California - The Dog Is Driving

Dog-Friendly Adventures along US 395 in California

We meandered down the California stretch of highway 395 at what I would say is the perfect time of year to visit: September-November. The weather was cool and perfect for hiking with dogs, campgrounds were empty, summer tourists had already left, and winter tourists were still waiting for snow. We

Day Trips

Dog is Love

We took a day trip to the east side of Salton Sea in California, to Salvation Mountain and Slab City. Salvation Mountain is a 30-year project by a very dedicated man, Leonard Knight, for expressing his thoughts on religion. Slab City is "the last free place on Earth", an area

Dogs

Dog-Friendly Adventures at the Alabama Hills

We're spending the fall meandering down California's Highway 395 and have been looking forward to arriving to the Alabama Hills in Lone Pine because we heard it was a "must do" for boondockers. When the cold nights pushed us out of the Mammoth Lakes area, we were happy

Dogs

A Dog-Friendly Day at Trona Pinnacles

We've spent our fall driving south through California on the 395 and are LOVING it. Both Tommi and I called the Los Angeles area home for many years, but one of the perks we've enjoyed since becoming full-time RVers is that we are now able to explore our former "

California

RV park review: Catalina Spa & RV Resort

We stayed at the Catalina Spa & RV Resort for 4 nights in February. The property is under new management and newly open to the public. Previously, it was a members-only resort, and pretty much everyone we met were older snowbirds who had been coming here for several years. It's

Mapping

Avoiding the CA Grapevine

Being fairly new to this whole driving a 31,000 lbs beastly bus thing, and being fairly new to the controls of our specific 31,000 lbs beast, we wanted to avoid the long steep climbs and downhills of "The Grapevine", a section of I-5 to the north

California

Harvest Hosts: Paso Robles, CA

Harvest Hosts is "a network of wineries, farms and agri-tourism sites that invite self-contained RVers to visit and stay overnight for free." This was our second visit to a Harvest Host, and our first winery. We pulled into the parking lot around 3pm on a rainy day and

RV Park Reviews

RV park review: Marin RV Park

We stayed at the Marin Park from late October through January. The layout of this park is a one-way U-shaped driveway. They tend to put the larger class A's (like us) on the first straightaway, while those with smaller rigs tended to turn the corner and park on the second

RV Park Reviews

RV park review: Camanche Reservoir Recreation Area

At first, we thought we'd dry camp, but our battery voltage dropped way too low last night, so we decided to want an electric hookup for the night, and troubleshoot batteries later. We found Lake Camanche and made a same-day reservation. The nearby Monument RV Park is busier, with lots