One week from today we will begin our journey up the eastern sierras to Lassen Volcanic National Park and then back home again.
This begins our journey as we are spending the day packing supplies, making menus and building our shopping list.
βMay the road rise up to meet us, may the wind be always at our back, and may the sun shine warm upon our face and the rain fall soft upon our feet.β
Today we picked up the trailer we are renting for our trip!
Day 1: The first day of our adventure. We left the house @ 11am had to get some air for the trailer tires and then on the road we now are.
Max and Kaylee have found their spots. β€οΈπ€ͺπ
Our trailer and keep have arrived! Site 22 at Big Pine Campground βΊοΈ
Camping with Legos
Dinner #1 skillet steak cubes and foil green beans! Food camping always tastes great!
Our table ready and waiting to start dinner
The boys collecting fire π₯ wood for the camp fire! Later comes sβmores- Yum!
Day 2: Max and Kaylee got us up early (6:15am) but papa and mama worked hard to sleep a little longer.
Deer as we head out!
As always Max brings out the Legos!
Started breakfast on the fire - breakfast burritos and sausage.
Max being goofy as we pack up!
This is our view during breakfast - breathtaking
We arrived at South Lake Tahoe and headed to a brewery. We all needed a break! mama and papa needed a beer πΊ
Day 3: we just woke up at the Camp Shelly site!
Eric and Max having fun with signs!
Did a quick road trip to Emerald Bay. Famous bay in South Lake Tahoe
Max stands proudly by our custom camp sign (thanks papa!)
Eric standing next to the falls!
Max loves climbing the rocks
Tiff and Max sitting on the rocks next to the Eagle Falls- look that is the water in background that flows down the cliff
Another beautiful view during breakfast π³! Enjoying the soft breezes thru the trees.
Day 4: we all slept in and got a late start so didnβt get a lot of time to journal or enjoy the morning.
Left Camp Shelly around noon. All packed up and heading to Lassen Volcanic National Forest.
Grabbed a quick bit and drinks at local Saloon!
Our night sky before heading to bed. Good night Manzanita Lake Campground βΊοΈ
Enjoying our driver and the beautiful scenes around us!
Made a side stop in Virginia City.
Max working on his hot dog dinner
Max and papa on the street in town
Amazing peak in the distance with full snow. I need to GTS!
Cool old buildings
Look what we found...Max first car!
Day 5: woke up cold and the heater trying to go on while we were sleeping. Lol! Guess it was cold!
Max exploring the big tree stump - oh look thereβs Koa photo bombing the picture!
This is our view from campsite
The boys getting ready and staying warm.
The family as we finish the hike
The light shining thru letting us know we are at the end of the tunnel
Made a little (1hr drive) detour to go see Lion Slide Falls
Subway Caves - longest underground cave we have ever been in.
Max and Eric posing in front of falls
Day 6: we woke up at 7am so we could take a turn around Lassen National Park and see some of the hot pots. The camper was really cold and we had a hard time getting up but I quickly made some coffee - loaded dogs and Max in car and headed out!!
We found the town named after Max.
Max and Eric and dogs in front of the hot pots flowing from Mountains. Max doesnβt like the smell.
Our Jeep and all of the snow on the ground.
Made our second to last stop at Cache Creek Campgrounds.
Lookout rock above Bumpass Hell
King Creek was flowing
From the view above Bumpass which we could not go to because of the snow
Max and Kaylee
Sulfure pots at Lassen National Park
Max had fun in snow in June
Day 7: Had a nice night as we were not as cold at the new campground. Woke up made some grub and packed it up. Heading to our final destination- Paso Robles
Loved the sky so I had to grab a shot from Hwy 16
We arrived at the final site in Paso Robles around 5:45pm. We quickly set camp and went to town for some dinner.
Day 8: woke up late and enjoyed a late checkout. The boys went swimming at the pool. We skipped breakfast so we could just enjoy the morning and just pack up.
Left the site around 1pm