During our first few months living in Rover we realized that our auto-leveling jacks weren’t quite working as expected. Very few campsites we’ve been to (if any) are perfectly level, so the “auto level” function is supposed to extend each of the four corner jacks an appropriate amount, lifting Rover’s left, right, front, or back...
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Our trip into Oregon was twisty and slow. Highway 199 is definitely doable in a big rig, but it takes patience and full attention. Sheer cliffs, steep drop-offs, blind turns, and narrow lanes make it a beautiful but technical course. 199 took us to Grants Pass, where we had an appointment to install upgraded springs...
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above: Fern Canyon Crescent City, CA, our final stop in CA! From Redcrest, we headed north to Crescent City, but this time we made a side trip along our route. Usually we’ll find a destination and use Red to drive to various spots nearby; however, Mike really wanted to check out Fern Canyon, where parts of Jurassic...
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Our next stop was another two hours north in California, this time in the tiny town of Redcrest. The town (and our campground) lies at the northern end of the Humboldt Redwoods State Park and the Avenue of the Giants. The Avenue is the old 101 highway which is now a scenic route that winds...
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We’re still (slowly) heading north on US-101 but California is pretty darn large. We’ve moved out of the warm CA areas and we’re now getting into the colder areas which is progress. While Mike and I prefer the warmer air, Opie and Max in their black fur coats are much more pleased with the recent...
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After staying in a literal parking lot just outside of San Francisco, it felt good to camp at the Napa Expo Fairgrounds. Lots of space, grass, warm sun, and plenty of places to walk the dogs. Since Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is in nearby Vallejo and San Francisco is only 1.5 hours south, Napa seemed...
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above: driving towards San Francisco from Santa Cruz So far, with the exception of Los Angeles, we haven’t hit really bad traffic in California until we got to San Francisco. Yeah, I thought Northern Virginia traffic was bad, we don’t have anything on these guys. I bow down in awe to those who commute in...
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Our original plan was to stay in San Juan Bautista for 2-3 weeks until Rover’s final warranty repairs were completed but we really didn’t like the RV Park we were staying in. The spaces were tiny with barely enough room for Max’s ramp, the resort felt like a large parking lot (all paved), and the areas where...
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After our fun (and not so fun) stay in Pinnacles National Park, we headed to our next stop near San Juan Bautista, a little town off Rt. 101 on our way north to San Francisco. We wanted to get the last few (minor) items fixed on Rover before his one-year warranty was up and San Juan Bautista was...
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…continued from previous post After watching Opie trying to ingest as much greenery as he could find, I watched him throw it all back up. Opie enjoys eating small amounts of long-bladed grass and it will pass through his system without any issues. I’ve also seen him frantically eat grass one or twice and throw up...
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