May 2018 - Lake Shasta

We decided that in addition to our 2 longer trips each year (about 2 weeks), we needed to do a short trip each month to "get to know" our RV.  In May, we booked 2 nights near Lake Shasta, CA at the Mountain Gate RV park.

We figured our short trips would be 2 to 4 hours radius.  We learned a lot from our first official trip.  We started to identify what we needed, what we didn't, how to cook, sleep, live, etc. in the rig.  The dogs took to the rig famously.  In fact, while driving, they even assumed the same positions that they do when we are driving (Lula behind Holly, Dexter behind me, and Atticus in the middle - the baby).

We broke camp after the first night and went for a hike with the dogs at the Flanagan Trail.  We only hiked about 5 miles and were ready to head back to relax.  There was a dog run at the Mountain Gate RV park, which worked well.

The next morning, we headed home.  I then got to learn about all the plumbing, tanks, etc. and prepped it for storage (we rented an indoor storage unit to keep her in between trips).  All-in-all, a good first outing.