California campground
Las Vegas to Big Pine, CA – a long drive
Look at a US map and you’ll not – getting from Las Vegas, NV to Big Pine, CA is a long drive. About 160 miles across Nevada desert and maybe 90 miles up and over two mountain ranges, each with 7,000-plus mountain passes! That’s 250 miles with less than a dozen gas stations and even Read More >>
Dixie in Yosemite National Park
Dixie is our little pink mascot and goes everywhere with us. This year that includes a pass through Yosemite National Forest in California. We drove through Yosemite so we could get to Stanislaus National Forest‘s Rt 108 corridor (they have one new and a renovated campgrounds) and research we needed to do. You might not Read More >>
Noteworthy Kirk Creek campground, Los Padres NF (CA)
It’s that moment when night turns to day. Overhead a seabird rides the wind looking for breakfast. A gentle salt-scented breeze ruffles the feathery topped pampas grass. And the sky moves from midnight to azure blue as the buttercup yellow sun rises over the Santa Lucia Mountain Range. Morning has come to Kirk Creek campground Read More >>
