At the end of April, I shared pictures of the desert in bloom in this post. I also mentioned that the flowers in the higher elevations hadn’t reached their peak and that should happen in a couple of weeks. We had returned home because I had jury duty and we had some doctor appointments. Three weeks after that trip we left home to return to the Mojave Desert.
Category Archives: Camping
Weber Baby Q Carrying Bag
The Weber Baby Q grill has been a centerpiece of our camping trips for at least 20 years. At first the grill was stored in our camper. Inside storage left odors in the camper even if stored outside of the living space of the camper.
So for nearly 20 years it has been stored it in a plastic container. It is stored in our garage. Before each trip, it is moved to the camper. Even though the storage container was similar in size to the grill, it was kinda big and bulky.
It was finally time to search for a better option, an option that wasn’t available in the past.
The Desert in Bloom
Finally getting our lives back into normal mode. More about that later.
Southern California received an inordinate amount of rain the first three months of this year, which we desperately needed. Instead of being able to use my telescope every night at home, as in the past, I only had about 12 good nights for telescope use in the first quarter of 2023.
As many had hoped, some of our deserts experienced a wildflower super bloom. As the bloom reached its peak, the Coachella Music Festival opened. Along with the reported 250,000 fans that attended the festival, hordes of social media people descended upon our desert to take selfies and trample flowers.
Being rational people, Joyce and I left for the eastern Mojave Desert for a couple weeks of camping solitude.
How Much Propane Does an RV Fridge Use?
This past weekend our travel trailer ran out of propane. But it wasn’t a surprise.
2022 Camping and the High Price of Gas
Today the average price of regular unleaded gas in California is $6.32 per gallon
The national average is $4.90 per gallon for regular unleaded.
What’s Up With That?
Will this stop us from camping this year? Why is gas so high?
No, we will continue camping.
Why gas is so expensive is a complicated matter, which I will delve into towards the end of this post.
2021 Thanksgiving Camping Trip and a Milestone
As we do most years, we went camping over Thanksgiving. Eight days of camping. Our campground was in the Lake Mead National Recreational Area and close enough to travel to a family dinner on the holiday.
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How to Find a GREAT Remote Campsite
Back in 2013 I wrote about finding remote campsites in this article, Boondocking.
My methodology hasn’t changed much. In this post I’ll share some of the tools I use and a few tips.
Early Mojave Halloween: Witches & Spiders
We had been home only two weeks from our 2-month trip. It was time for another camping trip because, well just because.
Most years we are camping on Halloween to avoid the little beggars and extortionists who knock on our door on October 31st. Last year, due to COVID there were none. This year we can’t go camping that weekend due to my son getting married that weekend.
So we headed to the high desert for a pre-Halloween trip.
Camping Road Trip: 2 Months — 3,000 Miles — 2 Wildfires
It’s been a while since my last post. We’ve been gone a couple of months, most of the time with limited or no cell phone service — just as I prefer.
Even if we are camped where there is cell phone service, I’m not going to post to this blog.
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A Camping “Shakedown” Trip
It has been about 10 months since we went camping. We have never gone that long between trips. This abnormal behavior was due to Joyce breaking her ankle in 3 places back in September of 2020.
Joyce’s ankle is healed and it was time to renew our habit of “excellent camping adventures.” Since the camper has been sitting for nearly a year, I decided a short trip of around 5 hours each way for 5 days was a good starting point.
But there was one problem: last year’s problem of full campgrounds has extended and even gotten worse in 2021. To compound this, we wanted to camp the week leading up to the 4th of July weekend. What a mess! Continue reading A Camping “Shakedown” Trip