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Camping at The Indians in Big Sur
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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Snow Park camping near Crater Lake
Snow parks (spelled and signed as Sno Parks) can be a great place to camp, away from the main road. Crater Lake National Park has limited campground camping, and no dispersed camping is allowed inside the park. We found inviting Sno Parks for camping, both coming into Crater Lake from the south, and going out to the north. Camping south…
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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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Pin your camping trips and tips
I find Pinterest to be a handy tool to collect and research good camping tips and information. You can use Pinterest like you would a search engine such as Google, using keywords of what interests you. The site is very visual, helping you to find what you want quickly. You can save pins to read about it later or use…
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Winner of Ghost Towns of Death Valley
The winner for our “Ghost Towns of Death Valley” DVD is, drum roll please……. Tammy Gillett! Tammy exclaimed, “I am delighted to win the DVD and I plan to watch it tonight!” She just recently subscribed and has been, “enjoying reading the camping stories.” She is pictured here with her dog buddy, Kate. Tammy loves to camp, kayak and hike….
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A camper’s tale of there and back again
After 40 years of tent and tailgate camping, we decided adding more creature comforts would make the time spent in the backcountry even more enjoyable. Therefore after much research, we decided to buy a used Alaskan Camper mounted on a 4×4 one-ton pickup truck with a utility bed. Why an Alaskan? We like the telescoping feature to raise and lower…
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