Here is my short list of important tips to help make your trip more of a fun adventure than an unpleasant ordeal. Carry TWO spare tires. Expect to have a ...
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Wild flowers inspire me with their perseverance. Despite their fragile appearance, these flowers are tough! Wildflowers adapt themselves to periods of drought by banking seeds when rain is scarce. This ...
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The Indians Ranch area in Big Sur’s Ventana Wilderness is a great place for dispersed camping. Early spring is a great time to see the blooming wildflowers, majestic rock formations ...
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Ghost towns from the booms and busts of gold, silver and assorted mineral mines are scattered all through Death Valley National Park. Lonely ruins from the promise of gold are ...
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Oregon has 9 lighthouses along its beautiful coast line. Camping along Hwy 101 and visiting these lighthouses, makes for an educational as well as scenic trip, taking you back in ...
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Snow parks (spelled and signed as Sno Parks) can be a great place to camp, away from the main road. Crater Lake National Park has limited campground camping, and no ...
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Camping is a word that evokes as many different ways to be outdoors as there are different people. Camping can be anything from backpacking in the remote wilderness to sleeping in ...
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Big Sur campers rejoice! Scenic Highway 1 reopened 2 months early after a section of road had been completely cut-off by the Mud Creek Slide last May of 2017. Cal ...
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I find Pinterest to be a great tool for collecting and researching good camping tips and information. You can use Pinterest like you would a search engine such as Google, ...
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While camping in the arid regions your skin and hair need extra care so you don't feel like a dried out piece of jerky by the time you get back ...
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Jail Canyon is a worthy day trip as well as an interesting place to camp. The ghost town of Ballarat lies within easy driving distance with a small store and ...
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