Moab Mega-Post

October 5th, 2008

Dear God I love Moab. So much. It’s the ultimate candy store for outdoorsy types, treehugger and redneck alike. Every time I go to Moab I find amazing new things, and this time was no exception. I’d been four times before, first discovering Arches, Canyonlands and the Slickrock practice loop and as a kid. Then [...]

Humphreys Peak

October 2nd, 2008

Now that I was on a mission for home I wasted no time. After the Kelso Dunes I drove to Flagstaff, sleeping at the rest area just outside of town. I hit up the coffee shop for a while in the morning, busted up Humphreys Peak in about 4.5 hours, swung by the Flagstaff Brewing [...]

Deep Creek and the Mojave Kelso Dunes

October 1st, 2008

On my way North I stopped in at Deep Creek, a hot spring I had been meaning to check out for a long time. Unfortunately due to battery trouble I didn’t manage to get any good pictures of it, but there’s plenty online. I came to the Springs via Bowen Ranch, and camped there so [...]

Joshua Tree

September 30th, 2008

Joshua Tree blew me away. Such a wild landscape! The world of Dr Seuss embodied in living color! So trippy. I got to J-Tree late and camped outside the park, entering on the South side early the next day. The southern part of the park is just rolling hills which made me wonder about the [...]