Standish, CA

Oct. 25 2018

We spent 4 days at our boondocking “Sweet Spot” near Lassen Volcanic NP.  During that time we had 4 vehicles go by.  Here’s a few more pictures…

On a walk up the road.

No wonder we had good cell coverage, tower on the hill.

A little fall color,

Sunset colors in the eastern sky.

The next destination was Wal-Mart in Susanville, CA.  This was the smallest Wal-Mart we’ve ever spent the night.  The food section was only about 6 small aisles with almost no produce.  Not to worry, there was a Safeway a short walk away with a fantastic produce section.  It’s like Wal-Mart conceded their food business to Safeway.  In the same strip mall was an Ace hardware and Laundromat, all be it expensive - $3 a load.  All the people we encountered in Susanville were extremely friendly.  The guy at the Ace hardware even called around town to find an obscure part I wanted for the upcoming water heater install.  Sometime in the future I’d like to come back to Susanville and spend more time.

We stayed in the parking lot at Wal-Mart until about 11am. Our next destination was a whopping 14 miles away in Standish, CA.  What’s in Standish you ask, a little 27 site PassportAmerica  RV Park called Days End.

Days End is one of the nicest little RV Parks we've visited.  Arnie, the owner/manager/grounds crew and all around character is a little gruff at first but he's really a nice guy who runs a tight ship.  All the facilities are top notch.  We originally planned to do one of our "Drain tanks, fill water, do laundry and take a real shower" stops.  With all our chores done we were ready to leave the next day but liked it here so much we stayed another day. Oh, and did I mention the great WiFi and TV reception!

There's not much here, a gas station/convenience store (that Arnie built in the late 80's), post office and this RV park (that he built in the early 2000's).  It's basically a farming community cross roads.

Here's some pics...

Yes, That's population "85".

Sunset over Standish CA.