I had checked the forecasts in several directions. To the north the nighttime temperatures were in the freezing range. To the east it would ...

I was thinking about my friend, Jon. Then I thought about a conversation I had with his wife, Katherine. She collects folk art. I used to....

It was time to get supplies and the prices are really high at the small grocery in Lone Pine. So decamped to Bishop where the prices are...

Morning shade or afternoon shade? Maximum shade or maximum solar exposure? Best view or best sun/shade ratio? How level do you want to b...

Yesterday a fellow nomad blogged about washing his rig. He remembered his mother saying they might be poor but they didn’t need to be dirty...

Although Kennedy Meadows was very nice, I needed cellular service. So I came out of the mountains and headed to good old Lone Pine and Ala...

I learned about Kennedy Meadows when I read Wild . It’s a rest and resupply spot on the Pacific Crest Trail. And, as I learned from studyi...

Kern River upstream of Kernville CA Free camping at Chico Flat, featuring river access, outhouses, dumpsters

A ranger drove by today. Drove by . Didn’t stop. I like when they don’t stop. It means I’m okay. I knew there was no problem, but I still ge...

Career Day, 1969. Part way through one of the presentations I knew for the first time ever, with utter certainty, what I wanted to do wit...

I change locations a lot, so sometimes upon waking up there’s a second or two before I open my eyes when I can’t remember where I’ve campe...

Seen in Lake Isabella CA

The laundromat attendant was wearing a T-shirt, sweater and down vest. There was a scarf-ish thing wrapped around her head. The afternoon te...

Free camping on the shore, Lake Isabella CA