Monday June 29th – Day 12
Gold Beach Oregon to South Lake Tahoe CA
Towing Miles: 560
Because we were all so well prepared the night before, we were ready to leave at 6am for the long travel day today. Unfortunately the electrical gremlin in Jack’s trailer decided it was time to make another appearance this morning when he tried to retract the slide-out on his trailer. It blew a fuse immediately. He tried to put three other fuses in the panel and they all blew out immediately. With the slide in the out position he is not able the tow. Not good news as all the kids are loaded up and ready to go.
To get out of camp quickly Jack & I took the front panel off of his couch so we could access the slide motor and retract the slide manually with a ratchet. After about 10 minutes of cranking on it we finally got the slide in and hit the road at 6:30.
After about 3 hours of driving, our route to get back to the 5 freeway took us down and out of Oregon and back in again. Our trip today took us through the Medford area of Oregon which is close to a place we have wanted to visit, the House of Mystery at the Oregon Vortex, so we made a quick stop to take the tour. There are funny optical illusions that occur here along with other phenomenon.
After about an hour we were back on the road and put down some serious mileage once we hit the 5 freeway and could move faster. There were some beautiful views of Mount Shasta, and Lake Shasta along the way. We got to Camp Richardson in Tahoe at 8:30pm and were settled in with full RV hook-ups by 9pm. Phew! Good night.
Gold Beach Oregon to South Lake Tahoe CA
Towing Miles: 560
Because we were all so well prepared the night before, we were ready to leave at 6am for the long travel day today. Unfortunately the electrical gremlin in Jack’s trailer decided it was time to make another appearance this morning when he tried to retract the slide-out on his trailer. It blew a fuse immediately. He tried to put three other fuses in the panel and they all blew out immediately. With the slide in the out position he is not able the tow. Not good news as all the kids are loaded up and ready to go.
To get out of camp quickly Jack & I took the front panel off of his couch so we could access the slide motor and retract the slide manually with a ratchet. After about 10 minutes of cranking on it we finally got the slide in and hit the road at 6:30.
After about 3 hours of driving, our route to get back to the 5 freeway took us down and out of Oregon and back in again. Our trip today took us through the Medford area of Oregon which is close to a place we have wanted to visit, the House of Mystery at the Oregon Vortex, so we made a quick stop to take the tour. There are funny optical illusions that occur here along with other phenomenon.
After about an hour we were back on the road and put down some serious mileage once we hit the 5 freeway and could move faster. There were some beautiful views of Mount Shasta, and Lake Shasta along the way. We got to Camp Richardson in Tahoe at 8:30pm and were settled in with full RV hook-ups by 9pm. Phew! Good night.
How cool "The House of Mystery"
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I think I've finally figured out this blogging thing after 10 days of it? Yikes, talk about a slow learner!! Loves Ya, xoxoxo Mom :)
Camp Richardson??!! Isn't that the campground that the Erickson's used to visit every summer?? I think it is!! Anyway, I'm cracking up at the photo of Kristen and Kellly with the board on their heads.....they look cute and happy, but the people in the background don't look too happy....look at their faces!! It's hysterical! That house of mystery is pretty cool!!
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Hugs to all!
Tonya :-)