Muncho Lake with Friends

This is such a beautiful place, but you add friends, and it’s like cranking the dial up to 11. We’re at Muncho Lake Provincial Park in British Columbia, camped right next to Doug and Melanie. You know them: we met a couple of years ago in Anza Borrego (California) back when they had their Airstream. […]

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Hot Potting in the Rainforest

Dear Pacific Northwest Rainforest: Why do you have to be so wet and cold? I understand the wet part, and I hear the cold part is actually “mild” during the winter.  But man oh man have we been cold and wet.  It’s worth repeating. Don’t get me wrong.  The forest has been lush and otherworldly, and I’m glad […]

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Sweetwater Summit

It’s a chilly, drizzly day on top of Sweetwater Summit at its regional park campground—in the town of Chula Vista, directly east of San Diego. But no matter: we have full hookups, which means we can run the heat pump on city electricity (saving our propane for nights in the tent), and I’ve been gleefully […]

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