After driving away from the SF Bay Area we knew we wanted to explore Death Valley National Park before it got too hot to enjoy. The white Tacoma, Air Conditioning and our ARB refrigerator help but still, we’d rather enjoy ourselves in 80-90 degree warm weather instead of 100+ degree hot. Just like our trip …
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This is only one of the many posts relating to our Death Valley adventure. If you would like to see more of what we did on that trip please visit our main Death Valley page. That first day in the park we bit off more than we wanted to chew but, along the way, had …
This is only one of the many posts relating to our Death Valley adventure. If you would like to see more of what we did on that trip please visit our main Death Valley page. While staying at the Geologists’ Cabin we decided to take one day and head into Furnace Creek to stop by …
This is only one of the many posts relating to our Death Valley adventure. If you would like to see more of what we did on that trip please visit our main Death Valley page. Years ago, long before Willow was born, I hiked up to the top of Mt. Whitney. A family friend flew …
This is only one of the many posts relating to our Death Valley adventure. If you would like to see more of what we did on that trip please visit our main Death Valley page. We left our camping spot in the Alabama Hills by 7am to get an early start before traffic and the …
After our drive down Forest Service Road 1N10 to check out the Lumsden Campgrounds for future reference we decided to use the Geo-referenced MVUM we had downloaded from the Official Stanislaus National Forest website to find an undeveloped site to enjoy for a few days. We had seen several open Forest Service Road gates while …
So, after our less-than-awesome luck with longer-term, undisturbed camping we decided to take a whole day and drive around and explore to see what was open and met our criteria. When we first got into the area the Freecampsites.net site had mentioned the Lumsden Bridge Campground off of Ferretti Road so we decided to take …
While staying at The Pines Campground we wanted to take some time and explore back up in the hills behind the campground itself. Since there was zero AT&T signal in the campground we hoped we might find a spot up at a higher elevation that would get us some sort of signal, any signal so …
When we stopped of at the Groveland Forest Service office to ask about free camping opportunities we were lucky enough to be attended to by a Forest Service Ranger. Sidearm in holster, green Forest Service approved ballistic vest on, he knew the area like the back of his hand and was happy to share his time …
Not really. Just changed a few words on a classic Beach Boys tune. This is just one of the songs I sing to Willow (Brown-Eyed Girl by Van Morrison is another) when I am being a dork and out in the wilderness where nobody might possibly hear me. Sung to the tune Surfer Girl by …