After leaving Baja, we spent a few days at the Pio Pico and Wilderness Lakes Thousand Trails campgrounds in Southern California. Wilderness Lakes was anything but wilderness as it turned out to be surrounded by the ever-growing suburbs of LA. We did enjoy some wine tasting in nearby Temecula and Jaime cranked through some laundry. […]
California
Another Borrego New Year
For the second year in a row, we rang in the New Year at Rockhouse Road in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Last year we met Stacey and Gary Quimby of www.pauhanatravels.com . This year we were joined by fellow Xscapers Kirk and Anya, Dan and Lisa, Kelly, Denny and Veronica, Bill and Porter, and Camille and Bryce. For New […]
New Year in Anza-Borrego
We made a quick hop from Palm Springs to a boondocking area in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park for New Years. We had spent some time in mainly the Southern area of the park with my parents and wanted to see more of what the area had to offer. This is basically just wide open desert that […]
South Bay and Santa Ynez
We left Palm Springs and the Bago behind after Thanksgiving to stay with friends in LA and Santa Ynez. It was great seeing friends we haven’t seen in awhile. I took my inflatable out with our friend Chris in Redondo. He’s on my old board I sold him before we left town. Jerry is a […]
Joshua Tree National Park
We decided to put the Bago in storage for the holidays so we could visit friends in LA and stay out in Palm Springs. A big bonus in Palm Springs is all the great hiking and surrounding areas like Joshua Tree. The trees look like something out of a Dr. Seuss book. There’s a great […]
Death Valley National Park
Our quest for sun took us to the hottest, driest, and lowest point in North America. Death Valley did not disappoint with clear skies and the temperature hitting the 90’s at a our camp in Furnace Creek. During the day we headed for higher elevations and cooler temps. We took a rocky and rutted dirt […]
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine
We followed the sun and found beautiful 75 degree weather outside of Lone Pine, California. The Alabama Hills are familiar even if you have never been here as many commercials, movies, and TV shows have been filmed here. The hills feature otherworldly rock formations and sit at the base of Mt. Whitney and the Eastern […]
Hiking in Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs is more than just pools, golfing and mid-century architecture. It’s also a great place for outdoor activities like hiking. When I first visited Palm Springs from Oregon, I went to the visitor’s center to get some hiking information. They suggested I go to the admission only Indian Canyons and avoid private property around […]