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Adventure

Sometimes It’s OK to Just Sit

April 21, 2025   |   Adventure

I had bigger plans for the weekend—longer rides, some exploring of new areas. But who knows what I’ll actually end up doing today. Riding my bike around hot desert backroads is rapidly falling down the list. Right now, I’m drinking my Sunday morning coffee, looking at one of the few trees around, hiding from the […]

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California State Parks that Have Camping

November 29, 2024   |   Adventure

I can never seem to find just a good, concise list (and map) of state parks that offer camping in California. This page is in progress, but eventually will be just that. A simple list and map of California State Park Campgrounds. Southern California Leo Carrillo State Park (Malibu)Point Mugu State Park (Malibu)San Onofre State […]

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Thanksgiving Adventure

December 10, 2023   |   Adventure

It’s probably the climate. Thanksgiving was one of my favorite holidays growing up. I think even at a young age I appreciated the simplicity and quietness of the day. In the PNW where I grew up, it was oftentimes rainy, so it was always a cozy holiday, where you would relax around the house while […]

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Rain Ride

October 6, 2023   |   Adventure

There were to competing notions, both pulling me in opposite directions. The first; a beautiful, chunky, gravel road with interspersed pine trees, sage and a rugged string of peaks rising sharply to the south. The second; a downpour, soaking me through my coat, fleece, and undershirt.. The mountain road won for about an hour, until […]

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Morning Scampers

September 22, 2023   |   Adventure

You get adventure in when you can get it, and that early morning before everyone else is up is a great time to get it. Armed with my cup of coffee, I strolled down the trail from camp, but soon my ambitions kicked up, and I was soon scrambling up the hillside. It was a […]

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Stopover

September 15, 2023   |   Adventure

We stopped at Red Rock Canyon State Park on the drive up to the mountains. It made what is usually a long, arduous drive into two manageable ones, with some more opportunity for adventure mixed in. We got into our campsite at about 12:15 an (after leaving around 7pm or so). We woke up the […]

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Will Ride for Pizza

March 12, 2023   |   Adventure, San Diego

I’ve been wanting to try a full weekend adventure in the desert for a couple years. It’s a decent drive from San Diego to get to Anza Borrego

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A Quick Weekend at Organ Pipe

February 22, 2023   |   Adventure

It was supposed to be raining on the Southern California coast, and pretty cold in Joshua Tree and other desert locales in southern California. I also couldn’t find too much in the way of campsites to reserve, but we had a three day weekend and we were determined to use it. A while ago, I […]

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Zion Dinner

December 2, 2022   |   Adventure

On the day we arrived within the vicinity of Zion, I was on a search. It was a search for a spot that didn’t have other people, but which had good views. It was also important for those views to be looking towards the east, where the evening light would give the red cliffs and […]

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Thanksgiving in Zion

November 30, 2022   |   Adventure

We did Thanksgiving a little differently this year. We haven’t been as excited about the entire thanksgiving feast the past several years, so we decided to more fully utilize that time off for an adventure. I think it was a pretty good decision. Instead of gorging ourselves on turkey, carbs and sweets, we booked a […]

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