5-30-2025
H: 87ºF L: 62ºF
Thousand Trails Yosemite Lakes, Groveland, California
We explored Groveland, CA today. We had driven through this cute town on our way into Yosemite Valley and I knew it had to be on our list of things to see.
We started exploring by stopping in the Rivian charging station which had a lounge area with bathrooms, free coffee, and snacks and swag for purchase. Daniel had fun checking out the Rivian SUV on display. I was happy to talk to a Rivian owner and found out that Rivian vehicles have a ‘dog mode’ just like Teslas which keeps the air conditioning on when you leave your pets in the car.
Next we went in Mountain Sage Coffee which is in an old house turned part coffee shop, part art gallery, part thrift store, and part plant nursery. It was super cool! We thought we would explore the town and go back for coffee and pictures later but they closed before we got back so I didn’t get any pictures of this awesome place.
We walked around downtown on their hodgepodge sidewalks and went in some stores. Both Daniel and I like to use bar soap so Daniel was excited to find a good smelling French soap for a decent price at one of the stores.
We stopped at the Iron Door Saloon which claims to be California’s oldest saloon. The building dates to the 1850s and was turned into a saloon in 1896. There are stray bullet holes and dollar bills tacked to the ceiling. They allow patrons to use a tack and a quarter to try to get a dollar to stick to the ceiling. We loved the sign “Romance and Homemade Meals Go Together.”
5-31-2025
H: 87°F L: 68°F
Thousand Trails Yosemite Lakes, Groveland, California
It’s a Saturday so we are staying home to avoid the crowds in the Yosemite area.
We learned of a new app designed to help you save money and be more environmentally friendly. It’s called Immurio and it has a ton of small habits like taking a 5 minute shower or using a reusable water bottle. Since we live in a camper, we already take “military style” showers where we turn the water off while we soap up. We do it for two reasons: 1) our shower is so small that it’s not practical to keep the water running and 2) we really need to conserve water when we boondock. Daniel calculated that together we use about 6 gallons of water to shower each day. It’s a habit so ingrained now that we feel guilty letting the water run when we bathe in a regular shower.
Stats
Expenses:
- Tesla Cybertruck fuel: $0
- Tesla Model X fuel: $0
- Campsite: $0
- Camping memberships: $10.93
- Food: $14.42
Tesla Cybertruck miles driven: 0 (0 kWh)
Tesla Model X miles driven: 41.3 (12 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 0
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