Month: September 2014

On our last morning in Crater Lake we decided to give the lake one more try. It was still smoky but we could see a little more of the lake’s beauty. Unfortunately we were missing so much more. We vow to come back for a day during our time in Ashland–it’s just a 2 hour… Continue reading 16 September — Ashland, Oregon

We can’t wait to finally see the lake since we didn’t get to see it last year due to fog. It is supposed to take your breath away! The lake was formed from the collapse of Mount Mazama after a major eruption about 5700 B.C. It is the deepest lake in the US and it… Continue reading 13 September — Crater Lake NP

We wake up to another incredible morning red sun. The weather is lovely and we make coffee on our little Coleman stove on the picnic table. We took 2 short camping trips in July and August (Palomar Mountain and Idyllwild) and afterwards Howard said we wanted to get a one-burner stove to use outside of… Continue reading 12 September — Lava Beds NM to Crater Lake NP

It’s 3pm and we are enjoying a little snack under a big Juniper tree at Lava Beds National Monument. I think we got the best campsite (D27)–lots of shade and there is a nice breeze. This place is way the hell out in nowhere. In fact we were shocked to see anyone else here although… Continue reading 10 September — Lava Beds National Monument

I just got back from a short walk to Summit Lake. Our campsite has a view of the lake. When I took the dogs out for their morning “constitutional” I thought I heard geese but there were none to be found in the lake. We haven’t seen any water fowl–but we sure see and hear… Continue reading 9 September — Lassen Volcanic National Park

Our drive yesterday to Lassen was not bad at all. It was 3 1/2 hours to the entrance and then another half hour of slow switchbacks to the Summit Lake South campground. We arrived a day early and did not have a reservation for last night. We decided to stay at the same campground (site… Continue reading 7 September — Lassen Volcanic National Park

Here we are in Lassen NP. There’s a long story about how we got here a day early. The plans we made on 09/04 were not to be! Our kitchen sink has been leaking. We asked our RV storage place to fix it before we picked Diana up for this trip. When I arrived to… Continue reading 6 September — Lassen Volcanic National Park

Howard said Lucky was restless last night and so Howard did not sleep well but I did! We closed up Diana (that’s our rig’s name–Diana “Rigg”) and used the down comforter so Howard and I were cozy. The dogs, however, were not. I woke up about 5am and poor Toby was shivering. I hoped it… Continue reading 4 September — Sequoia National Park

Greetings from Sequoia National Park! We arrived at Lodgepole Campground about 5pm yesterday after driving about 6.5 hours. I had not realized that the campground was an hour-long, hairpin curve drive from the entrance. And to make it an even more hair-raising journey, we arrived here running on gas fumes. The drive up the mountain… Continue reading 3 September — Sequoia National Park