We’ve had a change of plans. When we went into Lake Isabella to use the
library, we were sad to find out that there was no free wifi. So we drove to the McDonalds and sat in the
parking lot and used their weakfish wifi.
Since there are no free RV dumps nearby, and since we now need to find
some fee wifi, we decided to wait on heading up to the forest campground. With now having to plan on paying for a
private campground between boondocking ($40-50/night) and with gas at
$4.20/gallon…we need to be more fiscally conservative with our moving about. Sooooo.
That means staying at our current free location for another week or so until
it’s time to dump our tanks. Then,
after paying for one night at a private place, we’ll stay put at a free spot for
the full 3 weeks our tanks allow before moving to a new spot.
We’ve been passing the time by enjoying the hot sun and
doing some exploring of our neighborhood.
A word of advice: if you want to hike, do it in the morning. The afternoons get way too hot to enjoy any
activity. I took Cassie on a fun hike
on the Rincon Trail one morning. It
worked out nicely, since I got to hike in the shadow of the foothill on the way
up.
Another day, both Missy and I took Cassie to another spot
where there was a sign for the Rincon trail.
(I think this trail is kind of like the Superior Hiking Trail). However, we erred in parking our truck by
the sign. Turns out you were meant to
drive on the dirt road for quite a bit before parking and finding the
trail. Oh Well. We enjoyed the walk on the dirt road… lots
of tree coverage and great views.
Plus….we found a potential boondocking site! It is completely private, with a huge
clearing and 360 views. It might get a
little hot in the full sun, but perhaps the temps will cool down in the coming
weeks. The only issues to work out
were to verify if we’d fit underneath the low hanging power lines, and to check
if we could get the RV up the windy dirt road. When we finished our hike, we drove the
truck back to the spot. There’s a
tricky bit of turnaround needed. We
might need to back up and pull forward a few times, but I think we can make
it. Then we went to the power line and
measured the distance. After getting
back to the rig, it seems like we’ll clear underneath with 4-5 inches to spare. But I’m holding final judgment until we’re
hooked up and I can get an accurate reading.
But for now, Missy for one is extremely excited for our new find. It will be nice to be away from the main
road completely, and it will be nice to be away from all the trash!
Tomorrow we are going to double scoot into town to look for
an internet café (where I can hopefully post this). While in town, we’ll check out the RV parks
to see which will be the best fit for us when we move on Wed or Thursday.
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