Mojave Desert Camping Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/tag/mojave-desert-camping/ Nick's Excellent Camping and Backpacking Adventures Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:36:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://popupbackpacker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cropped-avatar-backpacking2-e1475607492124-32x32.jpg Mojave Desert Camping Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/tag/mojave-desert-camping/ 32 32 38683869 A Windy Easter Vacation https://popupbackpacker.com/a-windy-easter-vacation/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:02:40 +0000 https://popupbackpacker.com/?p=151186 You know, it’s a bit silly to call this a vacation since we’re retired and every day is a vacation for us. Anyway, we just got back from a month of camping in southern Nevada and southeastern California, which was a month of camping in the Mojave Desert.   Wind The first day of our … Continue reading A Windy Easter Vacation →

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]]> 151186 The Weatherman vs. Fall Camping (part 2) https://popupbackpacker.com/the-weatherman-vs-fall-camping-part-2/ Sun, 20 Oct 2024 22:20:11 +0000 https://popupbackpacker.com/?p=150964 After two weeks in the Sequoia National Forest we packed up for the second leg of our month of camping. We still had over 50 gallons of fresh water on board. After hooking up the trailer to our truck, we drove a short distance to a water spigot in the campground and topped off the … Continue reading The Weatherman vs. Fall Camping (part 2) →

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]]> 150964 Camping in the Aftermath of Tropical Storm Hilary https://popupbackpacker.com/camping-in-the-aftermath-of-tropical-storm-hilary/ Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:28:44 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=149558 A few days ago we returned from a two week camping trip in the Mojave Desert of Southern California. We were concerned that one of our favorite camping spots might have been washed away by tropical storm Hilary. Our fears were unwarranted and, as usual, we had a great time. Time for Another Trip We … Continue reading Camping in the Aftermath of Tropical Storm Hilary →

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]]> 149558 The Desert in Bloom https://popupbackpacker.com/the-desert-in-bloom/ Sun, 30 Apr 2023 01:47:57 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=149332 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 … Continue reading The Desert in Bloom →

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]]> 149332 Early Mojave Halloween: Witches & Spiders https://popupbackpacker.com/early-mojave-halloween-witches-spiders/ Sun, 17 Oct 2021 00:58:43 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=148325 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 … Continue reading Early Mojave Halloween: Witches & Spiders →

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