The Lester Dale Mine
A combination of having a new toy to play with and boredom makes sitting idle at home mundane after a while. A bit tiresome of the mountains, I decided to head to the desert even though the temps were getting up there. Ironically, M.O.R.E (Mojave Off-Road Racing Enthusiasts) was having a night time desert race on Saturday which worked ou [...]
Eastern Sierra’s – 4th of July Pt.2
The "plans" for the day were to make our way back into Mammoth to grab breakfast and do a bit of hiking, then try and find a campsite near one of the hot springs. Time to leave one of the radest campsites behind... Our choice for breakfast was Basecamp, but unfortunately they were cash only that morning for whatever reason. What [...]
Eastern Sierra’s – 4th of July Pt.1
It was roughly a month before this trip began that it was in the talks with Candace, Ashley, Bravo and I. Some vague plans and ideas were in place but other then that it was going to be a "play it by year" kind of trip, which is sort of unheard of from my personal strategy. Usually everything is planned from the sights to see, places to [...]
Burns Canyon
Burns Canyon - AKA the long way to Pioneer Town. With no plans for Friday after work into Saturday, another quick trip was in order. For a while now I've been wanting to grab a yellow post site up in Big Bear and camp up in the mountains then explore a couple things I've wanted to see along Burns Canyon on the way back down. The new and [...]
El Paso Mountains
I can't believe it's been over two years since the last trip report. A lot has happened in that time - moving, career change and all the various life obstacles. The biggest one for the adventure/vehicle side of things was selling the Tacoma, out of a need of necessity and a different focus going forward. Unfortunately that left us without [...]
Keeping it local – Black Mountain & Calico
After a hectic month, Candace and I were eager to get away for a weekend and mentally reset ourselves. Wanting something local we decided on the high desert - more specifically the Black Mountain and Calico Mountain area. Just up the 15 freeway to Barstow, we found ourselves in the dirt roughly an hour and half from our driveway. Fro [...]
Arizona Pt.2 – Harquahala & Vulture Mountains
In the morning, business as usual. It can be hard to start the day no matter how eager you are about what's to come without a solid breakfast and a bit of go juice from the french press. Candace, as usual, whipped up a solid serving of both while the rest of us started cleaning and packing up. Before long, it was time to........... [...]
Arizona Pt.1 – Hassayampa Plain & Big Horn Mountains
Some good friends of ours moved to Arizona nearly two years ago to Litchfield Park, just west of Phoenix. Since their time there, we've visited a few times and even made a day trip out to Lake Pleasant, but haven't ventured any further then that. There were talks about doing a offroad/camping trip utilizing their new Polaris RZR but noth [...]
Orocopia Mountains
The first weekend of March kicked off the annual Sierra Del Sol event in Ocotillo Wells and Truckhaven. Thousands of vehicles, vendors, side-by-sides, campers, you name it make the haul to the desert to partake in one of the biggest off-road events to take place in Southern California. We usually make it out there every year, but this ti [...]
Death Valley – The Panamints – Pt.2
Before anyone else in the group woke up, Chis, Alissa and Wyatt had a spectacular sunrise all to themselves. Thanks to Alissa for capturing a few pictures. It seems that Death Valley never disappoints when it comes to lighting the sky at the beginning and ending of a day. PC: Alissa R. PC: Alissa R. PC: Alissa R. PC: Alissa R. [...]