Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park
Trip Date: January 16, 2016
Ok, you got me. We were technically not in DV, we were in Panamint Valley, a few miles West of the park boundary. I broke one of my cardinal rules and called the local BLM office and told them we were heading into their area and asked them for recommendations to camp. We camped in…
Eagle Creek Cabins, Trinity River
Trip Date: November 21, 2015
Sometimes, things just come together. Kristen and I had gone on our Big Foot trip in early October and had walked past the Eagle Creek Ranch which was right across the creek from the Ripple Creek Cabins where we had stayed. For about a quarter of a mile of Eagle Creek Loop road, the old…
Northern California Rivers Trip, Klamath National Forest
Trip Date: October 12, 2015
I cannot remember the last time I took an entire week off work. I am sure it was for my honeymoon 6 years ago, but prior to that, I don’t recall ever taking an entire week off. Part of that is because I have only worked 4 days a week for the vast majority of…
Grouse Ridge Campground, Tahoe National Forest
Trip Date: October 9, 2015
This trip is just too rich to go into lengthy details and descriptions. I will make an effort to be brief and succinct. I may fail. This was the Friday before Kristen and I were going on a weeklong trip of our own, leaving Monday, part camping and part cabins, but some preparation and packing…
Packsaddle Pass II, El Dorado National Forest
Trip Date: September 11, 2015
This was one of those trips I just wasn’t paying too much attention to. Our anniversary was a couple weekends ago, my niece was getting married the next weekend, we had another trip up the coast I was very much looking forward to, and then a week-long trip up into Bigfoot country that I was…
Sonora Pass w Tom, Toiyabe National Forest
Trip Date: May 29, 2015
Ah, the simple times. Two people; one rig, one night; two days. It really is so simple, especially with a few years and several hundred trips under our belts. We know what we need; we know what we want; we know how to do it. Now actually remembering everything is another story altogether. Tom…