Drive #30: Mojave Road Date Driven: 5/14-16/12 Length: 175 miles My Drive Time: We were on the trail for almost exactly two days, including stops, sleeping, etc. Start: Newberry Road exit on Highway 40, N34º 49.949′ W114º 38.202′ End: Farm road running along the Colorado River, N35º 02.725′ W116º 39.830′ GPS Track: GPX or KMZ […]

Part one of this gear update report ended with the Big Agnes Insulated Air Core sleeping pad, and I’ll begin part two with the other sleeping pad we used on our Mountain Rendezvous 2014 road trip. REI Camp Bed 3.5 sleeping pad We currently own a lot of sleeping pads. Over the years I’ve picked […]

  Friday After completing Big Pine Flat Trail, it was a short drive into Big Bear City where we planned to refuel and pick up some food. Despite its name, it more like a mountain town than a city, with a population of about 12,000. Driving down what seemed to be the main drag looking […]

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: […]