table when you're so hungry yet you haven't even ordered yet.
Onto the food: Emily and I each ordered French Toast and shared the special omlette of the day - crab with avocado, tomatoes, and Havarti cheese. As you can imagine from the pictures, it was delicious. Not the deliciousness of the heavy JoJo's omlette, but a fine gourmet omlette. While Emily got regular FT, I ordered the Pan Dore - slices of baguette covered in sauteed apples and lemon butter syrup. Needless to say, I was incredibly satisfied with my sweet and savory options.
As an aside, one of my favorite features of San Francisco is the multitude of small parks, like this one below. Studies prove that parks not only provide recreational opportunities, but increase the vibrancy of cities.
And, on the edge of the park, you can see the steepness of SF once again.
Once on our way to our final destination, we started off driving through Napa Valley and it's many wineries and other farms.
Eventually, though we reached the Cascades (just another mountain range, right?).
We eventually caught sight of Mount Shasta, yet it took over an hour to finally reach the base of the mountain.
We stopped at the Living Memorial, which was a nice and pretty intense stop along the way. I particularly enjoyed the helicopter sculpture on top of the Memorial to All Who Served.
I noticed on the trip that there seems to be a greater appreciation of our armed forces out west, most likely due to the fact that enrollment rates are higher here, and the front lines are much closer to families and friends.
There were some great views of Shasta from here as well.
We drove on for another three hours until we arrived in Eugene. Unfortunately, since I was driving, I don't have any pictures from this segment of the drive (see Emily's post). But, after 4000+ miles, and 7 days of travel, we made it to the new abode around 7:00 P.M.
Dave, As you wing your way home, great job. What an experience and great descriptions for a lifetime.
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