First road trip in the van! It was a fun-filled highlights tour taking 9 days to explore Bend, Crater Lake National Park, Redwoods National Park, Burney Falls State Park, and Lassen National Park. Breana did a two day mountain bike skills clinic from Phil’s Trailhead in Bend while Du and Cato got to explore around town. Crater Lake was beautiful and Cato got to throw some snow balls, but most of the park was still closed for the season. Redwoods was definitely a highlight with the “Trees of Mystery” experience topping the cake (canopy walks and gondolas included!). We even saw two herds of Roosevelt Elk along the road in the park! Burney Falls was every bit as beautiful as advertised, and it was quite enjoyable relaxing in the park during off season when it was nice and peacefully quiet. Unfortunately, Lassen was mostly still closed for the winter season so was a bit of a disappointment (not much to do or see, but Cato still enjoyed getting to play in a creek!). The van performed its function well, but as with all hobbies, still needs some more work to get it dialed in.
