In February we started planning for a 10-day road trip through Oregon and Northern California. Our ultimate destination was Chico, CA to visit Eric's Dad and Sister.
Eric started reserving camp sites and mapping out our route in March. We were set to leave on Friday July 30th and return Sunday August 8th. I arranged to have someone stay at our house so it wouldn't be left empty for so long. We planned out our meals and went through all our camping gear.
Our first night would be spent in Florence, OR. Then we would travel down through Grants Pass and stay at Lake Selmac so we could do the Oregon Caves. Next it was onto the Redwood Forest for three nights. Finally we would make the long drive from Cresent City, CA to Chico, CA. Our plan was to spend four nights in Chico.
The boys were so excited to leave on Friday the 30th that they were sitting in the car the second we started packing it up. Then they complained that we weren't leaving! (Which went over really well.)
Our van has never been so loaded down! We took all five bikes plus two "hitch hikers" to use on in-the-city-riding for the twins. Of course there was the normal camping gear, coolers, tents, tarps, cooking stove, tubs of food and other small camping essentials. We also had to pack for all climates. It would be cold enough in the Redwoods for pants, long sleeves and heavy coats, but hot enough in Chico for shorts and tank tops. That meant a lot of clothing for all of us. This was no "light packing" trip!
Almost as soon as we left the boys started asking how much longer we would be in the car...
REALLY?!?!?!
When we finally arrived at Honeyman State Park in Florence we'd been in the car for about 3 hours. By the time we unloaded everything, set it up and ate dinner, it was bedtime. No time for a fire cuz we were packing up and moving on first thing the next morning!
This was our site for that first night in Florence.
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