We made it!

We're all back on the east coast, and I know that I, for one, am already forgetting some of the troubles we had with Alfie. Don't get me wrong - the state of the RV was unacceptable given what we paid for it / the customer service that Allstar claims / the level of maintenance that should be kept on their fleet. That said, the vacation was a blast, and all that's left is for us to put a few more pictures on here and give the overview of last week.

Crater Lake, as you can see from the pictures, was amazing. There were so many different types of landscapes that we saw on the trip, and I can't wait for my next trip around the US. After spending the early afternoon at / in Crater Lake, we bombed it down to Redding, CA. While on that drive, I flushed the toilet and that totally killed the cabin batteries - no air conditioning, water, lights, electric slide outs - nothing. To top it off, it was about 100 degrees as we made our way down inland CA. Our night in Redding was pretty horrible.... it felt like it didn't cool down at all, and with the noise of the highway next door / the neighbors who decided to up and leave at 3am / the sprinklers going off at all hours of the night, non of us really slept well. We got up bright and early and continued the trip to Yosemite.

As Paul mentioned, we were determined to keep our spirits up, and while the temperature continued to be unbearable on the drive we noticed a very inviting river running alongside the CA 140 while heading into the park. Our campground ended up being about 7 miles outside of the park, right on the river. We pulled in, and immediately went down to the water to cool off. We just sat in the stream, cooling down - and everything started getting better. After a refreshing break, we jumped back into the RV, drove into the park, and went to the visitor center to help plan our big day in the park on Wednesday.

Luckily there was a restaurant at the hotel next door.... as well as the fact that the temps started to drop as soon as the sun was setting on the horizon.

Yosemite was AMAZING. We hiked Bridalveil falls, to the top of Vernal Falls, up to Mirror Lake, and did Yosemite falls as well. It took us the entire day - including stopping for lunch - and was worth every step. Pictures don't even start to express the beauty of this place....

We cut the trip short and spent wednesday night in San Fran - got a good dinner in - and then had the RV picked up on Thursday. Spending time in San Fran, without having to worry about Alfie, was awesome!

The trip was unforgettable - I cannot wait to do something like that again! What a great way for me - Keith - to spend my last few months before starting the real world again!