After hanging around Mammoth Lakes for the past week, we can see why some of the locals we met arrived years ago to do the same. But they just never left. We’re at higher elevations here and the views and our activities have changed. We replaced desert with forest, rocks with lakes, and museums with hot springs. […]
Eight Days. Eighty Miles
Ten Miles a Day Since my last post, eight days ago, we’ve moved along only eighty miles and, along the way, camped in 6 different boondocking spots. We could have walked those miles just as fast! But because (thankfully) we were driving, we had plenty of time to enjoy a variety of stops and activities. […]
Lone Pine – One of “Those” Towns
Lone Pine, California – I Could Live Here! How often do you find a town on your travels that you can say that about? For us, Lone Pine is definitely one of them. I’m writing this on what may or may not be our last day camped in the Alabama Hills just west of Lone […]
Driving Less. Stopping Longer. Hiking More.
After six weeks on the road, we visit Rainbow Basin’s Owl Canyon. Once again, our trip moved into a more enjoyable and relaxed schedule. A pretty easy transition. After rushing a bit to visit certain areas of the desert before they get too hot, we’re now at slightly higher elevations. Rainbow Basin and Owl Canyon […]
Refreshed, Renewed, and Inspired
We covered a lot of territory in the last 10 days, revisiting, reviewing and re-enjoying all the locations in my California Desert and Eastern Sierras boondocking guide. Here are some of the highlights: Joshua Tree National Park It was Easter weekend and the park was so busy that we couldn’t get a campsite. Not a […]