Summertime camping dipping sauce! Dusty feet, pale blue skies, cool rivers and hot rocks. Night that you lean into like a whisper, quiet to get drunk on, and wild discoveries that forever tattoo the heart; this for me is the delicious recipe of summertime camping! If you are reading this, I’m glad you are… distracted … More Summertime camping dipping sauce!
Spring Camping in NW California Bigfoot Country Rain or shine, wind and green, once April’s moon shines full, I start to get camping restless. For many people it’s still a little too chilly (and possibly wet). But I’ve discovered, braced with wool socks and hat, Spring camping is about adventure, excitement, and renewal. The least … More Spring Camping
Sue-meg – special number 62 If you run your eye down the coastline of Wild Escape Guides Bigfoot Country Campgrounds Map A, you’ll bump into a little thumb or point of land projecting out into the Pacific Ocean. Here lies campground 62. The campground sits on land that once belonged to the Yurok. Native to … More Sue-meg – special number 62
That rare combination of events may not be so rare any more. Several years back, while out camping with a couple of friends, we evacuated because of a wildfire. Recently, I dug out my journal from that time and, finally, wrote the story down. As Smokey says, “Are YOU prepared?” One sweltering summer night, my … More That Rare Combination of Events…
Three seasons – fall, winter, spring -after a wildfire. Sunday I wandered into one of my all time favorite, soft, sweet and marvelously lush camping spots- Scott’s Flat and Hell Gate Campgrounds, both along the banks of the So. Fork Trinity River. I knew I wasn’t going to find the familiarity & the beauty I … More after a wildfire…
The warm weather of springtime, in this little part of north west California, is buzzing. Bee’s flit around the azalea blossoms and campers are all a flutter on social media…camping season is nearly here! I finally looked up (from writing the pages for Wild Escape Guides), roused by aromas on the breeze, and the buzz … More Backwoods Aware – Bakers Dozen
Springtime is map time. The time of year I pour over lines and symbols, reading and re-reading, a favorite poem never so loved. Acquiring maps and taking the time to review them helps expand the scope of my wandering. It is also how I am able to find Quiet, Dark, & Wild car camping locations. … More Getting you [OUT] there:
Jan 22, 2021 – thirty days into winter – It’s been warm and cold, it’s been wet and dry, wrapped in long dark nights. Camping? Let’s wait until the weather warms just a bit. But Oh, how it has been on my mind. So, I did a little armchair wandering. I’m pretty excited about what … More Camping an American pastime
(Don’t worry she doesn’t believe in you either) When I first set out camping in northwest California, I wasn’t looking for Bigfoot. But I ended up finding her, in stories told then and now, and between consciousness – deep in a forest. They named her Patty. (That’s my name too, so naturally, I instantly liked … More Bigfoot Lives Here
A forest can get a grip on you; the scenes, the aromas, the “feel” can wrap tendrils around your heart, draw you in and take root. The Klamath Mountains have drawn me in. There is a mystique about them that completely captivates me. These woods are thickly forested from river bottom to steep mountain top, … More Deep in a Forest
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