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Back in Nampa
We’re up north again with Ann’s parents, getting used to shorter days and colder temperatures! The plan is to winterize the camper and take our old Subaru to Jackson Hole at the end of the month.
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2010 – a year on the road
Ann and I have lived in our 1999 Lance truckbed camper for the entire year. A few times we wondered what the square footage of this thing is, so I finally looked up the specs. Here’s our floorplan: Assuming we have the standard cabover option (it doesn’t seem to be marked), that gives us a…
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Samuelson Rocks
Ann wrote this trip up in EveryTrail for us: Samuelson Rocks Hike, Joshua Tree National Park, CA at EveryTrail Underway Poof Warrior Mary at Samuelson Rocks Samuelson Engravings
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Climbing with Mary
Eating at Crossroads one night I spot someone who looks familiar, and finally remember that we climbed with her once at a gathering she organized in Red Rock. I approach her and she invites us out for some climbing with her friend Shannon. We accept, and meet at a cold and windy Reggie Dome. We…
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Wyoming CDT Route Added to OpenStreetMap
Continental Divide Trail hikers already have a superb map resource, the one I’ve used on all my hikes, Jonathan Ley’s CDT-ROM. He’s been providing an incredible service to hikers for nearly a decade, and I’ll use his maps as long as he’ll make them and I can hike them. I’ve given him data and feedback…
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Split Rock Wander
We drive to split rock and just wander around for a while. Recent rains fill the cold air with a smell of earth that is rare in the desert. We approach whatever beckons – rocks, trails, or yucca blooms. Rocks, Sky, and Yucca Blooms
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No Eclipse For Us
We go to the Indian Cove campground to watch the eclipse and then sleep in the tent. It’s cloudy when we leave, but occasional gaps in the clouds reveal glimpses of the moon, so we remain hopeful. Moonlit Clouds That’s the closest we get to a clear sky. Shortly after getting the tent set up…
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Lost Horse Mine Overnight
Even in the sultry warmth of the Mojave, we struggle with a strong impulse to stay in the nest rather than go outside. When we force ourselves to pack for an overnight outing “for our own good”, events seem to conspire against us. I’m late finishing my work, we get distracted replacing a sleeping pad,…
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Short Leads on Short Wall
Thinking we forgot the book, I pick one of the cracks on Short Wall at random, remembering that their ratings are all very low and thus perfect for getting back into placing gear. Of course I manage to pick the hardest of them to start with. It’s enough to make me shaky, but I get…
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Lost Palms Overnight
We have errands in Coachella, south of Joshua Tree National Park. We’ve never been to the south part of the park, so we leave the evening before and spend the night on the Lost Palms Oasis trail. I’ve somehow developed low expectations of the south end of the park, maybe because I perceived that all…