12-22-2024
H: 67ºF L: 48ºF
Thousand Trails Soledad Canyon, Acton, California
It’s Daniel’s birthday! He decided he wanted to go exploring and hiking. Our first stop was Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park in Agua Dulce, CA. It contains such beautiful rock formations that the area has been used for movies like Blazing Saddles and The Lone Ranger Rides Again. This mountain range is 22,000 feet deep – it’s very large but most of it is underground. During our walk, we saw a tiny Juniper tree full of berries so, of course, we had to take a picture of Peter next to the tree.
Our next stop was Deukmejian Wilderness Park in Glendale, CA. The visitor center is a 1915 barn and it’s gorgeous. The park had a beautiful mosaic and a very large oak tree, the McFall Oak, which is now dedicated to the man who saved it from a fire.
12-23-2024
H: 69°F L: 51°F
Thousand Trails Soledad Canyon, Acton, California
We had a lazy morning and enjoyed the warm weather during the afternoon. MacKenzie sat with us at our campsite. It was nice to just relax.
We picked Daniel’s son, Alex, up from the airport at night.
12-24-2024
H: 65ºF L: 46ºF
Thousand Trails Soledad Canyon, Acton, California
We started the day with Coffee and Plants in Studio City, CA. It’s an all vegan coffee place with a cool vibe.
We walked around Studio City and explored some shops including Re_Grocery which is a sustainable store where you fill your own reusable containers with food, cleaning products, and personal products. I wish these stores were more popular.
12-25-2024
H: 57ºF L: 36ºF
Thousand Trails Soledad Canyon, Acton, California
Merry Christmas! We are just relaxing today and enjoying this nice sunny day. MacKenzie and Alex played pool at the campground with two guys from Canada.
We went to Malibu Beach in Pacific Palisades, CA. We looked for rocks and watched the sunset.
We had dinner at an Indian restaurant which was advertised as being vegan but wasn’t. I wish I had read the Google reviews before going there.
12-26-2024
H: 65ºF L: 45ºF
Thousand Trails Soledad Canyon, Acton, California
We went to the Japanese Garden in Los Angeles, CA. It was small but well done. The garden is next to a water treatment plant. My favorite part was the contemporary cement visitor center.
We tried going to the Griffith Observatory but the line of traffic was horrible. So we went for an early dinner at BeeWali’s Vegan AF. Such great food!
We dropped MacKenzie off at the airport. We will definitely miss cooking dinner with her and our thoughtful conversations.
12-27-2024
H: 64°F L: 44°F
Thousand Trails Soledad Canyon, Acton, California
We went to Venice Beach with Alex. There are definitely some unique characters on the boardwalk. It was fun!
We stopped at The Waterfront Venice on the boardwalk which had a cool outdoor area and had drinks.
12-28-2024
H: 68ºF L: 47ºF
Thousand Trails Soledad Canyon, Acton, California
We went for a morning hike with Alex on the Pacific Crest Trail before dropping him off at the airport.
After all the socializing, it was nice to just sit at our campsite and enjoy beautiful sunset.
Stats
Expenses:
- Tesla Cybertruck fuel: $0
- Tesla Model X fuel: $0
- Campsite: $0
- Camping memberships: $38.26
- Food: $578.06
Tesla Cybertruck miles driven: 184.9 (70.5 kWh)
Tesla Model X miles driven: 703.2 (118.5 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 2
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Love the photos and it looks like you had a wonderful holiday season. I miss Venice Beach so thanks for sharing your time there.
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It was fun walking the boardwalk and seeing people being uniquely themselves.
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