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Headed home the same way I left it, and tried to stop at any roadside markers I could find before it was time to make a more serious push towards my hometown. Closer I got, the more the Palomar Mountain Observatory came into view and swayed my decision. The observatory closed at 3:30 and...

I forgot to metion in my report that Picacho is closed.

The next one was kind of neat as I’ve always seen this huge mining operation on my way to the sand dunes and always wondered what the massive site was all about. Pictures can’t really show scale on something like this, at least not easily or through aerial photography but it’s obviously been...

Time to get back to civilization and slowly make the journey home. Still not in any hurry decided to take Olgilby Rd then cut through Glamis to get a bit of excitement built up for the upcoming desert & dune season. Yuma off in the distance Ended up passing a site marker on the...

At about a two mile round trip, I had enough time to check out the old mill site before the temperature became too much. At the beginning of the trail you can grab a pamphlet for a self guided tour and a long the way there are rocks with painted numbers on them that corresponds to the guide. I...

Following morning, once again I was up early and decided to pack up and get on the road. The people ended up staying the night without any form of tent or the like. Instead there was 7 or so people spread out sleeping on the tables, the Suburbans hood, chairs and wherever else was comfortable at...

Once at the park boundary, I stopped to check out the information board, grab a pamphlet and pay the park’s fee. Rather steep at $25 bucks for a middle-of-nowhere primitive camping site, but I paid to help support the cause before moving on. Made a left before the main campground heading north...

Sometimes you just need to get away. This weekend was one of them. Heading out of town on a holiday weekend wasn’t originally planned. Staying away from the crowds and keeping around the house was originally the idea, but that went out the window. I was tired of the mountains and the desert was...

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Short distance away would be our home for the night. Complete with killer view, soft breeze and about perfect temperature. No complaints. Candace made a delicious dinner and not long after we ended up crashing for the night. Bummed no astro shot to finish the trip off but gives me a reason to...

When we arrived at the trailhead, to no surprise parking was full so we ended up having to back down and squeeze into a offshoot a ways down the road. Although a bit busy on the trail, it was a nice hike with some postcard worthy views once at the top. Ol’ Skampy just left of center...

Back to the vehicles, a well deserved beer and food was in order. Ended up at Mammoth Brewing Company where the wait was long, but the reward was once again worth it. Ended up getting a later start on trying to find a spot near the springs so we knew options were going to be limited. We pressed...

The “plans” for the day were to make our way back into Mammoth to grab breakfast and do a bit of hiking, then try and find a campsite near one of the hot springs. Time to leave one of the radest campsites behind… Our choice for breakfast was Basecamp, but unfortunately they...

Lake Crowley Thanks! No problem, thanks for reading. It's a 2006 F350 with the 6 ohhhhhhh. Sweet, enjoy!!! Haha thanks.

Thanks for reading. Definitely a cool area with all the history. Thanks! No problem, appreciate you taking the time to follow along. I do plan on updating the vehicle section as quite a bit has changed. After coming from the mini Tacoma bed, the long bed sure is nice!

First trip with ol' Skampy trip report. https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/exploredesert-4th-of-july-in-the-eastern-sierras.207364/

As the sun set we got setup on a rocky outcropping to hopefully view the fireworks. We weren’t expecting much as we couldn’t see South Landing and we’re hoping at best to maybe see them pop above the treeline in front of us, see a glow or possibly hear them in the distance. Even if nothing...

One of the items we talked about while hanging out at the lake was where we’d stay that night and if any of us were truly that interested in purposely going somewhere to view the fireworks that night. Ideas were brought up and different possibilities were all considered. For the most part, non...

Morning time called for hot coffee and a small breakfast before hitting the road. It was 4th of July day and the plan was to make it back down to June Lake where the girls could float on a giant mythical creature for a few hours before trying to find a spot to watch the fireworks...