Obsidian Trip; Inyo National Forest
Above 7000 Feet, Forest, Hot Springs, Mountains, National Forest land, National Monument, National Park, River, Star Gazing, Wild Flowers, Wildlife
Trip Date: September 20, 2018
I don’t know why this is called the Obsidian trip and I am writing this story 4 years after the trip so all I have to go on are the photos. I don’t see any Obsidian in them and I don’t know why we wouldn’t have camped closer to the Obsidian, or right at it…
Island Park, Idaho, Family Trip
Forest, Hot Springs, Lake/Reservoir, Mountains, National Park, River, Star Gazing, Wild Flowers, Wildlife
Trip Date: June 9, 2018
This is another trip that I didn’t write the story for until some 4 years later. That’s how it goes. Sometimes we travel a lot, or the trips are somewhat close together and I don’t get to the story writing right away and then a couple more trips happen, and then they just get left…
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,…
Fiske Creek Road, Bureau of Land Management
Trip Date: February 16, 2018
So many trips are on the verge of not happening for me, for everyone, for weather, for family, for a myriad of reasons. This one was on the fence because a friend of ours, a guy we had worked with, camped, and partied with over the past 30 years or so has been fighting brain…
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…