Indian Valley Reservoir, BLM; The Truck Goes Boom
Trip Date: March 7, 2022
Ken had put out the word that it was time to get away, even for a night or two at a nearby destination. As it was still early in the year, we went through our list of close by destinations and settled on Walker Ridge, off Highway 20, heading towards the South end of Indian…
Camp Far West Reservoir, South Sutter Water District
Trip Date: February 29, 2020
OK, too much time has passed between this trip and my ability to recall many details, and the trip didn’t technically occur on February 29, but how many times can you even do anything on February 29, so I am taking certain liberties with the entry, per usual. There was a plot to get back…
Upper Sacramento River Float Trip
Trip Date: September 12, 2014
Doing something different usually takes a lot more effort, but is sometimes worth it. That certainly was the case on this trip. We wanted to camp out of the boats – my canoe and Bob and Tom’s kayaks. We had initially read about a stretch of the Sacramento River between Hamilton City and Butte City…
Union Reservoir Boat Camping, Stanislaus National Forest
Above 7000 Feet, Boat Camping, Lake/Reservoir, Mountains, National Forest land, Wild Flowers, Wildlife
Trip Date: July 4, 2013
Boat camping with my children has been one of the greatest pleasures of my life. Camping out of the canoe is a wonderful experience – full of good vibes from being on our own, independent, self-propelled, away from people, using an ancient form of travel, on a beautiful body of water, and with your children,…