Overlanding

Overlanding Joshua Tree, beaten by the heat A Joshua Tree night at Hidden Valley where the early-September desert heat just beat us. September 8, 2021 Overlanding Cerro Gordo, the mine and the tram A lap around Cerro Gordo, the silver-mining ghost town high in the Inyos, and its abandoned salt tram. September 7, 2021 Overlanding Barker Ranch to the dunes A big swing across Death Valley, from the remote Barker Ranch hideout out to the Mesquite Flat dunes. September 6, 2021 Overlanding Desert pivot with my dad A mountains trip with my dad rerouted to the desert after California closed all its national forests for fire season. September 5, 2021 Overlanding Lytle Creek, ruined A weekend of trying to relax at Lytle Creek, undone by a stuck 2WD truck and broken glass. August 7, 2021 Overlanding Anza-Borrego, south to north A south-to-north push through Anza-Borrego, a night near the border, and the Goat Canyon Trestle out ahead. July 3, 2021 Overlanding Carrizo Plain with a new crew A first 4x4 run out to Carrizo Plain with bike friends, across California's biggest surviving grassland. March 6, 2021 Overlanding Big Bear: camp low, ski close Camping the north shore to beat the highway crawl and ski Big Bear close. February 27, 2021 Overlanding Death Valley and Mammoth in a weekend A holiday weekend that split the difference: two days wheeling the desert in Death Valley, one day skiing Mammoth. February 12, 2021 Overlanding Baker Lake above Bishop A snow-dirt road up from Bishop, a night out of the truck, and a cold hike up to the lake. January 16, 2021