Friday morning, I grudgingly awoke and climbed out of my warm, cozy sleeping bag in the back of the Land Cruiser. The fall temperature had dropped into the upper 30s overnight and we were camped at about 6,500′ elevation. As always – but especially when it was cold like this – coffee was the absolute […]

After having to skip Desert Rendezvous and Overland Expo earlier this year, it was a relief to be able to attend Mountain Rendezvous 2013 (MR13), hosted by American Adventurist.  Like last year, it was held at Camp Taquitz, a short distance south of Big Bear in southern California. I really look forward to these events: […]

South Coast Ridge Road Dates Driven: 11/18/07 and 7/5-7/13 Length: NW end of SCRR to Highway 1 at the SW end of Los Burros Rd., 23.2 miles. almost all dirt. My drive time: 1 hour, 50 minutes Start: intersection of Nacimiento-Furgusson Rd and South Coast Ridge Road, N36º 00.587′ W121º 27.149′ End: Intersection of Los […]

We first explored a portion of South Coast Ridge Road (SCRR) back in November of 2007. Then perhaps two years ago I found myself discussing the area with a couple of “overlanding” buddies. One of them had recently camped there and was enthusiastic about the spot where they had camped, overlooking the Pacific. I duly […]