Every six months we sanitize the pipes and fresh water tank in our coach using diluted bleach.
As part of that process, we run the water though the taps, down the drains, then flush them out with fresh water.
But to get the last of the bleachy water out of the fresh tank, I open the fresh tank drain. But I don’t want to just dump that water on the ground, so I rigged up a temporary pipe and quick-connect to hook up to the sewer pipe via the hose sewer rinse cap:
We enjoyed a couple of drives along the Avenue of the Giants in Humboldt Redwoods State Park. Firstly heading north from Meyers Flat:
We stopped at the visitor center, with quite a character volunteer, super-fascinated by Jenn’s passport stamp book:
A wooden log RV:
A nice walk through the Gould Grove Nature Loop Trail:
Bridge in Rio Dell:
We had lunch at Scotia Lodge in Rio Dell:
The next morning we went to the local coffee shop, The Daily Grind… a cute shop, but unfortunately undrinkably bitter coffee:
Then a drive south along the Avenue of the Giants:
We stayed at Giant Redwoods RV & Cabin Destination in Myers Flat, California. (Campground Reviews listing.)
Camping next to a river amongst the big redwoods.
Dates:
Weather:
Noise:
Site:
Utilities:
Internet (in usage priority order):
Amenities:
Our review on Campground Reviews:
Beautiful along the river
Do not let the sketchy road to the park deter you; this is an idyllic campground amongst trees and along the river. We had a “big rig” site with power & water only. Even though we were on a grassy surface, our site was wonderfully level. None of our cell carriers worked particularly well, and Starlink was a no-go under the trees, but the campground Wifi was decent enough to work during our stay.
I put “big rig” in quotes because, although our site was plenty long and wide, it was a tricky corner to get out of when we left, requiring a lot of finesse to dodge the trees and signposts on either side of the road. We camped at Giant Redwoods RV & Cabin Destination in a Motorhome.
Tip for Other Campers: Avenue of the Giants is a must-do. One of the best trails to see huge trees is just across the road from the Humboldt State Park Visitor Center. Don’t bother with the coffee shop in Myers Flat; I’m not bitter, their coffee is.
Interactive map:
Things to do booklet and campground map:
Our site:
Paladin watching a family of quail outside our door:
Entrance:
A cute little garden between the entrance and office:
Office:
Other sites:
Cabins:
Bathrooms:
Dump station:
Dog park:
Path to the river:
A wide area of riverstones:
South Fork Eel River:
We had fun “collecting” interesting rocks — just taking pictures (“take only photographs, leave only footprints”):
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 181 miles from Petaluma, California to Meyers Flat, California.
We drove our coach 181 miles, about three hours of driving, from Petaluma, California to Meyers Flat, California.
Here’s the map route, heading northwest:
An interactive map, with potential and actual stops:
Ready to depart:
Motorcycles:
Vines:
Bridge:
Lunch stop:
Rough road — hey California, concrete isn’t a good road surface:
Roadworks:
Listening to a Seattle Mariners game via the MLB app:
Cows:
Rest area stop:
Rough road, no kidding:
7% grade:
Warning sign of tight curves:
Yep, a sharp curve:
River:
Redwoods:
Narrow detour:
One-Log House:
Road Narrows, yay:
Very close redwoods:
Legend of Bigfoot:
Bridge:
More roadworks:
River:
Our destination:
The cup holders that are built in to our coach are a little small for some of our water bottles and travel mugs, so we added extended cup holders to enable fitting larger bottles:
We hiked in Muir Woods National Monument in California.
A map; we did the Bridge 4 two-mile loop, returning via Hillside Trail:
Gift shop:
Pressed penny machine:
Woodpecker:
Sign:
While staying north of San Francisco, our Seattle Mariners happened to be in Oakland, so we attended a game.
Rooted in Oakland… but not for much longer, as they are planning to move to Las Vegas:
Tailgating:
The Coliseum:
A peek of the field:
Looking back from our seats:
Selfie from our seats:
We could see into the camera and ramp area, as the Mariners gave autographs on the way out:
Play ball:
We did a mobile order for food, which was a mistake; I spent over half an hour standing in line to pick up our food after the “ready” notification, while the ad hoc order line was moving much faster:
Finally, our chicken and fries:
Some slow-mo videos:
Sweep:
Mariners win!
Autographs:
Scores:
Paso Robles isn’t the only wine region in California; while in Petaluma we visited three Napa and Sonoma wineries, sampling their sparkling wines.
First was Domaine Carneros, a fancy winery:
Charcuterie platter and sparkling tastings:
Wine list:
Jenn:
David:
Next was Iron Horse Vineyards:
Lastly, something a little different: the industrial Korbel winery:
We had lunch at their deli:
Then a tasting:
Jenn is a fan of the old Peanuts comics, so while staying in Petaluma we headed a little north to Santa Rosa, California to visit the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center.
A recreation of his office:
Gift store:
Snoopy’s Gallery and Gift Shop:
