Mojave National Preserve III, National Park Service
Trip Date: March 20, 2019
This was the 3rd consecutive year we would venture into the Mojave. Bob and I had explored quite a bit the first trip and I was able to connect the dots to some of the places I had seen decades earlier when Ingrid, Gabe, and the kids celebrated, or “survived”, New Year’s Eve at Afton…
Saline Valley, Death Valley National Park
Trip Date: January 28, 2019
2019 it is; holy fuck. This is perhaps our fourth consecutive January trip; first heading out to Carrizo Plain, then the Panamints, a bit South of Saline, then 2 consecutive jaunts into the Mojave. We will return to the Mojave in a couple months but we want to get up into the New York Mountains…
Alta Toquima Wilderness, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Trip Date: July 20, 2018
This is another trip I am writing up after 4 years, so my memories are few and far between and I am mostly reliant on the photos or the recollections of others. I do recall this trip was born form a prior trip to the Table Mountains or perhaps Arc Dome, 2 of our larger…
Valley of Fire State Park, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Desert, Hot Springs, Mountains, National Conservation Area, Star Gazing, State/Regional Park, Wild Flowers, Wildlife
Trip Date: March 23, 2018
Just outside Vegas, within an hour to the North, East, and West (and South probably too) is some spectacular country. I assume people know about it, certainly the locals, but of course that is not the Vegas you hear about from people going to Vegas. So, yes, I do understand I didn’t camp in Vegas,…
Mojave National Preserve II, National Park Service
Trip Date: January 10, 2018
Wow. From rather rough beginnings, this trip was outstanding. I got sick on December 23rd with a fever, diarrhea, sweats and shaking uncontrollably. I was achy and had sinus headaches, then drippy runny nose. We have our Christmas with the kids on Christmas eve, and we were delivered a decent window of energy, clarity, and…
Black Rock Desert, Bureau of Land Management
Trip Date: May 11, 2017
We have been to the Black Rock Desert in Northwestern Nevada a number of times over the past 20 years or so and have always camped at the same spot. It is an extraordinary spot, high above the playa, almost directly opposite the “Black Rock” for which the area is named, and 20 miles or…