12-15-2024
H: 58ºF L: 36ºF
Thousand Trails Soledad Canyon, Acton, California
We took the boys for a short walk (Marcel is still on bed rest) and then relaxed at the camper. I did laundry and Daniel fixed our cell phone signal booster. Some campgrounds are in areas where we do not get Verizon service. The booster really works well to take us from 1-2 bars to 3-4 bars. We got a 24 foot extendable window washer pole at Home Depot.
12-16-2024
H: 68°F L: 40°F
Thousand Trails Soledad Canyon, Acton, California
We took Peter for a sunset walk. We also checked out the clubhouse and pool/hot tub. The pool is cold but the hot tub is warm. Unfortunately, the hot tub closes at dusk which is 5pm right now.
12-17-2024
H: 65ºF L: 44ºF
Thousand Trails Soledad Canyon, Acton, California
We explored Palmdale, CA and picked up some Amazon orders. We spent another evening with our new friends, Taylor, Charlotte, Jen and Cindy. We’ve had such a good time with them that we are already trying to plan meeting up with them after we leave our current campground.
12-18-2024
H: 81ºF L: 57ºF
Thousand Trails Soledad Canyon, Acton, California
We had a busy day today. First we met with Phil, Daniel’s friend since 1st grade, and his wife, Sylvia. We’ve went to The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. The gardens were beautiful! They had a Japanese garden, a Chinese garden, a rose garden, an Australian garden, plus many more.
We ate lunch at BeeWali’s Vegan AF in Los Angeles, CA. The owner went vegan for his health and then came up with vegan burgers and other great dishes for his wife. His pop-up turned into a brick-and-mortar restaurant. Daniel had the Royal burger and I had the Falafel burger. It was great food that even the non-vegans with us enjoyed.
We hung out at Phil and Sylvia’s house where the boys were able to run around in the backyard. Phil has a lot of plants he takes care of including some large jade plants which were blooming and lovely.
Next we walked to Christmas Tree Lane in Altadena, CA where deodar cedar trees line the street and are decorated with lights. This has been an annual tradition (except in 1943) for the past 104 years. A prominent local resident brought the deodar cedar seeds from Italy and the trees were planted in 1883 to line the drive to his property. Christmas Tree Lane is on the National Register of Historic Places and a California Historical Landmark.
We picked up MacKenzie, Daniel’s daughter, from the airport. After a long day, we were all happy to arrive at the campground to get some sleep.
12-19-2024
H: ºF L: ºF
Thousand Trails Soledad Canyon, Acton, California
We said goodbye to Jen and Cindy this morning. We are definitely hoping to meet up with everyone in the future.
We took MacKenzie to get some groceries at our new favorite store, Grocery Outlet. She got some pomegranate for us to try as we’ve never had fresh pomegranate.
12-20-2024
H: 70°F L: 48°F
Thousand Trails Soledad Canyon, Acton, California
We went hiking on a part of the Pacific Crest Trail. We had never heard of this trail but it runs 2638 miles from Mexico to Canada and goes through California, Oregon, and Washington. We hiked about 2 miles on the trail and got some pretty views. The trail was officially completed in 1993 in Soledad Canyon where we are currently camping.
We also hung out with Taylor and Charlotte at MacKenzie’s cottage. We had some great snacks including pineapple, pomegranate, and crunchy chickpeas.
12-21-2024
H: 68ºF L: 44ºF
Thousand Trails Soledad Canyon, Acton, California
We started the day by putting together a Christmas tree which required the lights to be soldered. It took 3 hours! But now we have a bright blinking tree to add some holiday cheer to our camper.
We played putt-putt at the campground with MacKenzie. It was a cement course and quite difficult as the ball rolled around for a long time. We ended up amending the rules so we could hit the ball while it was still moving.
We ended the night sitting around the campfire with our new friends, Taylor and Charlotte. They are so much fun and we really enjoy the time we spend with them. We are glad MacKenzie got to meet them.
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Stats
Expenses:
- Tesla Cybertruck fuel: $0
- Tesla Model X fuel: $0
- Campsite: $0
- Camping memberships: $38.26
- Food: $131.04
Tesla Cybertruck miles driven: 0 (0 kWh)
Tesla Model X miles driven: 227.8 (69 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 1
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