Days #627-633 of Our Epic Trip

7-21-2025
H: 70ºF L: 56ºF
KM Resorts Old American RV Resort, Newport, Washington

We had a meeting with PCRM to discuss our upcoming guest speaker opportunity on their Mission Critical podcast. We are so excited!

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7-22-2015
H: 69°F L: 56°F
KM Resorts Old American RV Resort, Newport, Washington

It was nice to just relax at the campground today. Lately our schedule has felt jam packed with activity whether finding adventure or moving to a new location. Our campground is small and full of trees so we have enjoyed taking the boys for walks around the campground.

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7-23-2025
H: 83ºF L: 51ºF
KM Resorts Old American RV Resort, Newport, Washington

We worked on the upcoming PCRM presentation and took the boys for a walk by the Pend Oreille River. The river appears to have some islands and is slow flowing in this area so it’s really peaceful.

When we got to our current campground a few days ago, the gears on the jack slipped so Daniel jacked the camper up with wood blocks. Luckily, the Tesla Cybertruck has 12-inches of adjustable air suspension so it was easy to get the camper level on the blocks. We got the new jack yesterday and Daniel replaced the jack on the camper today. I am so grateful that he can fix just about anything.

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7-24-2025
H: 88ºF L: 51ºF
KM Resorts Old American RV Resort, Newport, Washington

We worked on our PCRM presentation most of the day. Trying to pair down the pictures and info we want to share has been challenging. Our campground is within walking distance to the little downtown area of Newport, WA so we walked to a variety store called Lucky Bee. I wasn’t sure what a variety store would contain but we found craft items, decor, food, discount clothing and shoes, and books.

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7-25-2025
H: 85ºF L: 55ºF
KM Resorts Old American RV Resort, Newport, Washington

We were on Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine’s Mission Critical video podcast today! It was a lot of fun but, even though we reduced the number of slides and talking points, we ran over our allotted time. At our short meeting with the other two presenters prior to the podcast, Dr. Barnard made it really clear that the show had to end at a certain time. Sorry Dr. Barnard!

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7-26-2025
H: 81°F L: 58°F
KM Resorts Old American RV Resort, Newport, Washington

We had an adventure day! We started with Timber Days in Priest River, ID. This logging competition offered multiple chainsaw events, a tug-o-war, and log burling. The small downtown in Priest River looked revitalized and was pretty cute.

Here is a short video of our favorite thing from this competition. It was a car engine turned into a chainsaw. Just the sound of it being revved up made me laugh. It was ridiculous, excessive, and perfectly American.

Here’s a quick video of some of the competitions we watched:

Next we drove to Coeur d’Alene, ID and met one of our Facebook followers, Warren. We had dinner at the vegan restaurant, Plant Gossip, and really enjoyed our meals which were filling but not heavy. Then Warren took us on a walking tour of the downtown area. What a great town! There were so many people out having dinner or enjoying the beach. It is definitely a happening place! Warren told us Coeur d’Alene is a resort town and popular with celebrities. He works at a natural grocery store and said celebrities like Taylor Lautner (famous from the Twilight movies) are regular shoppers. It was fun hanging out with and getting to know Warren.

We also stopped at the cutest Little Free Library made out of an old tree stump. Apparently, the tree had to be cut down so the homeowner decided to make use of the large stump.

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7-27-2025
H: 85ºF L: 49ºF
KM Resorts Old American RV Resort, Newport, Washington

After such an adventure filled day yesterday, we stayed home and relaxed today.

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Stats

Expenses:

• Tesla Cybertruck fuel: $0
• Tesla Model X fuel: $0
• Campsite: $76.79
• Camping memberships: $38.26
• Food: $322.37

Tesla Cybertruck miles driven: 0 (0 kWh)

Tesla Model X miles driven: 121.2 (31.7 kWh)

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

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