Red Rock Canyon State Park
Trip Date: January 16, 2015
No two trips are created equal. They are all born differently, and grow differently, and develop uniquely. This trip was the second at about this time of year – the first trip of the year. Last year, Bob, Steve, and I headed to Carrizo Plain National Monument for what turned out to be a fantastic…
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,…
Desert Creek, Toiyabe National Forest
Trip Date: May 31, 2013
This is an historic third weekend in a row that I have camped – what a great run. On most of the boys trips, the main goal is to get away from people and camp at a spot that has a great view. The Holy Grail however, would also to be near water. This has…
Monitor Pass, Bureau of Land Management
Trip Date: May 24, 2013
This is week two of what I hope is three straight weekends camping. Several of the boys (Ken, Tom, Vince, and Bill) headed up to Monitor Pass yesterday where I will meet them today. I left the house by 8:00 after minimal preparation since the truck was still mostly packed from last weekend’s trip to…
Lindsey Lake, Tahoe National Forest
Trip Date: May 17, 2013
My wife Kristen and I headed out of town last weekend to try to get to a lakeside spot in the Grouse Lakes Basin area of the Tahoe National Forest. This area is North of Interstate 80 above Emigrant Gap where Highway 20 comes in and then North on Bowman Lakes Road. Door to door,…