Lounging in Paradise – Desert Hot Springs, CA
"Paradise is exactly where you are right now..." We had just met Rio & Kitty in the local hot tub. They looked like a couple right out of a [...] continue reading
Off The Beaten Track – Rainbow Basin, Barstow, CA
Since we were driven out early by high winds from our glorious spot in Lone Pine, our "pack" decided to wheel it out and head to shelter down south in [...] continue reading
The Splendor Of Scenic Highway 395
It's almost as if this road was always meant to be here. Highway 395 is a thing of beauty that sculpts itself almost seamlessly into the curves of the [...] continue reading
From The Theatrical To The Spiritual – Lone Pine, CA
"A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty "Hi-yo Silver" the Lone Ranger! " Those who know me well know that I'm [...] continue reading
Lessons in Cold-Weather Dry-Camping = Our Sierra Nevada Week-end
It was going to be the COLDEST 4 nights we'd ever spent in the RV and for a wimpy-butt-chill-kitty like me that meant serious stuff. We were headed [...] continue reading
A Perfect Photo Kinda Morning
There was something in the air that day. Usually I don't wake up before sunrise, being far more sane than that, but for whatever reason it was pitch [...] continue reading
Back-Roads & Caravaning to The Sierras – NE California
A few weeks ago I had a cunning plan...in fact a brilliant, one might even say genius plan. It was the scheme of a camping route, a journey of [...] continue reading
Friends & Fall Colors – Mammoth Lakes, CA
“I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” John Muir I was [...] continue reading
A Whole Lotta Desert…
As one travels through the Western US one is oft to make the comment…”now, that’s a whole lotta desert”. In fact, most of the west can seem very [...] continue reading
Desert Hot Springs, CA…a little gem in the desert
When we first came down the long, bleak stretch into Desert Hot Springs the place looked very much like yet another massive desert. As it turns out, [...] continue reading
Peg Leg Smith Liars Contest
It can’t be said that there’s a lot going in the 2,700-person desert town of Borrego Springs, but once a year a major event hits and we just happened [...] continue reading
The Great Sonoran Desert
From the great movie, Lawrence of Arabia: Jackson Bentley: 'What attracts you personally to the desert?' T.E. Lawrence: 'It's clean.' The first [...] continue reading
