We purchased our Four-Wheel pop-up camper early in 2006, ready for a summer of camping. The cost of the camper was around $15,000, and when you divide the number of nights spent in our 8′ Grandby model, the price per night is steadily shrinking. Then we’ll figure in the price of our ’98 GMC 2500 pick-up.
Photos of our adventures are online. Check out the “Links” (upper-right corner).
154-55 – Juniper Lake Campground, Lassen Volcano National Park – 9/28-29/2011
14+ miles (mostly unpaved) from Chester, CA. Camped at Site #14 with Lynn Ledbetter and John Warden. Hiked first day to Crystal Lake (.5 miles from campground). Next day explored south shore of Juniper Lake and continued to Indian Lake for lunch. RT 7 miles. Final day hiked up to Mt. Harkness lookout (1,250 vertical elevation). Gorgeous hike and had fun visit with Lorenzo, the fire lookout. Drove home on Hwy. 36 toward Red Bluff and chose a “shortcut” on Paynes Creek (Lane Valley Road < A6 > Wildcate Road < Black Butte Rd. > Hwy 44) to Redding. Turned out to be a long-cut but beautiful country (particularly in the spring when the grasses are green). Ate in Redding and arrive home late.
Birds: belted kingfishers, common mergansers, red-breasted sapsuckers, black-backed woodpeckers, clark’s nutcracker, red-breasted nuthatch, mountain chickadees, juncos, white-crowned sparrows, grouse
152-53 – Hosmer Lake, Cascade Lakes, Bend, OR – 9/17-18/2011
Mallard Marsh campground, site #3. Access to water via trail across from camp host. All electric motors and paddles only. Fab. kayaking. Paddled to waterfall and all the way around the lake on two separate days. Our next-door neighbors was fishing there and caught (and released) 30 land-locked Atlantic Salmon in 4 hours.
Birds: 3 sandhill cranes, flickers, mountain chickadees, juncos, gray jays, stellar jays, creepers, yellow-rumped warblers, robin, raven, red-breasted nuthatches, red-tailed hawk, osprey.
Left Hosmer and drove along east shore of Elk Lake. Checked out Little Fawn Campground but a bit close to Hwy. 42 (?). Other than visiting the lodge for ice cream, we probably wouldn’t return. Continued to Sparks lake and drove several miles on dirt road to the boat launch. Stunning views of Mounts Bachelor, South Sister, and Broken Top. Paddled south to wonderful inlets. Campground near Sparks was unremarkable; dusty and close to the road.
Birds: bald eagle, osprey, American pipit, yellow-rumped warblers, gray jays, common mergansers.
151 – Lava Lake, Cascade Lakes, Bend, OR – 9/16/2011
Site #19. Southwest of Bend, good site for kayaking because near the boat launch, but in noisy in the a.m. due to power boats and bait fishermen. Departed at 10 a.m.
148-50 – Crags Campground, Lassen Volcano National Park – 9/6-8/2011
Site #2. Hiked from King’s Creek Picnic Area to Bumpass Hell (3.5 miles each way) with beautiful flowers. After hike, drove to Bumpass trailhead in the shadow of Mt. Lassen and plan to do this route another time. Next day, while driving to North Summit Lake campground trailhead, our odometer changed from 99,999 to 100,000. Hiked to Twin Lakes and swam in Upper Twin in a private cove. Rained on us on the hike out and glistened off the Pinemat Manzanita in the afternoon light. Final day hiked to King’s Creek Falls and had a wonderful visit with a dipper. Saw the video at the Manzanita Lake visitors center and weren’t impressed with the campground or the cabins.
146-47 – Willamette University, Cycle Weekend – 7/15-16/2011
Joined Tim and Jane Hartfield and Bob and Bev Reeves to participate in the Cycle Oregon Weekend. Rode 43 miles on Saturday but opted out on Sunday due to rain.
143-45 – Hyatt Lake – 7/6-8/2011
Nick camped solo in T10, and Sooney joined the next day. Sooney called Nick about receiving 3 phone messages from Jane Cook that turned out to be informing us of Julianne’s departure from Jordan (and from Peace Corps. We were joined by the Hunters and returned mid-day Friday to begin the saga of Julie’s return.
140-42 – Hyatt Lake – 6/20-22/2011
Nick camped solo in site T10 the first night and Sooney caught a ride up with Susan and John. We hiked a portion of the Brown Mountain trail off Hwy. 37 > road 3705. We rode around Hyatt both days.
Birds: western tanagers, mountain chickadees, white-breasted nuthatches, gray jays, stellar jays, western wood peewees, killdeers, spotted sandpipers, juncos, song sparrows, osprey, red-tailed hawk, cormorants, mallards.
138-39 – Cape Lookout State Park (near Tillamook, OR) – 5/31-6/1/2011
Part of Sooney birthday camping trip. Site #B30. Walked on expansive beach. Took the “north” trail to Cape Lookout trailhead. Walked a short distance on the the lookout trail and opted to sit and enjoy the southern view rather than walk on the muddy trail. Birds: lots of white-crowned sparrows, song sparrows.
137 – Umpqua Lighthouse State Park – 5/30/2011
Part of Sooney birthday camping trip. We were in site #57 overlooking Lake Marie. (A bit dark but quiet without the crowds).
Birds: osprey, stellar jays, black-capped chickadees, white-crowned sparrows, juncos, song sparrows, herd wrens.
134-36 – Senator Wash, Imperial Dam Nature Preserve – 12/3-5/2010
Camped right on the water along the north shore of Senator Wash. Kayaked extensively and had some marvelous birding experiences, including one 30-minute session with a Great Egret – produced wonderful video of that magnificent bird hunting.
133 – Organ Pipe National Monument, AZ – 12/2/2010
Changed campgrounds and overnighted at Visitor Center Campground. Nearly empty! Drove the 17-mile loop road through some majestic country.
132 – Organ Pipe National Monument, AZ – 12/1/2010
Camped in Alamo Canyon, 3 miles off main road and had quite a sky to enjoy.
130-31- Catalina State Park, Tucson, AZ – 11/26-27/2010
Walked the Sutherland trail and enjoyed clear weather (and cold nights!)
129 – Buckskin Mountain State Park, Colorado River – 11/25/2010
Hiked around and saw a vermillion flycatcher. Bummer that no campfires are permitted.
126-128 – Cattail Cove State Park, Lake Havasu (just south of Havasu City – 11/22-24/2010
With Cattail as our base, we kayaked in the Bill Williams nature preserve.
125 – Hole-in-the-Wall, Mojave National Preserve – 11/21/2010
Mighty windy. Hiked the 1-mile Ring’s loop trail where we climbed through narrow and steep passage aided by iron rings attached to the rock face.
124 – Saratoga Springs, Death Valley National Park – 11/20/2010
Dispersed camping at its very best. The evening winds got the best of us, however, and we headed south after a lovely morning.
123 – Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park – 11/19/2010
Drove from Beatty, NV, through Titus Canyon and survived a windy night in our trusty camper.
122 – Kimball State Park, Klamath County – 10/2/2010
Features the headwaters of the Wood River. Met and sang with the ukelele ladies Shirley, Sylvia, and Madeline around there campfire. They shared the secret of Spring Creek behind Collier State Park on Hwy. 97.
119-21 – Hyatt Lake, Southern Oregon – 8/22-24/2010
Camped in site T9 with kayak and next door to Paul and Goly.
117-8 – Ship Ashore RV – 8/16-17/2010
Camped in the RV park located on the mouth of the Smith River (California).
115-6 – Hyatt Lake, Southern Oregon – 8/4-5/2010
Camped at T-1 for a couple nights, enjoying our inflatable kayak in the early morning light. Tried fishing with it and all proved successful…except the fishing part. Maybe next time.
113-4 – Canyon RV Park, Yorba Linda, CA – 12/26-27/09
Camped with Jon and Karen Hoster. Good fun biking and seeing how they survive in their huge RV (compared to ours).
112 – Joshua Tree National Park – 12/25/09
Camped in White Tank campground, small and situated amidst beautiful rocks. Pinto Gneiss meets granite there.
109-111 – Catalina State Park, Tucson, AZ – 12/22-24/09
$15 w/o hookups. Great trails into lovely Catalina range. Really close to Tucson (and busy highway).
108 – Percha Dam State Park, New Mexico – 12/21/09
Great birding place. Sandhill cranes flew overhead both to and from feeding south of us. Ate at Array Cafe where locals eat.
107 – Bosque del Apache RV Park, New Mexico – 12/20/09
$20 got us power and close proximity to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Great biking. In nearby Socorro, NM, had fabulous juevos rancheros at Sofia’s cafe. Truly exceptional (and hot) salsa verde.
103-106 – Patagonia Lake State Park – 12/15-18/09
Adjoins Sonoita Creek Nature Park a 1-mile bike ride from our campground. Great birding, lots of informative volunteers, and will bring kayak on return visit.
Patagonia Mountain Foods in Patagonia, and Green Fields bakery and cafe in Sonoita. South of town abut 1/4 mile and features fabulous breads, pastries, and other delights.
102 – Cattail Cove State Park, AZ – 12/11/09
North of Parker Dam on Lake Havasu. On a return visit will bring kayak and camp and explore coves with boating camps.
Checked out River Island State Park (quieter because no market/services) and Buckskin Mt. State Park (and trails). Both are south of Parker Dam and on Colorado River and get busy after Christmas.
Check out nearby Emerald Canyon Golf Course.
99-101 – Death Valley National Park – 12/6-8/09
Furnace Creek Campground. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas is least-visited time, so there were many sites available. We witnessed both storms and a rainbow.
98 – Hyatt Lake – 10/10/09
Shakedown cruise with our new Advanced Elements kayak. Camped at Wild Cat Campground, site #4.
96-97 – Silver Falls State Park (east of Salem, OR) – 8/11-12/09
Site B 12 & 14 (complete with hookups). 8.7 mile Canyon Rim Trail provided us ample time to walk and talk with Alicia, who found time to camp with us. Directions: from Salem, take Hwy. 22 > 214 > park.
94-95 – Harris Beach (north of Brookings, OR) – 7/22-23/09
Terribly noisy on the 101 side. Spaces along the cliff with ocean views (and sound) would be better (A20-A25) and have power and cable tv hookups. The good news is we were camping with Julianne.
We traveled on the north side of the Chetco River to A. Loeb State Park and found that to be delightful. Cool from the shady trees, quiet, and all have power hookups $12-16 per night. Best spots on river are 27-29, 32-34, all first-come-first-taken. There are 3 log cabins [42-44 $35 per night] that may be reserved (no water or toilets but great spot on river and perfect for family gathering). Truck could possibly be parked in cabin vehicle park and be raised for another sleeping option (w/o power, etc). We walked 3/4 mile Riverview trail that connected with Forest Service Redwood Nature Trail. You may drive to shady spots on river for day use (set up camper OK).
Swimming in the Chetco River
From the Loeb campground, drive up the Chetco via Forest road 1376 to the “Chetco River Gorge trailhead for some good swimming. You may also access Vulcan lake by taking Forest road 1909 up the south fork 15+ miles to the trailhead. The hike to the lake is another 2 miles and the plant diversity is stunning.
The big story are the pools beneath the Gorge and generally inaccessible to vehicles. The trick is driving up 16+ miles to the bridge just past the Elbow Bow River Access. Across the bridge is a “T” intersection; keep left on Forest Road 1376. (Turning right puts you on Forest road 1909 and 15+ miles later drops you at the Vulcan Lake trailhead.) Continuing up 1376, pass the driveway to the Chetco River Inn and, further up, several options for dispersed camping (primitive $2.50/night right along the river). One place right on the river (we checked it out) is “Lower South Fork River Access” where several people were camping. Totally primitive, and pretty good distance from each other. Some shade. Also popular with ATV crowd.
We continued on 1376 past the turnoff to the Chetco River Inn to the sign for “Chetco River Gorge trailhead.” The road to the river is pretty rutted and there’s parking at the remnants of an old wooden bridge. Great place for a swim, so we did. A group was setting up their annual family camp another 1/4 mile up the Chetco, but the road wasn’t passible for traditional vehicles. They used a ATV “quad” to transport their equipment the 1/4 mile up the river on the damaged road, and then dumped everything into an old aluminum boat that was hauled up the river like a sled the rest of the way. From their camp on the pools, they then drag their inflatable kayaks (Advanced Elements with aluminum frames) up river and ride the rapids back to camp.
If you drove 4-5 miles up the road, you’d come to the “steel bridge” that provides access to the river above the gorge. I think there’s a trail down through the gorge, but attempts to raft it (or ride down on an aluminum boat) can be troublesome because of rocks “the size of house” and very fast water. Sounds like a great hike. Floating from the Gorge River Access down to Loeb Park would be tedious due to winds.
92-93 – Hyatt Lake – 7/15-16-09
Camped at T11
91 – Dispersed Camping – 7/9/09
Found one of many good spots east of McKenzie Hwy. south of Clear Lake.
89-90 – House Rock Campground - 7/7-8/09
Campsite #5, off S. Santiam Hwy #20, 26 miles east of Sweet Home via Brownsville, stayed at campground 2 nights.
Day 1: Hiked S. Santiam Wagon road for a couple miles and returned to campground. After lunch, drove to Iron mt. lookout trailhead (2.5 miles north off Hwy. 20) and summitted Iron Mt. Lookout and then explored 1/2 mile of loop trail to the north.
Day 2: Hiked Browder ridge trail (4.5 mile each way) and took forest roads to McKenzie River Hwy 126
88 – Redwood State Park, CA – 4/6
Gold Bluffs Beach Campground, #12, walked to Fern Canyon on sand and returned on beach road.
86-87 – Redwood State Park, CA – 4/4-5/2009
Elk Prairie Campground in Redwood State Park, campsite #65. Suggest camping in meadow because it’s warmer and sunnier in morning.
85 – Lone Pine, CA – 3/24
Turtle Creek campground. Drove to Lone Pine Campground where the trailhead to Mt. Whitney Portal is located, hiked 3 miles to impassible snow
84 – Death Valley NP – 3/23/2009
Following visit with Phil Miller, dispersed camp way out Cottonwood Canyon Road near Stove Pipe. Next day did 26 mile one-way drive through ????
83 – Delta Campground on McKenzie hwy – 9/12
81-82 – Hyatt Lake – 8/17-18
With Hunters at campsite T10
Wildcat Campground T3 and T4 are great on quiet cove.
78-80 – Lindy Russell’s (Pasadena, CA) – 6/24-26
Sooney’s 30th HS Reunion
Michael and Ann Menzies – 6/27-29
Mike and Clarene McCartney – 6/30-7/1
Note: Spring Fling Stats – 50 days on road, 4,764 miles
77 – Cedar Breaks National Monument – 6/22
Raven Show
75-76 – Bryce NP – 6/20-21
Queen’s Garden, Navaho Loop trail, The Rim Walk, Astronomy Walk and Geology
74 – Kodachrome State Park – 6/19
73 – Deer Creek (Burr Road) - 6/18
72 – Capital Reef NP – 6/17
Note: After leaving Capital Reef NP, we attempted to camp at Calf Creek but full. Advised to try Burr Road and found terrific campsite at Deer Creek. 6 miles from Boulder on Burr Trail Rd. From campground, drive east to wonderful canyon and lookout into Capitol Reef.
70-71 – Natural Bridges National Monument – 6/15-16
Story of Kachina Daisy
68-69 – Natural Bridge National Monument – 6/13-14
Dispersed camping first couple nights near White Canyon. Directions: 1.6 miles on Deer Creek Flat Rd. Entrance to Nat. Bridges is 2.7 miles.
67 – Hovenweek, UT – 6/12/2008
Gnats!
65-66 – Mesa Verde NP - 6/10-11
63-64 – West Fork of San Juan (NE of Pagosa Springs) - 6/8-9/2008
Hiked to 8 miles to Rainbow hotsprings and found the water unsatisfactory
62 – Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP – June 3, 2007
Drove along the Gunnison, exited at Pine Creek and walked a mile or so down river to a jet-boat launch spot. Camped later at Black Canyon of Gunnison.
Drove to Durango to stay at Holly and Ben’s guest house. Had photovoltaic panel onto camper roof.
60-61 – Crested Butte, CO – June 1-2
With Honeydew Murray, friend of Laurie Heydon
59 – Sooney’s Birthday – Joyful Journey Hot Springs – 5/31/2008
26 miles south of Poncha Springs, Hwy 285 > Hwy 17.
56-58 – Canyonlands NP – 5/23-25/2008
Campsite #19 on “B” loop in the Needles part of the park
Day 1: All trails along paved road (Park Ave?)
Day 2: 4-wheel adventure to Peek-a-boo
Day 3: Chesler Park 8.6 mile loop
Note: 1 week in Breckinridge with Jim and Carol Richards. Visited Rocky Mtn. NP, Vail.
55 – Dispersed Camping – 5/22/2008
East Canyon Road (105) off Hwy 211 near Needles entrance to Canyonlands NP
53-54 – Arches NP – 5/19-21/2008
Reserved campsite #38 was not so hot, but next day moved to #13 (#14 & #7 good also). Try for #46 & #47 in reserved section next time.
52 – Maple Grove Campground, near Scipio, UT – 5/18/2008
Neat campground suggested by Mel and Al Jason. Birding was fabulous (waterfall, red rock butte, different environments creating varied bird habitat). Stayed in Organizational group site because campground wasn’t officially open (free)
51 – Baker Creek Campground, Great Basin NP – 5/17/2008
Upper Wheeler Campground closed (snow) and great birding on meadow area near Baker Creek Campground. Visited Lehman Caves at 1 p.m. and saw “Shield Parachute” formation (only speciman known in world). 3rd most formations in world caves.
50 – Great Basin NP – 5/16/2008
Upper Lehman Campground, hiked part way up to Wheeler campground (closed due to snow)
49 – Hickison Petroglyph – 5/15/2008
Spent day birding at Fallon at bird refuge. Then continued to Hickison (22 miles east of Austin, NV on Hwy 50 “The Loneliest Highway in America”) where we met Bob and Barbara Heyerman. Check out nearby hot springs for next time.
48 – Prosser Recreational Area, off Hwy. 89 – 5/14/2008
47 – Woodson Bridge Recreational Area, Corning, CA - 5/13/2008
Recommended by Rick and Julie Howell and beginning of Spring Fling.
45-46 – Metolius River, Bend, OR – 8/7-8/2007
Drove with John and Susan and drove to “99 Bridge” along Metolius River. Sooney hiked from Wizard Fish Hatchery 5 miles along Metolius to where water enters from underground springs. John and Nick parked at Canyon Creek Campground and hiked from other direction to spring source. 8/8/ we hiked from Camp Sherman to headwaters of Metolius.
Traveled to Japan with Jane and Tim
44 – Camp Sherman, Metolius River – 8/6/2007
Campsite 107
43 – Sun River – 8/5/2007
Karlin’s Family Reunion
41-42 – Oro Grande Campground, Hurdy Gurdy – 7/25-26/2007
Took 16NO2 (“Ship Mtn. Road”) past unique roadside bog where we photographed Darlingtonia Californica (kind of Pitcher Plant) and lunched at Big Flat on the Hurdy Gurdy. Found a sweet spot called Oro Grande Campground. On the 26th, drove to Middle Fork of Smith River, turned south to McClendon Ford Trail (off South Kelsy Trail). Swam in Middle Fork, then drove north en-route to 199. Water is available at Steven Memorial Bridge on Middle Fork.
37-40 – Siskiyou Field Institute Botany Program – 7/21-24/2007
Arrived early evening to Patrick Creek Campground just off Hwy. 199 south of Cave Junction. Met group following morning and drove to Bear Basin Butte Lookout (13.5 miles) and spent 2 days with Institute hiking and looking at flowers at Bear Basin Meadow. Directions: east on Little Jones Creek Rd (“Jawbone Rd”) onto Forest Service FS16 (17NO5) turn left on 16NO2 at sign for Doe Flat trailhead. Lookout is .4 mile further (then left through gate .6 miles). Pierson Cabin is below lookout, and our campsite was below cabin.
Little Jones Creek 3+ miles north of Patrick Creek Campground off Hwy. 199. (24.5 miles south of Cave Junction)
Directions to Doe Flat Trailhead: continue on road, walked 1.5 miles to Buck Lake junction (.2 to good swim)
7/24: Continued past Buck Lake to Devils Punchbowl and returned to Buck Lake for well-deserved swim. Total walking distance 9.4 miles. Dispersed camp at Bear Basin Meadow.
36 – Gunboot Lake, CA – 6/21/2007
Off Hwy 26 in Shasta Trinity Forest. Hiked on PCT with John and Susan Barker.
34-35 – Trout Creek – Deshutes River, Madras, OR – 6/7/2007
From Redmond, continue on 97 to Madras (not 26). About 2.5 turnoff on left to Trout Creek Recreational Area. At next fork, keep left toward Gateway, cross RR, turn right 2 miles of bad road to Trout Creek Campground and good fishing.
32-33 – Deer Creek Center – Selma – 5/18-19/2007
Siskiyou Field Institute birding class.
31 – Prosser Recreation Area, CA (Tahoe National Forest) – 4/1/2007
Dispersed camping because campground was closed. Camped 5 miles up Hwy 89
27-30 – Zion NP – 3/27-30/2007
South campground with view of Watchman and sounds of Virgin River off Pa-rus hiking/bike trail. Rode bikes up Zion Canyon Scenic Drive, and hiked Riverside. Hiked Watchman and hiked Observation Point on last day. Internet available at Zion Canyon Coffee Co.
26 – Stateline Campground (free) on the Arizona/Utah boarder – 3/26
4 sites, clean, pit toilets, begins the AZ trail that travels across Arizona down to Mexico. Founded by a teacher. One mile south of Wire Pass trailhead that leads to Buckskin Gulch via slot canyons. Campground is 9.7 miles south of Hwy. 89 on House Rock Valley road (before milepost 26). Hwy. 89 connects Page, AZ, with Zion NP.
Note: bikes would be great if road dry (when wet pretty slippery on clay soil)
25 – Sunset Crater – Dispersed camp near Crater National Monument – 3/25
Elevation 7,000′ off highway 89 north of Flagstaff (below ski hill)
24 – Imperial Dam – 3/17
Squaw lake. next time, go first South Mesa on left before Squaw lake so you can camp along the water. Proceed north to the shore for better camping. From 95, travel 7.2 miles to Senator Wash Rd. turn right.
Note: Tucson with Phil (2/18-24/2007)
23 – Pictograph Trailhead – Dispersed camp – 3/16
Bike ride was 5 miles from previous night’s dispersed campsite (got a flat biking off sandy road and paid the price from riding among the Prickly Pear)
22 – Blair Valley – Anza-Borrego State Park – 3/15/07
.8 mile from Road S2 to dispersed camping
21 – Richardson Grove State Park – 11/9/2006
Rainy, cold, and we decided rather than driving up through Cave Junction, etc. we drove to Redding (via 299) to I-5 and rode home.
Visited Joan Peachman, Bill Micaelsky (Stone Brewery at Escondido, CA) en-route to Anza-Borrego Desert.
20 – Wright’s Beach Campground (Jenner) – 11/8/2006
19 – Olympic NP – Heart of the Hill Campground – 8/18/2006
5 miles from Port Angeles, WA. Up toward Hurricane Ridge. Campsite A11 (east loop is closer to trailhead).
Note: 8/19-21/2006 – Gary and Agnes and attended Tali Sanvik’s wedding. Rode into Snohomish to visit wedding site and later hiked to a converted fire lookout with Gary.
Note: 11/6-7-2006 – visited Gay and Tim at Wood Acre, Marin
Note: visited Julianne 3/9-10/2007, Joyce Pratch 3/11-12/2007, Annie and Michael Menzies 3/13/2007, McCartney’s 3/14/2007
17-18 – Olympic NP – Kalaloch Campground – 8/16-17/2006
16 – Olympic NP – Hoh Campground – 8/15/2006
26 km from Hwy 101. Hiked the Moss trail from visitor center (3/4 mile loop) then walked 2.9 miles along river to Tim Meadow along Ho River. Met Nathan, a pianist from Indiana who had hiked without water far longer than we had. Saved his life by hiking with him back to Ho visitor center.
15 – Olympic NP – Fairholm Campground (Lake Crescent) – 8/14/2006
One step above primitive camping. 5-mile bike ride to access Spruce RR hiking/biking trail. Highway 101 is really noisy and too close to campground (truck traffic at 4 a.m. no fun). Mouse snuck into camper through sliding door at base board.
14 – Goldstream Provincial Park - 8/13/2006
13 – Miracle Beach, BC - 8/12/2006
Expansive sandy beach, went to ranger show that was great. Avoid Saturday evening due to nearby auto race track. That’s where we learned from a first-hand source that farmed salmon are released directly into a net; the 1-2′ distance from the farm to the net qualifies them as “wild”
12 – Dispersed Camping – 8/11/2006
After leaving Port McNeil, BC, we drove toward Mt. Cain Ski area (Lake Shoen Provincial Park) and learned from a passing vehicle that it was full, so we opted for a rock quarry that was pretty cool.
9-11 – Comox, BC – 8/4-6/2006
Driveway camping at the Howels en-route to Cunnard Island, BC, near Sullivan Bay where we spent the 7th – 10th of July with Trisha and Larry Mullinnix.
8 – Goldstream Provincial Park – 7/31/2006
20 km north of Victoria, BC. En-route to Cortez Island visiting Laurie Heydon. We slept in her rental.
7 – Quinalt Lake National Forest – 7/30/2006
Just outside Olympic National Park on coast
6 – Ilwaco, WA – 7/29/2006
Private campground chosen because Cape Disappointment campground was full.
5 – Hyatt Lake – 7/17/2006
Camped with Alicia for one night at T10 campsite
2-4 – Hyatt Lake -
Camps T10 and T3 are good campsites
Night 1 – Ashland – 12/4/2006
View photos of Viani’s Camper: www.viani.us/pix/camper