O'Neill Park

Back to O'Neill! And this time we were prepared! Bring on the dry camping! This trip, like so many of our other trips, was just an excuse to have a quick weekend away. We were there February 21st - 23rd, with our camping buddies. And this time around our main goal was to get out and HIKE! So, hike we did.

We spent the Saturday bumming around the site, the boys chopping wood, or playing Frisbee, while the girls read and just relaxed.

Now Sunday was our hiking day! We packed as much stuff up before heading to bed Saturday, so by the time we got back from the hike we wouldn't have too much to do. Our original plan was to take a "easy" route up the hill, and a "moderate" back down. Best laid plans and all that... We ended up taking a pretty steep trail, Live Oak Trail, up to the top of the hill. I was not prepared for this. It kicked my ass. It was not fun.

However, once we got on the flat hilltop, with a view overlooking RSM, it wasn't so bad. The whole rest of the hike was downhill, thank goodness, and it was pretty enjoyable.We did have a slight "emergency" on the way down. The Husby hurt his foot/ankle, so we stopped to have our handy-dandy emergency ready buddies take a look. They were prepared to wrap his foot, but he decided to just work through it, and take it easy heading down. The last leg of the hike, on Coyote Trail & Homestead Trail, was wonderful. It was tree covered and all green. And downhill. :-) Round trip the hike was around 4 miles. 

 

We made it!!

Things we learned on our 8th, quick, Camping Adventure:

1. Damn it! I guess we didn't pay attention to our last trip because here we go again: Hiking is tiring!! Good Golly!!
2. Sunscreen. Must apply sunscreen. On my face. MUST!!!
3. Packing up the night before is really helpful for a quicker departure the next day.
4. You can never have too much dip. You just need to remember to bring a comparable amount of Frito's.

Stay Tuned! Coming up Next: Back to Casper's for a Frederick Birthday Celebration!!

And so it begins...

We bought our very first travel trailer on April 21st 2013, it's a Cruiser RV Fun Finder 210UDS.

So far we have taken it out once, leaving directly from the dealership, on its maiden adventure into the wilds of Lyttle Creek, CA. Haha. Our new home away form home has a stationary bed, u-dinette, stand up shower, and an oven. We can comfortably sleep 3 to 4 people (as long as the 3rd & 4th people like to be crammed together on a tiny uncomfortable table-bed).

Our first adventure was more of a testing the waters outing, as neither of us have ever owned a trailer before, and we wanted to make sure we were relatively close to home before planning a whole weekend away. We had the Mr's dad come with us, as he has had trailers before and was able to assist in the hooking up process. Our one night away was wonderful! It was just "camping" enough to get the experience, and civilized enough for me not to freak out too much.

Things we learned our first night of RVing:

1. Mattress pad! Gah! The mattress felt like we were sleeping on the ground! No thank you!!
2. Getting up in the middle of the night to pee is no longer a 10min endeavor! Woot for indoor plumbing!!
3. The air vent above the bed works freaking amazing!
4. We need an actual comforter...see above. HA!
5. We (I) need to get used to driving muuuuuuuch slower while towing a trailer. 55 to 60mph really is our max now. Eck.