Sunday, July 29, 2007

JACKSON CASINO

Jackson Casino

About 2 1/2 hours from home, big casino, clean,food fair, feels like a vegas casino. Lots of people, all age groups. Lots of family's. Stop here mostly because its on the way to my favorite fishing areas, Caple Lake, Tahoe, Echo Lake. Place has really grown in last few years. The indians have used the money to build new homes, medical dental center, and rebuilt the infrastructure of the rancheria. Roads, drainage and other improvements. Place is always crowded, clean, pleasant
Easy access, well lighted. New food court added, mexican, italian, bbq, japanese.
Has late night grill, hot dogs, burgers, or breakfast. Pretty good place. Nearby Jackson fun place to shop, has the biggest and best used book store Ive ever seen.

Thursday, July 26, 2007

OPEN ROAD 11

Somebody suggested I review from my viewpoint the casinos in ca. Ive been to so here s the first and closest to home. Chicken ranch in Jamestown.

Small, basically a bingo parlor with some slot machines at one end. But great for watching people, all kinds, from bikers to seniors. The one thing most Indian casinos have in common is bad food. This place has a snack bar, grill, reminds me most of the old drive in movie snack bars. Cardboard and wax paper. The other thing common to almost all Indian casinos most of the patrons are over 50. Only about 200 slot machines in place. There are only 4 of the Game king, 4 card keno machines which are my favorite . If they are in use and don't look like one will be free
soon. I will some times drive over to the Black Oak in Toulumne. They have 11 of my machines
and some others I like. Food at Black Oak much better, this is a much larger casino and newer
more like a medium Reno or Vegas casino. What I like most about them is they are only about 2 hours from home and the people watching is facinating

Sunday, July 22, 2007

OPEN ROAD

WENT FOR A TRIP YESTERDAY, TRIED TO STAY OFF HIGHWAYS. LEFT TRACY DOWN GRANTLINE RD. INSTEAD OF GOING UP ONTO HWY 5 WENT ON CROSS COUNTRY. DOWN BY THE SAN JUAQUIN RIVER. TOOK KASSON RD ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH.
SAW AN INTERESTING THING, A LARGE FARM ALONG RD, FOR ABOUT A MILE BETWEEN FIELDS OR PASTURES THERE WAS AN OPEN SPACE IN WHICH OLD CARS, TRUCKS, FARM EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER OLD MACHINERY WERE LEFT. THERE WERE VEHICLES FROM THE 1920'S TO THE 80'S JUST LEFT THERE TO RUST. VERY INTERESTING. THEN CROSSED THE SAN JUAQUIN AND DROVE THROUGH THE LITTLE TOWN OF RIPON. CLEAN LITTLE TOWN. ANOTHER LITTLE TOWN UP THE ROAD I DROVE THROUGH WAS FARMINGTON EAST OF STOCKTON. TOWN CONSISTS OF ABOUT SIX BUILDINGS, MOST INTERESTING IS GENERAL STORE DRUGSTORE. BUILDING BUILT IN 1880'S APPEARS, INTERESTING THING IS WHOLE BUILDING LEANS TO ONE SIDE, IT HAS 4X4 POSTS ANCHORED TO GROUND TO KEEP IT FROM LEANING MORE. BUT IT IS STILL IN USE AS A STORE. WILL ADD MORE LATER