Tag: Camping

  • Castle Rock, Rose Valley Washington

    These were taken with my Leica Q2, I just now got around to seeing them on my iMac, and I’ve used some software to make ai music for it. Meh. Anyway, the place was gorgeous, extra fun because of the kindness of the hosts Bary and Sandy. I highly recommend them and will be back…

  • The trip has begun

    It has been awhile since I have had the time and good internet to report on my travels, and even still my internet is sketchy. The wonderful thing about the Washington forest is the huge trees covering the sky with lush greenery…it’s also why starlink can’t give me reliable signal up or down. I am…

  • Garage Sales, HOA Trolls, and One Last Birthday

    Moving isn’t just a logistical nightmare—it’s emotional triage. In the blistering heat, I found myself hauling relics that hadn’t budged in seven years, some tracing back twenty. Each item unearthed from the garage came with its own scent of decay: dust, spider eggs, rat urine. We dismantled, donated, discarded. It felt like a fire sale…

  • Looking at off the grid

    I don’t have a timetable yet, but the research shows these enroute to Bakersfield, and options for off grid camp sites. 🏕️ Off-Grid Camping Sites: Irvine to Bakersfield # Location Highlights More Info 1 Joshua Tree BLM Land Iconic desert views, stargazing, wildflowers in spring Boondocker’s Bible Overview 2 Painted Canyon (Mecca Hills) Slot canyons,…

  • What do I need to travel in this old trailer?

    🔧 Duct Tape, Grit, and a Prayer: When Road Repairs Don’t Go by the Manual A Shutter Scamp survival guide for two months on the road—with changing weather, unpredictable breakdowns, and a toolkit built on grit and substitutions Traveling from late summer into fall through Northern California and Oregon? Gorgeous. But behind the redwoods and…

  • Shutter Scamp@ YouTube, Purple

    https://www.youtube.com/@ShutterScamp is my channel folks! I have no idea what I am doing but this is one way to post my future adventures! Last Wednesday I had a pretty gnarly accident on my ebike chasing after my grandson. I slammed my hands, my hip, my leg and my face on slick pavement really really hard.…