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Backpacking Trip Reports & Photography
Joshua Tree Backpacking – Munsen Oasis Trip Report
Backpacking in Joshua Tree National Park has been a personal dream of mine for some time now. Though I’ve camped and hiked there a couple times in the previous year, I had never been able to work out the logistics for a real backpacking trip- mostly because I couldn’t find a specific destination that seemed worthy [...]
Recent Trip Reports
Vasquez Rocks County Park, CA – Agua Dulce
Vasquez Rocks Park is just a quick drive up the 14 from Los Angeles, and certainly worth the trip. I had never even heard of it until my buddy … [More...]
Camping at Big Pine Creek Campground – Inyo, CA
Big Pine Creek Campground may be far away from those of you in Southern California, but it's well worth the extra mileage. At around 4-5 hours … [More...]
Camping Saddleback Butte State Park – Lancaster, CA
Saddleback Butte State Park is essentially like a mini version of Joshua Tree National Park, but with far less variety (in terms of rock … [More...]
Joshua Tree National Park – Trip Report
Out of all the National Parks camping trips I've taken this past year, including visits to some of the nation's absolute best (Yosemite, Kings … [Read More...]
Death Valley National Park Backpacking & Camping
Immediately after Thanksgiving dinner I wrote up one of my favorite posts yet, called "Taking an Inventory", which you should check out before … [Read More...]
Zabriskie Point Photos – Death Valley National Park
Zabriskie Point was the first major stop on my trip to Death Valley National Park. I arrived just as the sun was getting high enough to allow … [Read More...]