Our favorite maps for exploring Death Valley Maps are invaluable for trip planning and always knowing where you are in the backcountry. You cannot rely on cell reception for Google Maps or online help. These are our “go-to” maps for 4×4 roads. Both maps are printed on waterproof and tear-resistant plastic. These maps will take a beating while being folded…
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Death Valley maps and guides
Road and recreation atlas for U.S.A.
Benchmark Atlas offers its maps for each of the U.S. states These book style maps offer more detail than a conventional paper state road map. I like to use these for planning a trip as well as while on the road, especially when no cell reception is available. With the all-new Landscape Maps section, it’s easy to see whether an…
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Lumix digital camera review
If you are a shutterbug and prefer a “real” camera to your cell phone, then check out the Panasonic Lumix FZ300! I love how this camera makes me look good as a photographer! It has so many features that I am still learning to use, but my easy default is the iA setting for the camera’s auto “smart” feature. Most of…
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Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument after the wildfires
The far-reaching vastness of the California wildfires was staggering as we camped in Northern California this May. Equally amazing was how many homes and ranches were saved by our heroic firefighters, as we drove past burned forests and grasslands, bordering right up to homes, barns, and buildings in remote areas. We saw blackened trees from the Lake Shasta – Redding…
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Camping at The Indians in Big Sur
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Lighthouses and camping in Oregon
Oregon has 9 lighthouses along its beautiful coastline. Camping along Hwy 101 and visiting these lighthouses, make for an educational as well as scenic trip, taking you back in time. Lighthouses. Lonely sentinels, shining their life-saving beacons on dark nights through stormy weather. What are their allure and mystique? Could it be they are towering monuments to our maritime heritage…
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Highway 1 reopens after mudslide in Big Sur!
Big Sur campers rejoice! Scenic Highway 1 reopened 2 months early after a section of road had been completely cut-off by the Mud Creek Slide last May of 2017. Cal Trans’ completed road construction means the windy, breathtaking curves of Highway 1 give campers better access to those campgrounds along the route. But better yet, driving time is shorter to…
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