2017 Road Trip - Plan B

It's that time of year when the Richardson kids head out on a long roadtrip!  This year we are headed north to Canada, eh.  We'll be on the road for about three weeks with planned stops in Oregon, Washington, Vancouver, Banff, Glacier and Utah.

It always feels like a scramble right up until we pull out of the driveway.  This year was no different, and we usually spend the first day on the road remembering all the things we forgot.  For example, Justin forgot his jacket.  But who really needs a rain jacket when traveling through the Pacific Northwest?  What are the chances we would actually encounter any rain?  After a bit of research, it turns out it's 100% chance.

The original plan was to drive all day to Fallon, NV, which we did without incident.  We stayed in a hotel the first night, as we wanted to get as far away as possible.  Day two was supposed to take us to Lassen National Park.  We've been told its is like a "miniature Yellowstone." Since it sounded pretty cool, we had made a reservation early on.  Once we arrived at the hotel, we checked the weather and found SNOW and freezing temperatures in the forecast... like real freezing... in JUNE!  Needless to say we were not equipped for that, especially since Justin had no jacket. 😒  So we decided to do some "free-styling" and kept heading north to find a new place to camp!

We pulled into Collier State Park in the late afternoon and were pleased to find out they had an open spot for our little pop up.  It would have been perfect except that as soon as we stopped, the heavens opened up and dumped rain on us. So, the first camp set up was tons of fun, especially for Justin (with no jacket).  But, the good news is it stopped raining as soon as we finished setting up. ☺

We're glad to be back on the road again as a family.  Even when things don't go as planned, it always seems to work out for the best.  We'll see what we can find tomorrow!