Photo by James Garside

We spent our first weekend on the road a little south Shasta Mountain camping with my friends Kasey and Joao. Kasey decided to book a campsite off HipCamp to avoid crowds over the holiday weekend. HipCamp is sort of like an AirBnB for camping… which is a nice idea, but I just can’t justify shelling out $50 for a bit of land and a toilet regularly.

It was a lovely spot though! The campsites were well spread out, and we nabbed a spot right next to a waterfall. There was an awesome swimming hole right by camp we took a dip in before dinner.

Before heading out on Sunday we had a picnic and went for a swim at Whiskeytown Lake. I wish we’d had more time to explore the area; it’s definitely worth returning to.

Next up:  Lassen Volcanic National Park.