Indian Valley Reservoir with Jordan, Bureau of Land Management
Trip Date: March 18, 2016
This was a Christmas present from Jordan – he said he would go camping with me to help me collect rocks for the garden. We had discussed this date a while back and fortunately it held – both of us had stuff that could have crept into the weekend if we had let them, but…
Indian Valley Reservoir, Bureau of Land Management
Trip Date: December 11, 2015
I don’t recall too many December trips over the years. As one could imagine, time after Thanksgiving is dedicated to putting Thanksgiving away and getting ready set go for Christmas. There were a few day trips at or around the first of the year – out to Folsom Lake I recall with a mud-bogging incident,…
Indian Valley Reservoir, Ginger Bob Bureau of Land Management
Trip Date: December 11, 2015
I don’t recall too many December trips over the years. As one could imagine, time after Thanksgiving is dedicated to putting Thanksgiving away and getting ready set go for Christmas. There were a few day trips at or around the first of the year – out to Folsom Lake I recall with a mud-bogging incident,…
Indian Valley Reservoir with Mike, Bureau of Land Management
Trip Date: February 27, 2015
Most trips go smoothly –no problems, no drama, no malfunctions. The shorter the trip, less distance travelled, fewer guys going, all reduce the percentages of problems. Some trips – 2% say, have had problems, much of the time my Ford F-350, an illness here and there, a minor injury, another vehicle perhaps. Never anything major…
Hot Tubbing with Tommy Along Benton Crossing
Trip Date: October 18, 2014
I had been on a real good run. Last month Bob, Tom, and I had done the river trip. October 3 was the wedding of my cousin’s daughter Sara and Tony in Santa Rosa. The next weekend was our annual trip to Yosemite. It was an awesome trip, as usual. But I had been looking…
Carrizo Plain National Monument – BLM
Trip Date: January 17, 2014
You just never know how a trip is going to go. Some of the most anticipated, best planned trips turn out less than ideal and sometimes the impromptu road trips turn out fantastic. Of course, it is more than just the pre-trip planning and research that impacts a trip; the weather, the destination, and the…