Waking up in Manzanita Lake Campground in Lassen Volcanic National Park, we took a beautiful walk/hike around the pond with fantastic views of Lassen Peak, a snow covered dormant volcano! This was our first night of full dry camping, although there was fresh water and a dump station available. We did not have a good idea of how much battery we were using, so kept our loads to a minimum. Still quite plush by tent camping standards.
After our hike, it was time to pack up and hit the road. A long journey through country roads. There were a few views of the impressive Mt Shasta, a larger version of Lassen Peak. We passed through Modoc National Forest which has more trees than further south, and some fantastic views. The trip would have been more enjoyable except for the scarcity of gas stations. We finally pulled into the first town in Oregon that had below $7.00/gallon gas, with about 60 mile range left in the tank.
A short stop at an RV dealer in Klamath Falls netted us a new LiPo smart battery for the camper, so we now have a gage that tells us how much power we are using and how much we have left.
Our home for the next two nights is Collier Memorial State park. The campground is lovely with great amenities (clean toilets and showers that is). Our site backs up against the edge of the campground with great views of a meadow. Before dinner, we were able to sneak in about a 90 min bike ride down some USFS trails. Interesting that there is a lot of blown down trees as a result of a brush fire that went through here a few years ago.
Dinner was a chicken caesar salad. After dinner activities included reading together at the dinette.Read more
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