An emphatic ocean of emptiness, “Sunyata”.
Humble contours and lazy, ambling lines.
Without pretense, without a sound.
Unfolding into the infinite.
Backpacking Trip Reports & Photography
Recent Trip Reports
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 … [Read More...]
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 Chaz found it on … [Read 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 from Los Angeles … [Read 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 formations), and far fewer … [Read More...]
Camping at Boulder Basin Campground in San Jacinto
My trip to Boulder Basin Campground turned out to be a lot more exciting than I had originally planned for. What was supposed to be a casual camping trip in 70 … [Read More...]
Backpacking Point Mugu – Camping La Jolla Canyon
Point Mugu State Park Directions: Head 21 miles north from Malibu along the Pacific Coast Highway (Highway1), or South 15 miles from Oxnard along the same. The … [Read More...]
Joshua Tree Backpacking Trip Report – Munsen Oasis
Backpacking in Joshua Tree National Parkhas been a personal dream of mine for some time now. Though I've camped and hiked there a couple times in the previous year, … [Read More...]
Camping Spruce Grove in the Angeles National Forest
I was all set for another exciting weekend of backpacking with the usual suspects, when at the last second- everyone else bailed out. Fortunately, I've spent so much … [Read More...]
More Trip Reports
Sandy Flat Campground – Sequoia National Forest
Sandy Flat Campground Directions: From Highway 99 take Highway 178 east to 4 miles west of Lake Isabella. Turn right on Borel Road then right on to the Old … [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 for strong sky … [Read 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 Canyon, Sequioa, Death … [Read More...]
Mt. Wilson – Angeles National Forest
You could say that Mt. Wilson and I share a love, hate relationship, which has nearly turned violent on a couple of past occasions, including my first solo attempt … [Read More...]
Angeles National Forest Fire – Station Fire Pictures
All shots were taken with Pentax K10D and DA* 16-50mm lens, by Tim Lavelle. I figure these speak for themselves, but everything should look like the green forest in … [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 continuing through … [Read More...]
Devore Campground – Angeles National Forest
The photo above is a view of the Angeles National Forest surrounding Devore Campground, showing the damage from the Station Fire. It was shot from the top of Mt. … [Read More...]