Boondocking

  • Lake Mead-One Week Early

    by Amanda November 15, 2013

    Last weekend we left Lone Pine and drove all the way to Lake Mead. The original plan was to stay near Barstow and then travel to Lake Mead the following…

  • Hwy 395 – Lone Pine, CA

    by Amanda November 3, 2013

    Our next stop as we continue south on Hwy 395 is the tiny town of Lone Pine. It’s been over a week since we arrived in Lone Pine, and with…

  • Hwy 395 – Bishop, CA

    by Amanda October 22, 2013

    We’ve been in Bishop for over a week now and have settled nicely into a sandy plot of BLM land only a few miles north-east of town. It may look…

  • Hwy 395- Mammoth Lakes

    by Amanda October 14, 2013

    Our second stop along Hwy 395 was only 20 minutes down the road from our first spot near June Lake. In that short distance we dropped 900 feet in elevation…

  • Eagle Lake Boondocking

    by Amanda October 4, 2013

    Another week of free camping for us. Except this time we’re camped lakeside- and we’re in California! That’s right, the cold, rainy/snowy weather convinced us to get a move on…

  • Boondocking in Bend, Or

    by Amanda September 19, 2013

    We arrived in Bend on Saturday afternoon and immediately drove to a boondocking spot in the national forest that we had scoped out on Google maps. It was basically just…

  • Sizzling in Salida

    by Amanda July 1, 2013

    We spent last week alongside the Arkansas River in Salida. While barely a two hour drive from Crested Butte, Salida might as well be in a different country- or maybe…

  • Last week we took a scouting trip from Rosy Lane campground to Crested Butte with the intent of finding a future camping spot. Our first stop was at the Oh-Be-Joyful…

  • It’s been another quiet week here on Madden Peak Road. By far the most exciting thing that happened this week was an overnight visit from some fellow Airstreamers. We first…

  • Still Here

    by Amanda May 20, 2013

    We’re still here in our lovely mountain meadow boondocking spot. Our intention was to find a new spot to camp closer to Durango, but we had no luck. Our first…

  • We rolled into Colorado about a week ago and spent the first two nights at a small RV park in Cortez. I didn’t take any pictures of the park, and…

  • Goosenecks and Gods

    by Amanda May 10, 2013

    Well this is it — our final stop in Utah. Over the last six weeks we’ve camped on a windy beach, hiked to the top of the world, frolicked in…