Mac dau toi da di den mien bac California va Oregon thang 8-2020 cach day 2 thang nhung thang nay toi muon di lai nua vi co rat nhieu noi ma lan truoc toi khong ghe qua duoc. Creater lake cua Oregon va nhung vung nui lua o bac California ma toi chua ghe qua duoc.
10-15-2020 Northern California
Toi khoi hanh luc 10am. Toi ghe qua Los Angeles vi toi moi tim ra duoc dia chi cua nguoi ban My ma toi quen o Vietnam truoc 1975 va chinh nho nguoi ban My nay ma toi roi duoc Vietnam vao thang 4-1075. Do la su thay doi lon trong doi toi ma toi khong bao gio quen duoc nguoi ban nay va hom nay toi tim den de lam moi cach de tra on ong ta. Nguoi ban nay ten la Joe Myers
Toi nho lai ngay 26-4-1975 toi den van phong cua Joe Myers nam tren duong Hai Ba Trung Saigon vi nhieu lan truoc do Joe co noi voi
toi rang neu tinh trang chien tranh Viet Nam den hoi nguy kich thi lai van phong anh ta de anh ta lo cho toi di My. Toi quen Joe vi Joe o can nha gan nha cua toi o duong Tran Binh Trong, Saigon. Luc bay gio toi la sinh vien nam thu 4 tai Dai hoc Luat Khoa Saigon con Joe Myers la nguoi My nhung khong la quan nhan ma o Saigon lam travel agent co van phong tai duong Hai Ba Trung , phia sau lung Ha Nghi Vien.
Toi den van phong Joe Myers khoang 10 gioi sang ngay 27-4-1975 khi ma tinh hinh o Viet Nam rat canh thang, Ban me Thuoc mat ve tai cong san, ke tiep la Da Nang, Hue...
Khi toi buoc vao van phong Joe Myers thi anh ta noi lien "Hay ve nha lay do va tien bac do la neu co va chi mang theo 1 sach tay thoi, roi sang hom sau 1pm den van phong anh ta anh ta se dua toi di My". Toi bang hoan truoc tin voi va nay va cung ve nha lam theo loi Joe dan. Toi mang
het giay to chung chi, giay hoan dich, ban chanh cung ban dich ra tieng Anh vi luc bay gio toi co nap don xin du hoc tai Tan Tay Lan, New Zealand va da duoc chap nhan cho ngay di.
Sang 28-4--1975 toi lay xe Honda 2 banh chay toi nha nguoi Cau o duong Le Van Duyet, Gia Dinh, de gap nguoi anh thu 4 tai do de nguoi anh nay dua toi ra van phong Joe gan do. Toi chay xe Honda con anh toi di xe rieng theo gap tai van phong Joe. Den van phong Joe thi 30 phut sau Joe bao toi ra xe hoi dau truoc van phong anh de di ra phi truong. Trong xe toi thay co vai nguoi xa la khac ma toi khong biet mat.
Xe chay den toa Dai Su My tren duong Thong Nhat ngung lai cua sau do de Joe vao trong toa Dai Su co viec va khoang 30 phut Joe ra xe di cung den phi truong. Tai toa Dai Su luc nay cung co nhieu nguoi Viet co the den do de tim duong di ra khoi nuoc. Khi den phi
truong thi canh hoi hon loan vi co nhieu nguoi tim cach vao phi truong de ra nuoc ngoai. Co nhieu quan nhan My dung gat voi sung cam tay. Chung toi di cung Joe nen di vao de dang.
Vao den ben trong phi truong thi canh chen chut cho doi len may bay. Toi noi voi Joe la vi voi va qua toi khong tim ra dong dollar nao ca nen Joe moc trong vi ra cho toi 20 dollars. Roi Joe tro lai van phong con lai nhom chung toi khoang 6 nguoi trong do co vo chong Dai Ta Pham Van, bac si quan y cung la Dai Ta Hai Quan, cuc pho Tong Y Vien Cong Hoa va 2 dua con. Vo chuan tuong Thanh, cuc truong Tong y Vien Cong Hoa. Chuan Tuong Thanh khong di va de vo di truoc.
Chung toi cho de len may bay vao ban dem thi thinh linh Viet cong phao kich vao phi truong lam cac chuyen bay ngung lai den sang hom sau. Toi hom do toi ngu khong duoc vi phai an nap tranh dan phao kich.
tieng pho kich ngung. Truong toan chung toi la dai ta Pham Van ra y kien la ca 6 nguoi ve bo Tu Lenh Hai Quan o Ben Bach Dang de di tau Hai Quan ra khoi nuoc vi so My ngung khong van chuyen nua vi luc do tren Radio, Thu Tuong Vu Van Mau cung la thay day toi o Truong Luat ra lenh tren Radio rang My phai rut lui khoi Viet Nam trong vong 24 tieng dong ho. Dai Ta Pham Van co can nha trong Hai Quan cong Xuong canh Ben bach Dang nen vao ra ben Bach Dang de dang va ong cung biet co ham doi hai Quan HQ 5 cho san tai ben Bach Dang.
Dai Ta Pham Van nho ba Tuong Thanh goi ve chong de yeu cau Chuan Tuong Thanh goi xe cuu thuong chay hu coi vao phi truong de ruoc 6 nguoi da ra ben Bach Dang vi ben ngoai dang gioi nghiem 24/24.
Xe cuuu thuong den va tren duong ra ben Bach Dang xe cuu thuong ghe lai tu dinh cua Chuan Tuong Thanh trong Bo Tong Tham Muu duong Vo Tanh de gap
Chuan Tuong Thanh. Khi den noi, Ba chuan Tuong Thanh noi Ba se o lai di di voi chuan Tuong Thanh vi chuan Tuong co 1 truc thang rieng cho khi nao bien dong thi bay ra khoi nuoc. Ba Chuan Tuong Thanh co yeu cau Tuong Thanh cho toi cung o lai de di theo vo chong ba. Chuan Tuong Thanh suy nghi va de nghi toi nen theo Dai Ta Pham Van di ra tau Hai Quan de di vi gio phut cuoi se nhieu bien dong se di kho khan.
Toi va gia dinh Dai Ta Pham Van len xe cuu thuong chay thang ra ben ben Bach Dang de vao Hai Quan Cong Xuong, cu Xa Hai Quan noi nha Dai Ta. Den cong ben Bach Dang canh hon loan xay ra , nhieu phat sung chi thien ban lien hoi boi linh gat vi ca rat nhieu nguoi muon vuot hang rao vao de xuong tau. Ghe nha Dai Ta Pham Van khoang 30 phut roi chung toi ra ben Bach Dang de xuong tai HQ 5 dang dau tai ben. Truoc khi xuong tau, chung toi vao nha cua Pho de Doc Hai
Quan ma toi khong nho ten de cho xuong tau. Ben trong can nha nay, toi thay rat ngieu nguoi dung chat ca nha. Trong so nay toi thay co Bac Si Nguyen Luu Vien, pho Thu Tuong luc bay gio, cung dang cho xuong tau. Luc do toi rat phan van vi qua hon loan va co y dinh khong di. Nhung roi nguoi chen chut xuong tau HQ 5 va toi cung bo y dinh va theo doan nguoi. Toi thay co nguoi vi chen nhau nen roi xuong song.
Tau ra khoi ben Bach Dang khoang 8 gio toi, roi sau do den Con Son, Phi Luat Tan va sau cung la dao Guam. Tai dao Guam toi gap lai Joe Myers, anh ra ra khoi nuoc 2 ngay sau do 4-30-1975 bang cach leo ten noc dai su MY de duoc di tan va chinh anh ta suyt bi ket lai. Chinh vo chong Chuan Tuong Thanh sau nay nam 2020 toi moi biet la bi ket lai va bi di hoc tap.
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Hom nay tinh co toi tim duoc dia chi cua Joe Myers o Los Angeles va nhan chuyen di
nay toi muon tim lai Joe Myers de hau ta, tim cach tra on ong ta. Toi da co tim ong ong qua nhieu phuong tien nhung khong tim ra. Toi nghi vao nam 1976 khi toi con hoc tai Dai Hoc o Santa Barbarra, California toi co noi chuyen voi ong qua dien thoai va ong ta noi rang ong ta sap di qua Saudi Abrabia de lam cho hang dau tai do. Roi sau do toi mat lien lac luon cho den hom nay tinh co toi tim ra cuon nhat ky ma toi viet vao thang 4-1975 trong do co dia chi cua Joe Myers, toi mung lam vi toi co the gap duoc Joe, nhung da 45 nam khong biet Joe con o cho cu ngay xua o Los Angeles. Toi muon tim lai de tra on nguoi...nho nguoi ma toi co ngay hom nay.
Toi den con duong voi dia chi ngay xua toi con giu lai: 5945 Guthrie Ave, Los Angeles, Ca 90034. So dien thoai la 213-934.... 4 so sau cung bi moi an mat di.
Toi hoi hop tim den thi den dung dia diem nhung so nha 5945 la
so nho nhat tren con duong Guthrie khong con nua ma so nho nhat tren con duong hien gio la 5953 va cuoi duong la mot storage moi xay. Toi nghi la can nha cua Joe Myers chinh la cai storage nay duoc nguoi ta mua lai va xay thanh storage de cho thue vi nam tren mat duong chanh. Toi di hoi nhung cu dan tren con duong nay thi biet la ngay xua con duong nay la nhung can nha cu duoc dap ra de xay lai thanh nhung can 4 unit apartment nen nguoi o day hien tai la nhung nguoi di thue o ngan han khong biet gi ve hon 45 nam ve truoc...
.....toi buon va tiep tuc len xe di tiep cuoc hanh trinh cua minh...voi ky vong mot su tinh co nao do toi se tim ra Joe Myers va hy vong anh ta van con song, neu con song anh ta hien nay khoang 72 tuoi.
Tren duong di toi van mien man nghi ve nhung chuyen xay ra 45 nam ve truoc de roi hom nay hy vong gap lai an nhan ngay xua nhung tat ca deu thay
doi...roi toi tham nghi doi song that la vo thuong...
Tro lai chuyen di. Toi roi Los Angeles khoang 3pm va di thang den Lava Beds National Monument nam canh bien gioi Oregon. Toi phai ngu o Sacramento khong 8pmvi troi toi.
10-16-2020 Lava Beds National Monument, California
Lava Beds National Monument nam o phia Bac California gan Oregon thuoc va Nationa Park va anh huong boi Medicine Lake Volcano. Lava Beds co nhieu Lava Tubes ma trong so nay co 25 cai du khach duovc vao tham. Vung nay nam 1872 va 1873 co chien tranh goi la Modoc war ma nguoi Captain la Jack nen noi day dat ten la Captain Jack de tuong nho den ong.
Medicine Lake Volcano phun lua len tao thanh nhieu canh rat la o day. Lava tuve o day tai ra ti 2 trieu nam ve truoc. O day co nhieu Lava tubes nhat o bac My Chau.
Lava tubes tai thanh lava caves va co tat ca hon 20 caves o day nhung vo Covod-19 gan phan nua caves bi dong.
Toi den day khoang 1pm. tren duong di rat it xe chay va rat
vang ve nen cung hoi ngai. tuy nhien khi den noi Ranger noi la an toan nen thay yen tam. Rat it du khach den day. tay thay khoang 40 nguoi moi ngay, nhu vay nam 2020 khoang 14,400 du khach thay vi la 135,000 du khach den day nam 2017. So du khavh giam nhieu vi o day vao thang 7-2020 bi tran chay rung lon thieu rui 85,000 acres vtrong 3 tuan le moi bi dap tat.
Toi rat hung thu vi day la lan dau tien toi tham caves la dyuoc tai thanh boi phun xuat thach chay ra tu mieng nui lua 2 trieu nam truoc va chin phun xuat thach nay bao mon da de tre thang cave sau mot thoi gian lau dai, trong khi nhung caves khac tren the gioi cave duoc tao thanh boi samh ngam co nuoc chay qua va nuoc chay xoi mon linestone lau ngay thanh caves.
dac biet caves o day do phun xuat thach tao thanh nen khong co thach nhu cac caves khac va cung khong co nieu cua ma ra va vao chi mot cua nen ben trong toi den du khach vao
xem phai can den pines moi thay duong di va duong di day da rat nguy nhiey neu khong thay duong. Toi di hau het cac caves mo cua khoang 10 caves. Sau do toi ve Tubelake ngu.
10-17-2020 Creator Lake , Oregon
Sang nay toi tro lai Lava Beds de xem nghung cave con lai va xem Tube lake. O Tube Lake toi thay co nhieu nguoi san vit troi tren lake Tube nenthinh thoang co tieng sung no. Tu day toi di thanh den Creator Lake i Oregon va di mat khoang 2 hrs. 400,000 nam truoc nui lua o day phun lenra vach nui do xuong thanh Creator Lake rong lon chua khoang5 ty gallons nuoc va sau toi da 1,943 ft. Nuoc trong ho boc hoi roi tuyet va mua do xuong lam ho nuoc can bang. O giua creator lake la ngon nui lua nho nam trong long ngon nui lua lon goi la Wizard island co mieng rong 300ft va sau 90 ft.. Du khach chi duoc ra dao nay vao mua he bang thuyen.
Sai do toi lai xe quanh ho de xem canh quanh ho. Roi tu day toi
lay xe tro ve California. Tren duong di gan alke co nhieu rang cay la chuyen thanh mau vang rat dep. Toi lai den Black Chasm cave va ngu thanh pho gan do.
10-18-2020 Burney falls. California
Co mot du khach noi la Burney Falls rat dep va gan cho khach san nen toi di den do sang nay. That su Falls nay rat dep mac dau la state park va co nhieu du khavh den day hon la o Lava Beds. Nuoc tu tren cao chay xuong giong suoi phia duoi rat dep va xung quang falls la cay la chuyen thanh mau vang.
Toi di den Subway cave gan do. Subway cave thuoc Lassen national Forest. Subway cave nay giong nhu cave o Lava beds nhung lon hon va dac biet nua la co duong thong ra ben ngoai o cuoi cave.
Tinh co toi thay Lassen National Forest co ngon nui lua ten la Lassen nen toi vao de xem va di thamnh den Lassen Peak noi day co trail de leo len dinh nui lua. Toi bhau bao gio lei len n ui nua nen day la co hoi. Nui lua cai
10,500ft ma duoi chan la 8,000ft va trail khu hoi la 5miles nen toi khong ngai leo len nui lua do de thay mieng nui lua cung voi cac du khach khac rat dong. O nha moi toi toi di khoang 3miles nen toi khong ngau di them 2 mile nua va len do cao. Toi khoi hanh lu 2:30pm. tuy nhien loi di len rat doc nen leo rat met va nhat la o tren cao khong khi loang thieu Oxyzen nen kho tho rat met. Toi di len mat 3 tieng va voi vanh di xuong vi so troi toi thi rat nguy hiem vi lanh va it nguoi con lai, ma da thi go ghe va vuc sau. Toi di xuong chan nui khoang 6:30 thi troi bat dau toi. Day la lan dau tien toi lei nui dai va cao nhu vay nen met du khi xuong chan nui.
10-19-2020
Sang thuc day toi thay cho minh ngu gan Shasta lake nen den xem vi o day co cave Shaka. Dac biet cave nay la cave duy nhat o My di den cave bang thuyen va duoc tu nhan lam chu. Moi nguoi vao
cave la $30 va cane po lave Beds vao cua tu do. Thuyen se dua du khach tu bo ho den cave roi tu do xe bus se dua du khach den cave cach thuyen khoang 1mile. mac dau nu vay nhung du khach di rat dong , khoang 4 nguoi. Dac biet day la cave do nuoc ho tao thanh nen khong nhu cac cave do lave tao thanh nen rat dep vo co nhieu thavch nhu. Tren ho nay tu xa toi thay co Shasta Dam la dam lon thu 2 sau Hoover dam o Nevada va la dam lon nhat California di qua song Sacramento va nam tren Shasta lake lon nhat California. Dam nay duoc tao nen nam 1938 de cotrol nuoc, tao ra dien chi Bac California va flood control.
Tu day toi d9i den Sundial Bridge. Day la footbridge bat ngang qua Sacramento river. Cau nay dac bie la khong xay bang da, sat hay go ma bang figer glass nhu la noi tren song sacramento. Xay xong trong 11 nam ton 24 trieu do la, duoc xay bang glass va chi co mot steel beam duy nhat.
mac dau tu Oregon toi dinh di den Black Chasm cave nhung tren duong di thay nhieu chi den xem nhat la lassen volcano nen to den gio nay moi den day. Toi den day luc 10am vua luc ho mo tour dau tien veing cave nay. Day cung la private cave nen vao phai mat tien, moi nguoi la $18. Cave nay ngan co tour guide huong dan. Mac dau cave ngan nhung rat dep co nhieu thach nhu ma nhung noi khach khong co. Dac biet hon nua cave nay co 2 tang chong len nhau. can nay tao nen boi nuoc mua chay lau nam thnah cave. dac biec trong cave nay co da thach nu duoc goi la Helictite ma toi khong thay o bat cu cave toi di qua.
Sau do toi di den Mercer cavern . tren duong di toi thay tiwn Murphy la tiwn ban toan ruou nho rat lla. Tu day toi den Mercer Cavern nhung den noi moi biet la ho dong cua. Tu day toi di den Yosemite. Yosemite gioi han du khach nen du khach phai co reservation moi duoc di vao. Toi thi khong nen
ho cap giay di ngang qua park de di den Mammoth mountain. Tren duong di rat nhieu la vang rat dep.
Toi ngu o Mammoth lake
10-21-2020 Mammoth Mountain
Tu Mammoth lake den Mammoth mountain chi mat 10 phut. Toi di den noi du khach thuong den de di ski vao mua dong co nhung ski letf mang du khach len tren nui. Tinh co toi thay Volcanic Fault Line toi lien ghe qua de xem vi toi chua tung thay trong doi. fault nau 10 ft wide va 60 ft deep, dai .3 miles va lang nut xay ra cach day 160 nam vi cay moc tren lan nut nay duoc 160 tuoi. Xung quanh va duoi lang nut co nhieu tang da lon.
Sau do toi di den Hot Creek on Mammoth mountain. O California chi co noi day va o Lassen Vilcano la co hot spring. Khoi tu long dat boc len giong nhu o Yellow stone o Wyoming duoc tao ra boi nui lua cach day 700,000 nam. Co 14 nguoi chet vi bat can tai day tu 1968 nen ho rao hang rao rat can than.
den Long Valley Caldela la mot trong nhung noi ma nui lua tan pha lon nhat the gioi rong 11 mile dai 20 mile va sau 3,000 ft tao ra boi nui lua phun len cach day 760,000 nam. Noi la co hoi nui lua phun len rat nhieu sau Yellowstone. den xem nung vach da tao nen boi nui lua phai hike vao ben trong.
Tai sao o bac California co nhieu nui lua nhu vay?
California co 28 Volcanes va co 7 active volcanoes la Lassen volcano, Medecine Lake Volcano, Mount Shasta Volcano, Long Valley Volcanic region, Coso Volcanic Field, Clear lake Volcano field va Salton Buttes. 7 cai nay co the erupt bat cu luc nao.
Pacific Ring of Fire chay doc theo bien Thai Binh Duong dai 25,000 miles va 4 Volcanoes o Bac california nam tren Ring Of Fire nay. 81% tat ca tran dong dat tren the gioi nam tren Paific Ring of Fire va 88% nui lua erupt nam cung nam tren Pacific Ring of Fire.
Vi troi da trua nen toi tro ve Nam california. Tren duong ve toi ghe qua Convict lake. Noi day la vang that
dep. Tren lake co ngoeu nguoi cau ca. Tinh co toi thay 1 co thieu nu Viet Nam dang di lan trong dam cay la vang de chup hinh. Toi roi convict lake thi thay 1 dang ani rung di hoang trong Convict lake resort nen vao xem va chup duoc hinh voi nhung con nai rat danh di duoi may cay lang vang nua thu rat dep va toi nghi rang se khong co co hoi thu 2 trong doi.
Toi ve doi nha khoang 8pm cham dut chuyen di rat hay vi di den nhung noi ma toi chua tung den mac dau o California.
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