As we glide into summer with warmer days (even hot days inland!) I have been reflecting on my springtime excursions. I have a few lessons learned: 1. Camping on the fringe of summer (in this case springtime) in NW California National and State Parks, before these campgrounds are swamped with summer visitors, can truly be … More Lessons Learned

I made the long trek, with co-pilot Jessy, to a Campground on the South Fork of the Trinity River. This little rustic spot is only 25 miles as the crow flies from my house in Blue Lake, yet it took us three hours of curvy road to reach. What a sweet spot! Campsites are tucked … More Would you camp here?

I have now completed two solo outings, one with my puppy pal and one without. Let me tell you, I had troubling mixed feelings before heading out. I was equally exhilarated and nervous. As much as I want to go camping, to spend time in the wild, I had serious trouble with doubt and anxiety. … More Solo Sojourn

About to set out to start research on my camping guide and it seems I have found myself at a crossroads. I wasn’t really expecting it. I was just rambling along driven forward by a dream that wanted fulfilling. My urge to get out and go camping has been consuming me. I pitched the tent … More Standing at the Intersection of Why and Why Not To

Research for the Camping Guide Book I am writing to the quietest, darkest, wildest places my car can get me to in the Klamath,Trinity, and Coast Ranges has begun. I have 85 planned “Dates with Nature”; by the sea, lakes, rivers, on mountaintops, in forests. To areas uncharted by me before with hazy and mysterious … More It has begun!

2018 was an inspiring and expansive summer of wandering, discovering, and being nurtured by nature. Patti’s 2018 Top Ten “Discoveries” Goin’ Camping and writing a book about it 1. Tents wear out, especially when pitching 39 times in 4 months.  2. It is easier to find Wild than Natural. (I’ll let you think about that … More Patti’s 2018 Top Ten “Discoveries”