9-13-2024
H: 69ºF L: 53ºF
Klamath’s Camper Corral, Klamath, California
We drove on the Redwood National Park Coastal Drive. We stopped at the High Bluff Overlook and it was very foggy. Daniel really likes the wild ornamental grass in this area of the state.
Just a little ways down the road the fog receded and allowed for nice views and blue skies.
We walked down to the Radar Station B-71 which is two cement block buildings used during WWII to monitor for enemy boats and aircraft. The buildings were disguised to look like a working farm. The dormers and windows were fakes – you could see the roofing through the dormer windows. The buildings contained radar equipment, a generator, and two 50-caliber anti-aircraft machine guns. The radar station was manned by soldiers and civilians.
We found so many pretty views.
We hiked a coastal trail and saw a lot of banana slugs. Yay! Further down the road we saw sea lions sunning themselves on the beach.
We went back to the camper to get some dinner to eat on the road. We took a section of the old US-101, the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, which goes through more of the Redwood National Park. We saw elk and stopped at The Big Tree which was indeed quite large.
9-14-2024
H: 65°F L: 54°F
Klamath’s Camper Corral, Klamath, California
We attended a ranger hike to learn more about the redwoods. Coastal Redwoods are the tallest trees and the second longest lived trees in the world. They are bug and disease free. They get 40% of their moisture from fog. Their cones are the size of an olive. 3% of the trees start from seeds, 97% start as clones (reiterated) from the burl of a tree. Redwoods are still logged. Only 5% of the original old growth redwood forests exist now compared to before large scale logging. Jedidiah Smith Redwoods State Park has the most carbon sequestration in the world.
Next we took Howland Hill Rd which was an old stagecoach road. We were told by the park ranger that some of the stumps by the road have notches that the men would stand on when sawing the trees so they weren’t cutting at the thickest part of the tree.
9-15-2024
H: 63ºF L: 55ºF
Klamath’s Camper Corral, Klamath, California
We are going to boondock tomorrow and then stay at a campground that doesn’t have sewer hookup. So we spent today at the campground making extra food and moving some things into the truck since the camper is still 300 lbs overweight.
9-16-2024
H: 67ºF L: 52ºF
Boondocking, State Route 1, Fort Bragg, California
Daniel washed the camper this morning. It looks great! It’s a travel day and we’re not exactly sure where we will be staying the night but we are definitely boondocking.
We stopped on the way south to take the boys for a walk. There are very few trails which allow dogs. We walked on Cal Barrel Rd through a beautiful redwood grove. We found a hollowed out tree which had a large enough area inside that you could stand up and walk around.
We took State Route 1 and found a spot on the ocean to camp for the night. We had a beautiful view and were lucky enough to catch the sunset. The spot was quiet with only one other camper.
9-17-2024
H: 60ºF L: 49ºF
Thousand Trails Russian River, Cloverdale, California
We woke up next to the sea. It was so pretty and we’re glad we were able to boondock.
We found a free Rivian charger and dropped the Cybertruck off to get some charge. We drove to a picturesque area to drink our coffee.
We drove to the Laguna Point Beach and found amazing sand polished stones. I spent a lot of time there finding all kinds of treasures.
We also went to the Glass Beach in Fort Bragg. In 1906-1943, residents used the seaside area as a garbage dump. The sea broke and smoothed out the glass and there was enough of it that the beach became a tourist attraction.
The squirrels living on the cliff near Glass Beach were obviously being fed because they were not afraid of us at all.
We drove through another Redwood State Park on CA-128 and then through Mendocino County wine country. We are going inland where it is warmer and drier.
9-18-2024
H: 73°F L: 53°F
Thousand Trails Russian River, Cloverdale, California
After and eventful day yesterday, we decided to have a relaxing day at the camper today. We walked down to Russian River and I, of course, found more rocks including a big, bright red rock which I think is red jasper.
We decided to explore downtown Cloverdale, CA which is a really cute town with lots of art scattered throughout.
9-19-2024
H: 82°F L: 54°F
Thousand Trails Russian River, Cloverdale, California
Daniel decided we needed another relaxation day. He worked on the title and registration of the Cybertruck while I did a couple loads of laundry and watched YouTube videos on rock hounding and slicing.
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Stats
Expenses:
- Tesla Cybertruck fuel: $42.14
- Tesla Model X fuel: $0
- Campsite: $94.74
- Camping memberships: $26.11
- Food: $9.38
Tesla Cybertruck miles driven: 280 (206 kWh)
Tesla Model X miles driven: 431.2 (116.8 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 3
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Once again your views are stunning! And I learned a new word…boondocking.
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Thank you! We are going to try doing some more boondocking now that we have the Cybertruck. We can plug the camper into the truck for all our energy needs.
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