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If we’re planning on hanging out on Movie Road, we ought to learn a little about the Hollywood productions filmed in this part of California. Lone Pine is home to The Museum of Western Film History where we learned about the hundred year history of movie making in...
It's our Dispersed Camping Debut! It’s next step in our growth in off grid camping skills. We're in the Alabama Hills BLM east of Lone Pine, California. It's our first Bureau of Land Management (BLM Lands) experience. According to at least one T@B owner who’s done a...
Since we're staying in a prime location in downtown Bishop, California, at J Diamond Mobile Ranch Camp, we opted to take the opportunity to have our tow vehicle inspected by a mechanic. The local Ford dealer was backed up at least a week but our campground Hosts...
Breakfast at the Cemetery Cafe at the campground in Virginia City NV gave us a chance to visit with Carol, the new owner and her nephew, and to learn a little more about life year round in Virginia City, Nevada. Once we rolled out we set our sights on a campground...
See Park Video This morning Lou wanted to just enjoy a leisurely breakfast and visit with us snug in our T@B rather than hurry to pack up and head out to hike the Kings Creek Falls Trail before her drive home this afternoon. We’ve all enjoyed this rendezvous and...
See Ranger Hike Talk Video See Ranger Talk Video In no particular hurry this morning we enjoyed coffee, conversation, breakfast, and listening to the park road audio tour while we ran the generator. Then we ventured out. We began our adventures at Chaos Crags. At each...
There's no Verizon signal in Manzanita Lake Campground so first order of business this morning, right after our caffeinated beverages and breakfast was a drive out of the park and into Old Station, California, a dozen miles to the east. There we gassed up the truck...
Over the course of the last few months we've had a few conversations with Karen's sister, Lou, about rendezvousing with her but had not been able to pin down a definite time and place until we talked this past weekend and agreed to meet at Manzanita Lake Campground in...
Our home tonight is at the KOA near Needles CA between Historic Route 66 and the Colorado River in the Mojave Valley. Tonight we are blessed with perfect weather, a beautiful sunset with purple mountains in the distance, and a clear sky with no moon. As we sit in our...
The journey south along the coast is behind us and our eastbound journey is ahead. After several days of traveling twisty coastal roads and after studying the maps, we are opting for interstate travel for smoother grades and longer curves. We're using overdrive and...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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A visit to the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden gave us insight into the evolution and role of public transportation in the creation of London as a great metropolitan area.
Bath, England is an amazingly inviting place with deep deep history. One little day trip isn’t anywhere near enough but we did enjoy delving into the history of the Roman Baths, basking in the beauty of Bath Abbey, and topping our visit off with Tea and Bath Buns!
Today’s excursion to The Victoria & Albert Museum established in 1857 gave us a glimpse into the Victorian world and a chance to see some glorious originals and copies up close.