Days #591-593 of Our Epic Trip

6-15-2025
H: 74ºF L: 39ºF
Tahoe Valley Campground, South Lake Tahoe, California

Happy Father’s Day! There aren’t enough words to describe what a good and gentle leader Daniel is. He loves our boys and they love him.

We continued to enjoy the company of Forrest and Alex whom we met during Rolling Vegan Rendezvous. Forrest helped Daniel and I work out on his equipment. Then we took the boys for a walk in the woods. I made soy milk and whole wheat bread flavored with garlic powder and black pepper. So good!

We hung out after dinner with Alex and Forrest. We have a lot in common so it’s fun talking with them and learning all the little ways we are alike.

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6-16-2025
H: 81°F L: 54°F
Boondocking, Walmart, Susanville, California

We left Tahoe and headed north. It was an easy drive but we did have a mishap – the latch on our refrigerator broke so the door opened and there was a mess on the floor and a broken drawer. Luckily, I cleaned everything while Daniel fixed the drawer and used a wire clothes hanger to make a new latch for the refrigerator. He’s a real life MacGyver!

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6-17-2025
H: 79ºF L: 43ºF
Boondocking, Walmart, Klamath Falls, Oregon

We traveled north today. We stopped to charge at the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge in Tulelake, CA to charge the truck. It is a slow charger (25¢ per kWh) so we drove down the road with our other car to Lava Beds National Monument and climbed down in an ice cave: the Skull Cave. This cave is actually three lava tubes on top of each other and the bottom lava tube is deep enough to keep a pond frozen all year. Skull Cave got its name from the sheep and human skeletons found in the cave. It was really neat! If you go, definitely take a good, bright flashlight and a sweatshirt. Also, there are some pretty steep stairs which need to be taken to get down to the iced over pond.

We also enjoyed the lava fields in this park. The golden grass and yellow flowers in the fields were spectacular!

The drive into Oregon gave us beautiful views of Mt. Shasta as the sun was setting. Having grown up in Michigan where you don’t see anything like this, seeing these kinds of views just feels spiritual.

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Stats

Expenses:

• Tesla Cybertruck fuel: $5.80
• Tesla Model X fuel: $0
• Campsite: $0
• Camping memberships: $16.40
• Food: $0

Tesla Cybertruck miles driven: 325.2 (229 kWh)

Tesla Model X miles driven: 376.5 (89.9 kWh)

Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 0

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